Joe Joyce
'juggernaut'
Nation
Date of birth
september 19, 1985 (38 Years Old)
Height
6 ft 6 (198 cm)
Reach
80.5 in (204 cm)
Wins
15
Losses
2
Ko's
14
joe joyce
'juggernaut'
Nation
DATE OF BIRTH
19 september, 1985 (38 Years Old)
Height
6 FT 6 (198 CM)
REACH
80.5 IN (204 CM)
wins
15
Losses
2
ko's
14
Notable Opponents
Titles Won
british heavyweight
Titles Won
british heavyweight
Background
As a Heavyweight, had his ups-and-downs as an amateur, losing out to Anthony Joshua in the preliminary rounds of the English National Championships in 2011, and losing in the semi-final of the local Haringey Box Cup. At the 2011 Great Britain National Championships however, he won gold by winning the final.
The next two years he continued his winning form, winning several local and international tournaments – beating out future Heavyweight Sergey Kuzmin – at that time.
He did well in the 2015 and 2016 WSB tournaments (an amateur boxing tournament format involving national teams and a format similar to association football), only losing twice during his run – one of his opponents being future Cruiserweight and HEavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk – despite other teammates losing, thus preventing significant success for his UK team.
He qualified for the Olympics in 2016, reaching the final of the Rio Olympics but he failed to secure a win against his opponent, Tony Yoka, at the time.
Accomplishments
Joe Joyce became a professional boxer in 2017 and success came quick; by his fourth match in 2018 he won the Commonwealth Heavyweight title, and by his seventh match (late December that same year) he won the vacant WBO Continental Heavyweight title.
After winning another title (WBC Gold Heavyweight) in his next fight, Joyce beat three more opponents before facing young talented Brit Daniel Dubois on November 2020 in a domestic clash.
Joe Joyce won his bout with Dubois by TKO. The fight was considered an upset by the media considering Dubois’ seeming rise as a future Heavyweight champion and the difference in age [1]. He won a total of five titles during that bout.
The following year in July, Joyce beat Carlos Takam to retain his titles and he became a mandatory challenger for then-champion Anthony Joshua shortly after [2].
His chance to become a world champion would be stalled however, and after a confident victory on July 2nd in 2022 against Christian Hammer, Joyce then faced Joseph Parker for the vacant WBO interim world title on September 24th and came out the decisive winner by defeating the New Zealander through a technical knockout.
In 2023 on April 15th, Joyce faced Zhilei Zhang in the first defense of his interim title, but he was beaten in an upset defeat where he was stopped in the 6th round by the Chinese Heavyweight, losing his WBO title in the process.
He faced Zhang once more in a rematch on September 23rd, but did not manage to prevent falling to a gruesome 3rd-round KO loss at the hands of Zhang on the night.
Boxing Style
Joe Joyce was known as a heavy puncher since the amateurs, amassing a 50% KO record during that period, which is a notable achievement given the low number of rounds in the amateurs and the peers that have a low KO-rate as a result of the shorter rounds. His power became even more prevalent in the professional ranks, as noted by his 92% KO-rate.
Throughout his entire career, Joe Joyce has showcased surprising speed and athletiscm given his size, and has further profiled himself as dngerous through his ring IQ, boxing IQ and overall excellent grasp of boxing fundamentals such as footwork and defense.
In his match with Daniel Dubois he proved not just to have a sturdy chin and power, but also pinpoint accuracy with his shots and great awareness of his opponent’s state; exemplifying that by first taking advantage of the fight with his jab and after injuring the younger fighter to the point the fight was stopped.
His successive matches against Carlos Takam and Christian Hammer (in 2021 and 2022 respectively) further helped solidify his strength and his resilience, and his performances suggests he might well have the ability to face the top boxers or world champions in his division.