Hrgovic urges Joyce to withdraw -after April 5: “It’s old, don’t look good”

The heavy contestant Philip Hrgovic says that he believes that Joe Joyce should be retired immediately after his ten -round struggle this Saturday night on April 5 because he feels that “the Juggernaut” is “old and it is not good.” The two heavy weights are directed Live in Dazn In the co-op Live Arena of Manchester, England.

Joyce: Too old?

Joyce, 39, has lost three of his last four fights since 2023, and his most worrying defeat was against Derek Chisora, 41, on July 27 last year.

This is a guy who “The Juggernaut” Joyce (16-3, 15 kos) would have probably destroyed if he had fought five years ago when he hit fighters like Daniel Dubois. Losing Chisora ​​for a unanimous decision of ten rounds showed that things have changed with him.

Joyce’s career began to reveal when he was detained in the sixth round by Zhilei Zhang in his first fight on April 15, 2023. Instead of moving on, Joe chose to fight the Southpaw Zhang in an immediate resuscitation and was exploited in three rounds in September 2023.

The resistance of the Juggernaut punch may have been affected by his second defeat against Zhang because he was injured in his fight against traveler Kash Ali last year and was detained by Chisora.

If we assume that Joyce’s ability to punch is still the same, he must lose weight to go down to the 250’s. He was at his best when he weighed in this rank. Joyce increased to 280 by his fights against Zhang, and he has remained in this weight. It is too weight for anyone, especially a naturally slow fighter.

“Yes, I think it should be withdrawn. He is old and he does not look good. I think he got a lot and can be proud. He should withdraw after Saturday,” said Filip Hrgovic a According to On his belief that at the age of 39, Joe Joyce must withdraw after his confrontation this Saturday, April 5 in Manchester.

Hrgovic (17-1, 14 kos) is also in a bad race, achieving a loss of the eighth round to Daniel Dubois on June 1 last year. You can’t afford another defeat if you want to get a crack in a world title before you leave. None of the champions will look in the direction of Hrgovic if it is beaten again.

Hrgovic’s force

“It’s a great risk. A loss will leave me out of the picture,” Hrgovic said about him as a late replacement in a two -week warning to fight Joyce. “When I thought about it, I accepted the challenge and I feel ready to defeat it.

“Many things happened that were out of my hands. I was injured and ill before the fight. I got two massive cuts in the fight,” Hrgovic said, explaining why he lost to Daniel Dubois on June 1 last year in Riyadh. “It wasn’t the best version of myself and I think if I am well prepared and I am healthy, I can compete with anyone.”