Joe Joyce faces Derek Chisora in a twelve-round heavyweight contest this Saturday, July twenty seventh, on ESPN+ on the O2 Enviornment in London, England. The occasion begins at 2:00 pm ET. It’ll even be proven stay on TNT Sports activities within the UK.
It’s unclear what sort of rankings ESPN hopes to get displaying Joyce-Chisora within the U.S. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist Joyce has misplaced two out of his final three fights and seemed horrible in a
You may name it a tune-up degree match-up for the 38-year-old ‘Juggernaut’ Joyce (16-2, 15 KOs) as a result of he nonetheless has slightly left within the tank, however not a lot.
If Joyce has something left of the expertise he confirmed in his Eleventh-round knockout of Joseph Parker in September 2022, he ought to make simple work of Chisora on Saturday night time. This battle is a complete mismatch on paper, because the 6’6″ Joyce is on one other degree as Chisora.
Followers think about each of those heavyweights able to be mothballed, however by some means, they will nonetheless draw crowds within the UK to headline occasions. The 40-year-old Chisora (34-13, 23 KOs) seemed terrible in his final battle, knocking out Kash Ali within the tenth spherical final March.
Joyce can nonetheless beat among the prime 15 contenders. It’s bizarre that he’s being given Chisora as an opponent. He deserves higher than this as a result of the one two defeats Joyce has suffered have been towards Zhilei Zhang. That’s a man that even Anthony Joshua gained’t battle as a result of excessive threat concerned from the highly effective southpaw.
Chisora has been getting overwhelmed repeatedly within the final 4 years, dropping to those fighters:
– Tyson Fury
– Joseph Parker x 2
– Oleksandr Usyk
Chisora has misplaced 4 out of his final six fights, with one among his wins towards 40-year-old Kubrat Pulev being a extremely questionable 12-round cut up choice in July 2022.
In Chisora’s final battle, he defeated 41-year-old Gerald Washington by a ten-round unanimous choice in August 2023. That was 11 months in the past, and you bought to surprise why it’s taken this lengthy for Chisora to get again within the ring.
What’s attention-grabbing is how a lot cash Chisora has made as a gatekeeper/journeyman-level fighter. In response to the Solar, Chisora’s web price is £12 million [$15 million]. That’s unbelievable for a fighter at this low degree. Should you’re a heavyweight, relocating to the UK could be a good suggestion as a result of that’s the place the cash is at.
