Froch advises Joyce to consider retirement

Former world champion Carl Froch believes that Joe Joyce may hang up his gloves after a second defeat in a row from the holder of the interim WBO heavyweight title Zhang Zhilei.

“In my opinion, Zhilei could do whatever he wanted. In his first fight, Joyce lost in a similar manner. I know his eye was swollen shut, but he was missing shots. Joe has now lost his ability to take a punch, so I believe this might be the last we see of him.

In my opinion, this could be the end of Joe Joyce due to where his career has ended up. Joyce has suffered two losses in a row, he is 38 years old, and he will not be able to change his style. He tried to do this with Zhilei, tried to apply a few new things.

So where does he go after this? Unfortunately for Joyce, he was a top amateur and tested himself as a professional. No one actually wanted to fight him, he sat around for a while and then jumped out against Zhilei and failed. I think this could be the curtain on his career,” Froch told talkSPORT.

Let us remind you that on September 23, Zhilei defeated Joyce in a rematch by knockout in the third round.