{"id":834,"date":"2021-06-18T15:07:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T15:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=834"},"modified":"2021-06-18T15:07:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T15:07:47","slug":"joe-joyce-wants-to-beat-down-takam-then-punch-up-joshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"JOE JOYCE WANTS TO BEAT DOWN TAKAM THEN \u2018PUNCH UP\u2019 JOSHUA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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JULY 24 can\u2019t come fast enough for \u2018Juggernaut\u2019 Joe Joyce, who wants to \u2018run over\u2019 Carlos Takam before taking the chance to \u2018punch up\u2019 Anthony Joshua for the WBO title.
 
Joyce made clear he\u2019d fight any of the big names but did express a preference for fighting a former Team GB colleague and sparring partner – WBO, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua.
 
Speaking to Dev Sahni at yesterday\u2019s press conference, Joyce said: \u201cWe\u2019ve had lots of good, competitive rounds in the ring. It\u2019s a good fight, a 50-50 fight.\u201d
 
Asked what attributes he thinks he\u2019d bring to the bout that could see him better the 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, Joe added: \u201cMy footwork, punch variety, punch durability. Also I\u2019ve got punch power as well so I can trouble him.
 
\u201cCredit to Joshua though, he\u2019s a great fighter. He\u2019s got a good defence, has high punch output and he puts them together well. He\u2019s got good uppercuts. He\u2019s a strong guy, so it\u2019ll be a tough fight.\u201d
 
Though, despite the respect he clearly has for AJ\u2019s ability, he left no doubt about his prediction should the pair meet in a competitive setting: \u201cI look forward to the opportunity to punch him up\u201d, he joked.
 
Joe, a 2016 Olympic Silver medalist in his own right, has forged a path of destruction through the Heavyweight division and, at just 12-0, already has notable scalps on his record including Bermane Stiverne, Bryant Jennings and, most recently, Daniel Dubois.
 
Losing is not something Joyce understands in the professional game, with his most notable loss coming in the amateurs when, as consensus would tell you, he was robbed of a Gold medal in the Olympic final in Rio against Tony Yoka.
 
The judging at that tournament in 2016 is now under investigation, though Joe wouldn\u2019t be drawn on the potential for him being retroactively awarded his Gold medal. He did however pour cold water on the suggestion he could rematch Yoka in the pro\u2019s.
 
\u201cHe had his two-year ban\u201d said Joe, \u201cbut he did look quite good in his last fight, he looked strong. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s quite earned his place to fight me yet.
 
\u201cHe needs a few more fights yet and hopefully by then I\u2019ll be World Champion and maybe I\u2019ll give him a defence.\u201d
 
Talks of Joshua or Yoka are questions for the future and the Juggernaut\u2019s immediate concern is a tricky scrap with Carlos Takam on July 24th.
 
\u201c(Takam) is coming to throw a spanner in the works but I\u2019m not going to let that happen. It\u2019s going to be a tough fight but I think it\u2019s something I can overcome. It\u2019s exciting and this is why I\u2019m in boxing.
 
\u201cI\u2019m going to deal with Takam and then go on to win a world title and become a World Champion. That\u2019s what I\u2019m aiming for.
 
\u201cFirst I\u2019ve got him in my way and I\u2019m going to have to take care of business on July 24th.\u201d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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