Wilder vs Joyce odds

Bookmakers made Deontay Wilder a favourite against Joe Joyce in a potential future fight between the pair, when they last released odds on May 14, 2024.

He is currently 11/20 (-180) to win the fight outright, while you can get 11/8 (+140) on Joe Joyce if you fancy the small upset.

That means that oddsmakers think there is 61% chance of Wilder winning while giving Joyce a 39% chance.

Wilder opened as the favourite at 11/20 (-180).

Joyce opened at 11/8 (+140).

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means both fighters don't have to make any weight limit.

Wilder vs Joyce Head To Head

Deontay Wilder would step into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 42 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Joyce would make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Wilder would have a slight advantage in power over Joyce, with a 98% knockout percentage over Joyce's 94%.

Deontay Wilder is the same age as Joe Joyce, at 38 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 1 inch over Joyce. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Deontay Wilder & Joe Joyce fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 11 months earlier than Joyce, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Joyce's 93.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO and 9 by the RING at heavyweight.

Joe Joyce is currently ranked number 11 by the WBC, 9 by the IBF and 8 by the RING in the Heavyweight Division.

Wilder vs Joyce betting form

Deontay Wilder has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Joseph Parker on December 23, 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the fight.

Prior to that, he had defeated Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States. He was a 13/100 (-770) favourite going into the fight.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on October 9, 2021 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Tyson Fury on February 22, 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas. He was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the fight.

He had beaten Luis Ortiz on November 23, 2019 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Joe Joyce has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Kash Ali on March 16, 2024 by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom. He was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the ring.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on September 23, 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London. He was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the ring.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Zhilei Zhang on April 15, 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London. He was a 1/10 (-830) favourite going into the ring.

Before that, he had won against Joseph Parker on September 24, 2022 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester. He was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the ring.

He had beaten Christian Hammer on July 2, 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Who's been more active?

If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Joe Joyce has been fighting more than Deontay Wilder.

Deontay Wilder last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing was 4 months and 10 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.