July 23, 2021
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Joyce outweighs Takam by 20 pounds

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After yesterday’s tense press conference that saw a colorful exchange of victory declarations, questions of power and espionage, with only one night’s sleep from Joyce-Takam fight night, it was time for the big boys to tilt the scales at the Brent Civic Centre in Wembley. Undefeated heavyweight Joe Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs) came in at 268.14 lbs. and Carlos Takam (39-5-1, 28 KOs) weighed in at 248.8 lbs.

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Venue: SSE Arana, London
Promoter: Frank Warren’s Queensberry/Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing
TV: PPV (fite)

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  • That’s on the heavy side for Jo. Reckon he’s looking to do a quick number on Takam.

    • Takam is going to be a sparring partner in this matchup. He just doesn’t realize it yet till the bell rings.

  • Joyce is up 5lbs from the Dubois fight, but he still looks pretty good imo and that height differential, which is listed at 5 inches, is pretty large looking at them next to each other.

    • He should be rated a lot higher I believe. His had speed is quicker than it looks and he is a huge man.

  • All the odds are against Takam You can work it out either way Joyce should win But depends on how well they are prepared and if injury- lucky punch or corrupt judges will decide winner Hope it will be a clean and fair fight for the sake of boxing

  • Recon as usual Joyce will look very ordinary at the beginning of the fight, maybe even take a punch or two too many, but then come on strong and power his way through to a victory by either points or stoppage.

  • One minute Joyce is the slowest HW out there, next he’s a destroyer.
    Joyce is good, big and strong, but he’s far from unbeatable.
    Takam is a tough, strong, determined, proven contender.
    His age is the biggest factor…. At 40 how much has he got left? If he’s got what he gave AJ or Chisora, Joyce has a serious fight on his hands.

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