Juggernaut Joe Joyce is The Rolls Royce of Heavyweight Contenders
Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Joy “Juggernaut” Joyce will fight anyone. Joyce, 12-0 with eleven knockouts, Putney, London, United Kingdom, sits atop the heavyweight division waiting for the opportunity bouts to win all or a share of the world heavyweight title. The possibility of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, or Deontay Wilder in the near future remains constant for Joyce.
Joyce has cut down Daniel Dubois, Alexander Ustinov, Bryant Jennings, Michael Wallisch, Bermane Stiverne, and Joe Hanks.
Joyce holds the World Boxing Council Silver Heavyweight title, the World Boxing Organisation International Heavyweight title, the BBBofC British, Commonwealth (British Empire) and European Boxing Union European Heavyweight title. With Fury fighting Wilder a third time in their trilogy fight in the summer of 2021 for the WBC World Heavyweight title, and Joshua facing a WBO mandatory world heavyweight title defense against an undefeated former world cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, Joyce remains on the sidelines. Joyce needs to fight often and against the best, based on his age.
Joyce won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and turned pro at age 31. Now, Joyce will turn 36 years old in September 2021. How long will Joyce have to wait, and how old will Joyce have to be to get a shot at the world heavyweight title? Luis Ortiz fought Deontay Wilder at age 38, and again at age 40. Joyce is in his prime, but for how long? How many big fight opportunities will he get? If Joyce wins a share or all of the world heavyweight title, how many years of top flight boxing will he have left to give?
Joyce has yet to get a world heavyweight title shot, and his age is approaching the age of Muhammad Ali when he beat Leon Spinks in his second attempt for his final win. How many good years does Joy Joyce have to give to the sport of boxing? The only answer for Joyce, the Rolls Royce of the heavyweight contenders in the heavyweight division, is to fight up, fight often, and to fight all challenges and challengers. Time may not be on his side, but hard work, talent and ability is.
“Should Joshua opt to give up the WBO title and face lesser opposition than Usyk, then our man Joe Joyce will be ready to take on the Ukrainian,” said Joe Joyce’s Promoter Frank Warren when speaking in his Daily Star column.
“There won’t be any running from Joyce as he has been patiently biding his time for that fight. We couldn’t make it as we were waiting to see if Fury against Joshua would happen and the potential legal issues that may have presented themselves.”
“Joyce won’t fear facing Usyk if Joshua decides he doesn’t want to face his mandatory challenger. It would be a shame if Fury against Joshua is not for the undisputed crown but it is a win-win situation for us as our stable will get another world heavyweight champion.”
The other option for Joe Joyce would be to defend his EBU title against his mandatory, Marco Huck (42-5-1) the former cruiserweight champion of the world, which goes to purse bids with June 14th as the deadline. If Joyce (12-0) is interested in going through with the defense is another story though.
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