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EPISODE: Episode 1
In this episode of Knuckle Up: Knockout of The Week, join host Mike Orr as he delves into the exhilarating rematch between Zhilei Zhang and Joe Joyce. Witness the electrifying moment when Zhang unleashed a highlight reel knockout on Joyce in the 3rd round. With expert analysis and insightful commentary, Mike Orr provides an in-depth breakdown of this jaw-dropping fight. Don’t miss out on this thrilling episode that showcases Zhang’s thunderous blow and its impact on the boxing world.
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What up talking fight fans thanks for tuning in to today’s special episode, we’re doing The Knockout of the week? I got my buddy car.
Oh sorry, Neil here with me, Neil the deal from his show on our Channel as well Neil, what’s going on thanks a lot for having me out tonight here talking fight knockout of the week, really appreciate it Mike thanks yeah, so how’d you like that new intro! Oh, I love the intro.
The intro is fantastic.
All right.
I I really like it man.
Thank you yeah.
You know we’re doing new things here.
Talking fight all the time always be on the lookout for new stuff, always um guys.
You know what it is man.
It’S a knockout of the week we’re definitely gon na talk about it.
Zelly Zhang’s thunderous blow uh wow, he just uh.
He yo Joy’s got Joyce man foreign.
He did, and you know what the best part is.
Is I’ve put together a little flip book of this knockout for everybody to see so you know what we’re going to get right into it, we’ll show it and then uh we’ll discuss it, break it down for all the folks and then we’ll.
Let all the people out here know uh the runners up as well, because uh there are also some great great knockouts this weekend, uh many to talk about so yeah, we’ll get right into it.
Guys here it is look at this big bang coming through throws up that big left and just follows through with this big right out of nowhere.
Joyce no answer for that shot.
No blocking it, you know just fell a ton of bricks.
Man like look at this Tower, that’s the first time he’s ever been on the canvas.
Is it not Mike? Yes, it is yes, it is guys Demi’s been on the canvas uh this one here.
This was a huge one.
Uh, don’t know, don’t know what he’s gon na do next uh there’s a lot of things, a lot of things that he has to go back to the drawing board and uh.
You know fix it’s uh, definitely showing that there’s a hole in this game uh.
You know he was he’s doing well in the first two rounds, uh in the third he kind of well in the end of the second, he kind of got rocked uh by that left uh.
You know his feet, weren’t, really underneath him a lot uh.
Maybe he was still a little concussed coming out in that third round, but uh.
You know he was staying clear that left that whole fight and then just you know, uh kind of caught himself off guard there, not not protecting from that right.
While blocking that big left uh, he took him.
He took pretty Savage beating.
What are your thoughts? Well, Mike, I uh, I think it’s maybe time for Joe Joyce to get a retirement party together.
Maybe maybe I don’t think no, I don’t think it’s the last we’ll see of him.
I think he’s got to go back to the drawing board.
He’S got some holes in his game.
Definitely uh! You know he delivered that devastating third round Naka to win.
You know his WBO interim heavyweight title: rematch uh, you know Zhang he’s he’s looking on the up uh, you know: Joyce had been the mandatory uh Challenger for Alexander usick’s WBO heavyweight belt before he lost the first time in the Pro ranks to Zang in April.
So you know that contest was stopped in the sixth round, if you guys remember uh from Joyce’s right eye that had been just swollen shut because back then he had no answer for Big Bangs left uh Neil break it down for these people, man.
What are your thoughts on it? What uh? What are your thoughts of the first fight compared to the second fight and uh? What do you think? What do you think Zhang really needs to do here, and what do you think Joyce needs to fix? Well guys, the way I saw it the first fight, you know he he had no answer for that.
Overhand left that left was the problem, and I noticed in the second fight that uh Joyce had compensated for that a little bit he kept moving to his left.
He kept moving to his left, but what he didn’t realize was there was the thunderous right coming in right behind it.
So Zhang has power in both hands which uh, as as everybody, seems to feel that he has that that devastating left, but he just proved that he has power in both hands.
He took down a big guy 270 pounds over 280.
For that one guys, I believe he weighed in more than 280 for that fight.
I believe he was about 281 and three quarters and Zane came in at I think, 286 or 287 and three quarters for that.
So you know, Joyce Joyce came in 20 pounds heavier than his last fight really uh, because he came into two and I I think I think it showed.
I think it showed it as you, as everybody saw, he looked very slow to me Mike uh.
He looked very, he was pawing.
His punches were like pawing punches.
He didn’t have any power behind his shots.
It was very strange.
He he he he wasn’t, he wasn’t ripping shots.
If you know what I mean, if you look at the second fight on the weekend, I don’t think he threw any hard like even his body punches were they were very weak and very I don’t.
I didn’t really get it.
Uh Zhang came out uh.
Obviously, in the first round they just kind of pod, each other kind of you know felt each other out a little bit, but by the second round Zing started putting some pressure on him and seemed like he was very, very, very slow, uh.
He and his power was not there.
His combination punching was non-existent.
