Desperation in Manchester: Joyce ignores handshake, Hrgovic promises ‘Knockout’

Filip Hrgovic, a determining heavyweight contender, says his plan for Saturday is to knock out Joe Joyce “and get back to the top” in their 10-round competition, with the opportunity starting at 2pm ET/11:00 am pt, start Live on dazn On April 5 at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester, England. The Joyce vs Hrgovic Ring hikes are at about 5pm ET.

Handshake sniff

During the contemporary face on the press conference of the ring, Joyce (16-3, 15 COs) ignored Hrgovic’s attempt to shake hands. ‘The Juggernaut’ Joyce did not want to show treats to his former opponent Hrgovic (17-1, 14 COs) because he knew what was at stake for this battle.

Joyce, 39, lost three of his last four fights, and his latest defeat against 41-year-old travel man Dereck Chisora ​​showed how desperate his situation is. Chisora ​​is beaten by the old Warhorse and made it clear how confused Joyce’s career is now.

Joyce came in the fight with Delby too heavy, weighed 281 and was struck twice by Zhilei Zhang, who hurt his confidence.

Hgovic today did not show the same Terminator -like Swagger as we have seen of him. His recent knockout of the eighth round against Daniel Dubois on June 1 last year in Riyadh appears to be humiliated. He did not act like the same fighter he was before the loss.

“I look forward to beating him out on Saturday and returning to the top. That’s the plan,” Filip Hrgovic said during today’s last press conference and talks about his fight with Joe Joyce. “As Frank said, the loser would be in a very bad position. I don’t want to lose sure. ‘

Hrgovic, 32, certainly can’t afford to be beaten again because he is not someone who wants to throw the top dogs for a voluntary defense for entertainment as we saw with the travel man who got Chisora ​​title shots he did not judge. Philip is one of those fighters who has to climb to the mandatory place to get a title shot.

Joyce’s formula

“It’s great that we had history in the past, but it’s a big fight now, and I look forward to it,” Joe Joyce said Ring magazine About his fight this Saturday against Filip Hrgovic in Manchester, England. “I know exactly what he’s doing in the camp.

The experience Joyce refers to is his five-round split victory over HRGOVIC in the World Series of Boxing in 2013. It was a much younger, faster, slimmer and agile version of Joyce than the one that exists today. He was taken too much from the 230 pounds he weighed when he fought against Hrgovic more than a decade ago.

“I know exactly the formula he’s going to have and the kind of things he will bring to the table,” says Joyce. “After I have fought him before, I am familiar with his fighting style and what he will bring to the table. I adjusted my camp to fit his style and hit him.

“I want to return to the top of the sport, and he’s a wonderful name to get there,” Joyce said when asked if he wanted him to have a soft touch as his replacement opponent after Dillian Whyte pulled out of their fight with an injury.