Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-01, some good exchanges between Joe Joyce and Joe Hanks but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The undefeated former Olympian Joe Joyce entered this fight with a perfect record of 6-0-0 (6 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.40 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has beat Lenroy Thomas (Joe Joyce vs Lenroy Thomas), Ivica Bacurin (Joe Joyce vs Ivica Bacurin) and Iago Kiladze (Joe Joyce vs Iago Kiladze).
His opponent, Joe Hanks, has a record of 23-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.109 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2013 and 2014, against Andy Ruiz Jr and Derric Rossy, but then he has beat Joel Caudle and Terrance Marbra. Joyce vs Hanks is on the undercard of Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2018-12-01
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Division: heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Joyce’s previous fight: Joe Joyce vs Iago Kiladze
Joyce’s next fight: Joe Joyce vs Bermane Stiverne
Joyce vs Hanks full fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Dailymotion/Facebook and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6y7rgm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLLNOcowjuA
Official video
pre-fight press conference
Devastating punching power.
He’s also very fun to watch. I’d like to see him step up in class next year.
At 33, he’d better hurry.
Fighting Stiverne next, Stiverne has weighed in at up over 270 so we will see what kind of shape he is in, but it shows a good sign in terms on Joyce wanting to move up quickly. Hopefully he develops his skill as well and doesn’t just become a pure Abel Sanchez come-forward fighter. I agree, Joyce is a contender and very fun to watch.
Excellent knock out however it was an abysmal difference in reach advantages.