He instantly saw that and realized that every time he throws the left that he was moving to his left to stay away from it.
So I guess he was told hey that right could could be.
Could be the answer and there it was in the third round uh.
Basically, you know through that it was basically a left-hand body.
Shot.
Uh Joyce basically moved a little bit to his right kind of ducked under it, but then left himself wide open for the overhand straight right.
Now he nailed him dead on the button and Joyce went face down, and that was the end of that.
As soon as I saw that punch, I was like that’s it yeah, you know what yeah to be honest.
Yes, uh.
I believe that uh, you know I wouldn’t want to be hit with either one of big big Bang’s hands man, because uh honestly he’s showing that he does have massive power in both uh for Joyce.
You know this is uh.
This is this, is this is what Zhang said.
He said he was coming back uh.
You know to uh to end his career and uh.
That’S what that’s what he sent out to do.
He told him that he was back to end his career and he could have well have proved true to his words with this.
This wonderful defeat uh from the Juggernaut who now faces questions over where he goes from here guys, uh Zhang used his moment, though uh to Kalo Tyson Fury, uh saying his name in the ringside interview quote to the audience.
I want you to ask a question: do you want to see me Shut Tyson, Fury up end quote that is it uh honestly huge? Well, when we talked saying no uh opponents, okay Zhang will have to stay busy, fighting uh the best possible available and willing opponent for December and then see how things look uh in the title uh picture for the first quarter of 2024.
So some of the options for Zhang to fight in December would be uh, Anthony, Joshua jogba, Joseph Parker, Otto Wallen, Martin bacoli, arsenbeck, megamedov, Jared Anderson, Frank Sanchez, Andy, Andy, Ruiz Jr.
These are some just possible names that uh that he could fight in December.
Just to stay busy before we enter 2024, where, honestly, he looks like he’s going to be the mandatory uh for usick uh, his WBO, which Joe Joyce was before their first fight.
So a lot of big things going on here: uh in This heavyweight division super looking forward to uh to the new year.
Really a lot of these names on here are are doing big things in that you know in that heavyweight division.
Honestly, I want to show up one more time – let’s just uh.
Let’S just show this one more time for the fans out there just so they can see it yeah here it is guys.
Here’S his big right to the body, Bang and just follows through Joyce Pete harm down shoulder not even protecting, and this this right just connects right on the button and honestly, a big man like that connecting like that.
Usually, when you land on your face like this, you know it’s uh, it’s one of those things where you know when you land, like that straight on your face, you’re not getting up man, uh Zhang, walked away in confidence knowing fully well that that thunderous blow has Now put him on the map, he has been on the map before people.
If you don’t know him now, you definitely know zelly, Big Bang, Zang and uh.
You know he’s looking uh he’s.
Looking he’s looking to Chef, Fury up he’s looking to you know, be the best Chinese world champion.
Ever only have you ate one uh, you know only time will tell and we’re gon na see him, hopefully in December, against one of those names that I mentioned and uh see what’s going on for 2024 when it comes to title contention and shot.
But let’s talk about some of these other ones, um! Let’S start off, you know what? Let’S talk about yard, what were your thoughts on Anthony are doing what uh, what you know he has in the past he looks like he’s uh.
He looked pretty fresh yeah yeah.
No to me yard looked good.
I really liked uh.
He came out with a little bit of Bounce in the step.
Finally, you know after that uh that loss.
He had a better BF in his last bout.
So it’s good! Then he came back with a with a great performance.
He looked.
He looked really good to me.
He was moving around the ring really well, he cut off the ring really.
Well he basically he I don’t.
He he basically schooled that guy instantly, you know um.
I think that uh, that guy was a little bit of a you – know a little a little lesser uh Silva than a guy like better bieve, but they needed to get his confidence up, and that was definitely a confidence booster.
So you know it’s uh, it’s one of those things uh yeah our yard has said he has.
He has quoted saying you know, he’s targeted a third world title shot and he believes he will make it Third Time Lucky after his fight of the Year Contender against unified light heavyweight champion, Arthur uh Arturo better, be of um.
You know the little Ford fighter was stopped uh by the Canadian in eight rounds of uh.
You know a pulsating Clash at Wembley arena in January.
His second aborted World title challenge after a defeat by Sergey Cove, 11 2019.
But you know he’s received much Acclaim from the performance uh.
You know that he had with better be of uh.
You know rocking before he got succumbed uh to to to the end right, and you know this this performance.
Actually I was, I was pretty impressed and uh.
You know if he’s uh, if he’s looking to uh, you know make it a third.
You know World title shot.
I think he’s a dangerous guy be on the lookout for him, but uh.
You know congrats to him.
His big his big KO of uh of the night, really it was AKO uh thoughts.
What were your thoughts yeah? He showed power in that rate again.
Definitely he uh.
He gave it to him really really good.
He had him up against the ropes and uh, and that rate did the damage for him.
But before that, I noticed that his speed seemed to get come back like he.
He was a little slower, I think in the better BF fight.
Maybe it’s only because it was, you know a tougher opponent or whatever, but he really had a good step going uh in that fight and he looked like he was determined uh to show people his.
