Heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic said he believes Joe Joyce should retire immediately after 10 rounds of battle on Saturday, April 5 because he felt that the Sword Saint was “old and not good.” These two heavyweights are headline news Living in Daz In the Cooperative Live Arena in Manchester, UK.

Joyce: Too old?

Joyce, 39, has lost three of his last four games since 2023, and his most worrying defeat was against 41-year-old Derek Chisora ​​on July 27 last year.

That was a “Sword Saint” man (16-3, 15 kos) who might have destroyed him if he had defeated fighters like Daniel Dubois five years ago. Losing to Chisora ​​through a 10-round unanimous decision, suggests that his situation has changed.

Joyce started to disintegrate when he was stopped in the sixth round by Zhilei Zhang in the first battle on April 15, 2023.

The Sword Saint’s resistance may have been affected by his second defeat against Zhang, as he was injured in a fight with the tourer Kash Ali in March last year and was stopped by Chisora.

Assuming Joyce’s ability to punch is still the same, he needs to lose weight to recover to the 250s. He is at his best when he weighs in that range. Joyce’s battle with Zhang and Zhang continued until the 280s and he maintained that weight. For anyone, the weight is too high, especially naturally slow fighters.

“Yes, I think he should retire. He’s old and he doesn’t look good. I think he’s accomplished a lot and he can be proud of it. He should retire after Saturday,” said Filip Hrgovic. Second Regarding his belief that at the age of 39, Joe Joyce needs retirement after a clash in Manchester on Saturday, April 5.

Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KOS) is also in a bad career situation, with Daniel Dubois’ eighth round knockout match last June 1. If he wants to win the world championship before he ages, he will not be able to afford another failure. If the champion is defeated again, the champion will not move in the direction of Helgovich.

Hrgovic’s bluntness

“It’s a big risk. The loss will cost me the photos,” said Helgovic, who came in, which was notified of Joyce’s late replacement within two weeks. “When I thought about this, I accepted the challenge and I was ready to beat him.

“A lot of things happened, and it’s a lot of things in my hands. I was injured and sick before the fight. I got two massive cuts in the fight,” said Helgovich, explaining why he lost to Daniel Dubois in Riyadh on June 1 last year. “It’s not my best version, and I think if I’m ready and I’m healthy, I can compete with anyone.”