Early 2024
Potentially

in the United Kingdom

12 rounds contest
@ Heavyweight
26-3-0
15-2-0

Contest odds

Joshua 8/13 (-160)
Draw -
Joyce 5/4 (+130)

Chance of winning

58.14% 41.86%
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The tape

34
Age
38
6' 6" / 198 cm
Height
6' 6" / 198 cm
81.9" / 208 cm
Reach
80.3" / 204 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

KO 7UD 12SD 12UD 12KO 9
Form
KO 3TKO 6KO 11TKO 4TKO 6
26
Wins
15
23
By KO
14
88
KO%
93
3
Losses
2
1
Stopped
2
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2017
155
Pro rounds
83

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

2
The Ring
8
3
WBA
-
2
WBC
12
1
WBO
-
3
IBF
-

Joshua vs Joyce betting preview

Bookmakers made Anthony Joshua a favourite against Joe Joyce in a potential future bout between the pair, when they last released odds on December 6, 2023.

He is currently 8/13 (-160) to win the bout outright, while you can get 5/4 (+130) on Joe Joyce if you fancy the small upset.

That means that oddsmakers think there is 59% chance of Joshua winning while giving Joyce a 41% chance.

Joshua opened as the favourite at 8/13 (-160).

Joyce opened at 5/4 (+130).

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

Joshua vs Joyce Head To Head

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joe Joyce would make his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Joyce would have a slight advantage in power over Joshua, with a 93% knock out percentage over Joshua's 88%.

Anthony Joshua is the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Joshua has 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua & Joe Joyce fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years earlier than Joyce, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 72 more professional rounds, 155 to Joyce's 83.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at heavyweight.

Joe Joyce is currently ranked number 12 by the WBC and 8 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Joshua vs Joyce betting form

Joshua has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Robert Helenius on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom. He was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the ring.

Previous to that, he had won against Jermaine Franklin on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London. He was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the ring.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the ring.

Before that, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom. He was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the ring.

He had beat Kubrat Pulev on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

Joe Joyce has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Zhilei Zhang on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom. He was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on 15th April 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 contest.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joseph Parker on 24th September 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 contest.

Before that, he had won against Christian Hammer on 2nd July 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London.

He had defeated Carlos Takam on 24th July 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at SSE Arena, Wembley, 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 Anthony Joshua.

Anthony Joshua last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing was 4 months and 5 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

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