Nice to see Mr Zhang get his plaudits, I think it's good if we can get more Asians in boxing, there's a lot of great Asian boxers but most people only know Inoue because often times they get stuck in the Asian boxing circuit and aren't seen as bankable in the west which pisses me off.
As to the fight itself, I raised eyebrows when Joyce lost so much weight, to put it in perspective, Joyce was only 1lb heavier than Parker was when he fought Joyce. What was that all about?
It wasn't as though Joyce gained any speed, all it seemed to do was make his shots have less pop on them than normal.
Joyce is 37, he doesn't have time for a rebuild, he needs to try for the immediate rematch, come in at 275lbs where he does his best work, try and figure out a way to block some of Zhangs left hands and roll the dice. No other option that I can see.
The good news for Joyce is it was only one shot that did the damage really, the straight left. It's oversimplifying, but if he can figure out a way to negate that one shot, he would have a good chance in a rematch, I don't think it's an unsolvable puzzle although you have to favour Mr Zhang in a rematch.
As to the fight itself, I raised eyebrows when Joyce lost so much weight, to put it in perspective, Joyce was only 1lb heavier than Parker was when he fought Joyce. What was that all about?
It wasn't as though Joyce gained any speed, all it seemed to do was make his shots have less pop on them than normal.
Joyce is 37, he doesn't have time for a rebuild, he needs to try for the immediate rematch, come in at 275lbs where he does his best work, try and figure out a way to block some of Zhangs left hands and roll the dice. No other option that I can see.
The good news for Joyce is it was only one shot that did the damage really, the straight left. It's oversimplifying, but if he can figure out a way to negate that one shot, he would have a good chance in a rematch, I don't think it's an unsolvable puzzle although you have to favour Mr Zhang in a rematch.