Heavyweight Boxing

He called out wilder dubois Joyce and Whyte and said he will gladly take dubois spot against Usyk too

bakole is too high if a risk with little reward for most of the top ten

one man that wanted to go up to heavyweight and fight fury was Babic who just got beaten by rozanski very convincingly

Eddie Hearn must be laughing at losing the purse bid to boxxer

I'd like to see Joe-Zhang again.

Funny: Both need to improve to ensure they win. Joe needs to improve in defence, upper body movement and snap on his shots

Zhang needs to start getting cardio fit. If both do what they need to, Zhang bashes him again! If Zhang doesn't improve fitness, and Joe improves in his areas, Joe wins mid to late rds

I betcha they make Joe a favorite at the bookies

Yes, more likely that Zhang is the same as regards cardio. But can Joe make the changes at his age and with his set up to suddenly make him a deal better?

I know that it sounds simple: Move your head, block shots, use your feet. I just wonder can he do it successfully enough.

Personally all I think Joe has here on Zhang is cardio stamina......Zhang is cleaner, harder hitting, better feet, better defense and better ring generalship. The chin? Maybe Joe's is better, but I still maintain that if Zhang was fitter and really had the engine to up the pace, he knocks Joe out, or at least gets him out quicker than he did.

And hopefully my above take sees me elevated from "not having a clue about the sport," to having a lil clue about the sport!!!!

You know, with this sport and knowledge, there is no such thing as “calling it right.”

Knowledge and ideas on the sport can be just like the judging a lot of the times, subjective!

You would definitely be in the aficionado category in my view.

Glad you brought up George. I always felt that George didn’t necessarily improve cardio, but improved cardio usage and cardio management.

George had good stamina, but at times he went over-kill on effort..

Zhang at 40 can never get to Zhang at 30, but he can still get better than two weeks ago I reckon.

Joe threw close on 500 punches through 6-7 rds, and threw a lot more than Zhang. I don't think his volume/workrate was an issue, and we need to consider that Zhang was peppering him and hitting him as well, which can make a fighter hesitant to commit. Joe's issue was his woeful defence and the lack of real sting on the shots he did throw.

Probably only slightly against the grain. Gun to my head I’d go with Zhang as well

Really, if you are Joe's trainer you have to be thinking: "Joe, he is faster than you, longer than you, sharper than you, hits harder than you, has a better defence and better feet."

The best strategy is for Joe to start fast and to not allow Zhang space and time to work. Joe has to be up close and busy and roughing Zhang up and working him over. Joe has to use his strength, which is good stamina and workrate. He can't outbox or outslick, so staying on the outside is too risky for Joe. Easier said than done, but he can surely out on a better show than two weeks ago.

Big problem is Joe's feet of cement. He just doesn't have the range and mechanics and freedom on his feet.

He’s a forward walking plodder with power that clearly can’t move his head, surely he can learn to move his feet

maybe the injuries that made him quit athletics turned out to be concrete feet