The_budweiser Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) Poxon Sports and PBC are delighted to announce that heavyweight sensation Joe Joyce will defend his Commonwealth title in the biggest test of his unbeaten career when he takes a gigantic leap up to confront the Former WBC World Champion Bermane Stiverne on Saturday 23rd February at The O2, exclusively live on ITV Box Office. Joyce vs. Stiverne, promoted by Poxon Sports in association with Ringstar Sports and Don King Productions, will feature alongside the return of Former IBF World Featherweight Champion Lee Selby as one of the chief-supporting contests on an action-packed show, headlined with the thrilling all-British clash between fierce rivals James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jr. A look at potential and current stadium fights in UK - - Boxing News - Ring News24 Edited April 25, 2019 by WSMFC64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion --- Stiverne being a gigantic leap a bit fanciful given his inactivity and poor results in between. If power is the default last attribute to go in an aging fighter, I guess he has a punchers chance, but I'd suggest Joyce vet his water bottles well come FightNite give DKing involved. For or the Commonwealth? Didnt know Stiverne was British! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion I think its a good test for Joyce to see where he's at. Stiverne has only lost to Wilder twice and not lost to another fighter since 2007. But, he's only had 1 fight in the last 3/4 years. Good challenge for Joyce but one he should win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repsac Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion It's a name opponent. But i don't expect much from Stiverne at this point. Will be impressive if Joyce gets the stoppage tho or outboxes him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion I give Stiverne a good chance here, basically because think Joyce has huge holes in his technique. Joyce is calm & patient, aggressive when needed, and has a surprisingly good gas tank. - But his punch technique is embarrassing. He throws his right cross like a girl, pushing it with no twist or support, and half of his shots are wide, looping affairs. This leaves him wide open to a fast counter down the center, and Stiverne is nothing if not a fast counter puncher when inside. Besides those looping punches, Joyce likes to go to the body, which will also bring him into Stiverne's comfortable range. And Joyce doesn't have a very good jab, so it will be harder to keep distance if Stiverne somehow decides to drive forward. (Joyce does have good footwork, though, so he may be OK.) This is boxing, so most likely Stiverne will be paid to go easy / lay down, but if not, an "upset" wouldn't surprise me. Unless of course we see an improvement from Joyce, which is certainly possible. Edited January 24, 2019 by Cableaddict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion Doesn't end within 3 then Joyce will be hanging about with the likes of David Price and Dereck Chisora I fear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion Ive read 3 different reports now. Boxrec says its a 10 round heavyweight bout. Espn 12 rounds. Daily Mirror and other UK redtops saying Commonwealth Title defence. But Stiverne was born in Haiti and resides in the USA so unless we've re-colonised N.America I cant see how it can be a Commonwealth defence. That said, should be a good test for Joyce but one I expect him to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSMFC64 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion Bermane has had less than 1 Round since November 2015 and looked washed out against Deontay 2nd time round. Joe Joyce will not be tested- easy win but good name to have on your record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion Someone wanna tell me why the hell this is PPV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion Ive read 3 different reports now. Boxrec says its a 10 round heavyweight bout. Espn 12 rounds. Daily Mirror and other UK redtops saying Commonwealth Title defence. But Stiverne was born in Haiti and resides in the USA so unless we've re-colonised N.America I cant see how it can be a Commonwealth defence. That said, should be a good test for Joyce but one I expect him to win. Joyce's people are probably trying to make it a 12 rounder, and so need some silly title attached. This would obviously give him a big advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion Someone wanna tell me why the hell this is PPV? It makes Joyce seem more impressive than he actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robprosser Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion Stiverne is listed as Haitian-Canadian so presumably has qualifying Canadian heritage. It's only PPV because it's an undercard fight. The real question is why is Degale-Eubank a PPV fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSMFC64 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Re: Joe Joyce faces Former World Champion Frank Warren signs Anthony Joshua rival - - Boxing News - Ring News24 Joe Joyce has signed for Frank Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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