Joe Joyce, final seen shedding to Derek Chisora, will return to motion on March 1st in Bournemouth. “The Juggernaut,” now aged 39, stated lately his plan is to “construct my approach again to the massive fights.” Regardless of being stopped twice by Zhilei Zhang after which being overwhelmed by Chisora, Joyce feels he nonetheless has rather a lot to supply the game and that there are quite a few massive fights on the market for him.
In line with the invaluable web site BoxRec, Joyce, 16-3(15), will face Germany’s Patrick Forte subsequent month. Forte, who’s 40 (!) is at the moment 22-4-1(18), with all 4 of his losses coming inside the space. Generally known as “Huge Patrick,” Korte has been in with some recognizable names throughout his professional profession, with him having fought the likes of Demsey McKean, Hughie Fury, and, final trip, in October of final yr, Pavel Bitter.
Korte is a minimum of coming off a win going into the combat with Joyce. This combat, one that appears like a fairly secure and easy one for Joyce, who badly wants a win, shouldn’t final too lengthy. Forte can punch some, as can just about all heavyweights, however he has by no means fought anybody who can hit as exhausting as Joyce or who has as a lot newbie and professional expertise as the previous Olympic medal winner. Joyce ought to be capable to get a stoppage win right here, and fairly shortly.
Korte had boxed within the UK earlier than when he fought Fury, and who is aware of, perhaps the 6’3” fighter from Essen might be vastly motivated to tug off the massive upset? However once more, until he’s actually gone again additional than anybody is aware of, Joyce ought to win this combat.
Joyce might properly take a few “simple” and “secure” fights as he rebuilds, he hopes, again into title competition. Previous to his first combat with “Huge Bang” Zhang in April of 2023, Joyce was checked out as an immovable object and a future world heavyweight champ. However as we speak, how a lot has Joyce received left to supply? Joyce’s return in Bournemouth will happen on the below card of Ryan Garner’s European super-featherweight title combat with Salvador Jimenez.
