Joe Joyce, the interim WBO heavyweight champ, who will risk his belt along with his ranking this Saturday night against "Big Bang" Zhilei Zhang, is angry over the way Daniel Dubois is ahead of him when it comes to getting a shot at WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk.

And, seeing how "The Juggernaut" rolled over Dubois when they fought in 2020, it's not difficult to see why Joyce is annoyed. Talking To Sky Sports, the unbeaten Joyce claimed he can only remain individual as well as go on winning. Joyce said he wishes for the excellent old days, when "all the heavyweights got in there" and also dealt with each other.

"It is irritating. It's actually annoying that Dubois is in advance in the queue, and [Filip] Hrgovic also," Joyce claimed. "It runs out my control and unfavorable. But lucky for Dubois ahead off a terrible loss [to me] and after that be prior to me in the choice for the [shot at Usyk] Only in boxing would certainly this stuff occur. Absolutely nothing truly shocks me. I'm simply person as well as I'll obtain my shot. If I simply keep on beating these guys then I'll obtain the globe title. There are a lot of good fights around. I believe all the heavyweights must battle each other like the old days."

In regards to the most deserving contender out there right now, lots of fans would certainly indicate Joyce regarding the heavyweight title goes. Joyce seems to be among the last old-school heavyweights, a man who is willing to combat anyone in order to gain his shot. Saturday's fight with southpaw Zhang is a high-risk battle Joyce might extremely conveniently have actually swerved. However no, the 37 year old worries no male and also he is proving it one fight at a time.

If Joyce, presently 15-0( 14 ), does an excellent task on Zhang, you can virtually fail to remember the rankings and also the politics; the followers will be requiring that Joyce obtains his shot. Whether it's against Usyk or Tyson Fierceness, Joyce is knocking on that door for a world title chance. Actually, Joyce is close to kicking the door clean off its hinges.

"I'm starving for the globe title right now," Joyce stated. Yet here he is, putting it all on the line on Saturday against the big person from China. How can anyone not like Joyce and also his perspective as well as self-belief?