On the 27th of this month, two of the British heavyweight boxing giants - Joe Joyce and Derek Cesola, will compete at the 02 Arena in London, and the battle will be broadcast live by ESPN. For the battle of Joyce VS Cesola, "Big Bang" Zhang Zhilei made a prediction.
Zhang Zhilei is very familiar with Joyce, he has destroyed opponents in a row in 2023, and Zhang Zhilei is no stranger to Chesola, when the two were affiliated with the competition room promotion company, Eddie Hearn had planned to match the two sides, which may not have been successful.
For Joyce, he must go all out to win Cesola, and if he succeeds in repelling his opponents, his career will be back on track, but once he loses, it will be difficult to rise again, and Joyce will only have one problem to consider - retirement!
Pushed to the brink after two losses to Zhang, Joyce won his comeback fight in March against third-rate A-class fighter Cash Ali, but that bout didn't impress the fans, with Joyce not knocking out his opponent until seconds remained. Many believe that Joyce, although he made a successful comeback, remains to be seen if he will recover, so the fight with Chesola is a good opportunity to prove it.
Zhang Zhilei hopes that his old rival will be able to raise his hands in the fight, saying: "I believe Joyce is slowly recovering, and he is piecing together the pieces of himself. However, Chesola is not here for a walk, he is a tough guy and doesn't give up easily, and I hope Joyce has everything in order. ”
Although talking about the game, Zhang Zhilei did not clarify the process of the game, the outcome or defeat, but only supported Joyce to win. Personally, I think that as long as Joyce is in normal condition and there is no big problem in taking Cesola, it depends on whether he wins by points or knockouts.
If the two sides are both in their prime, the contest still has a certain point to watch, but unfortunately now Chesola, who is 40 years old and will be 41 years old at the end of the year, has only won 2 of his last 6 games, although Cesola is recognized as the "hob meat" of the game, but unfortunately he is older after all, in the last meeting with Gerald Washington, Chesola was obviously sluggish, although the points won the victory, but the form seems to be further weakened, so Joyce is almost 70% sure of winning.
At present, the unknown factors in Joyce stem from whether his mental and physical state has recovered after losing to Zhang Zhilei in a row? The battle with Chesola will be very interesting. Many felt that Chesola's promise to fight Joyce was more like a pension, after all, given his age, there was no need to stick around, so good luck to both parties and a chance to see how the match would end.