You know what he can do and what he’s all about, and he didn’t disappoint.
That’S definitely he he came in there.
He did the job and uh he took him out in the second round, and that was yeah.
That um, you know, he’s called out.
Uh he’s called the watsi, so he wants uh.
He wants Josh pawazzi for his class next year.
Uh, you know he’s called it out.
That’S what he wants um.
I could see that going on uh that’d be a great fight.
Uh, you know, yard he’s got that heavy right hand.
You know early in this fight, just destroyed him and uh.
You know same thing.
He’S uh he’s one of these guys.
Uh he’s got those big right hands too, so this guy.
This would be a good matchup.
I’D like to see this one, you know uh after a quiet start in round two yards power uh, you know shown through as he landed, that straight right hand and dropped Silva like just just dropped him.
What look at sack of potatoes that was it like light throat? He was down, he was out for the kids.
Then then I want to talk about.
We got to talk about.
You know the young guy, the kids, the kid that’s looking to break Mike Tyson’s record by becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion of all time, he’s looking to break that Moses saituma improves the 5-0 with a first round stoppage over uh over Eminem bouchette and uh wow.
This one, what a what a, what a, what a shot man, what are your thoughts on this one, because, honestly it was, it was a lights out situation there for this one uh.
You know this This heavyweight Prodigy.
You know he wasted no time in recording this.
This KO uh, you know the player these guys clashed on the other card of the rematch.
If you guys didn’t see it, um was there in devastating fashion uh.
You know he dropped his opponent twice with a pair of uppercuts and got The Knockout in round one um.
Honestly, he put the guy down on his knees made it look like he was praying to God that the fight was over.
You know uh.
It was a big one: two real nasty uppercuts uh early in round one.
A team had landed a thunderstorming of the sub, we checked collapse, just collapsed uh.
The Belgian fighter barely got back up, but then I tuba pounced, uh, quickly, um and then he was against ropes and at this point uh, you know ituna Unleashed a barrage of punches with that final blow.
Coming from another uppercut and bouchette, just sunk down to his knees, he’s got a bright future um.
Where would you like to see him go well, I was really impressed with ituna honestly uh yeah.
I understand his his brother was in.
That was in the crowd that night so uh he had a.
He had the family all there for him, rooting for him, but man he came out and uh he he.
That was a great display.
Honestly, the speed on him was fantastic.
The uh, the power in both hands was amazing.
His combination punching was fantastic.
This is an 18 year old kid right Mike.
So with this kind of uh ability fights this year, I fight sisters staying busy uh.
He said you know If he, if he could, if there’s no injuries, he’d have a hundred fights in a year, he doesn’t care, he wants to be active, you know, and despite only being 18 years old uh.
This kid has, you know, wants to step up quickly and he’s already plotting his route to World title uh.
That’S when he asked about the main event between Joyce and Zhang.
He said if I want to achieve what I want to achieve, then these guys could be my next opponents.
That’S what he’s saying.
He believes that he is oh he’s not yeah he’s not ducking anybody hey Mike already.
You know he’s uh he’s very hungry.
You can tell – and I like hungry Fighters, because that that produces exciting fights yeah you know and and this kid honestly like I said that was a great display, uh after being what his fifth fight and uh and man that his the power of that uppercut was Uh apparent uh, he just he just basically flattened him right, the two uppercuts that he used and right off the Hop I mean first round TKO KO right there, uh and – and that was it it was.
It was basic.
It was it was over from there, but I’m looking forward to seeing him uh in his next fight as the competition gets a little stiffer for him, but I can’t see him.
I can’t see him floundering or fluttering or whatever you want to call it.
He looks like he’s: uh he’s gon na be a legitimate contender in the next uh.
You know 12 to 18 months 24 months, something along maybe a year or two and uh we’ll be seeing him in the heavyweight division.
Now too, and it’s just getting there’s all these young guys coming up through the uh through the ranks there everything’s getting stocked, it’s gon na be great, I’m looking forward to it man it you know it’s, it’s the it’s a glamor that is the glamor division, the Big guys, the heavyweights, you know what everybody wants to see.
They want to see two juggernauts going at it man.
There are a lot of juggernauts coming up uh.
It seems that these guys are all you know, pushing these big Heights and weights.
Now you know six.
Six 270 is not something to you know.
It’S it’s not something new.
It’S not something.
There’S a lot of big beefy guys there is.
There are a lot of guys man uh.
You know it could almost be a super heavyweight division.
At this point, but uh we got a lot of big guys coming up through the ranks a lot of power.
A lot of these young guys are showing that they have tons of finishing Powers now and still I haven’t even hit that old man strength man, all right, hey, I you know.
I want to see these guys when they’re hitting that 25-26 27 year old and uh.
You know they get that old man, strength that we all know and love uh and and then watch these guys with some devastating Knockouts man, because these guys are already clipping people to the point where you know the lights are out.
The lights are out on these guys well, it’ll, be interesting to see who’s up next, exactly he’s uh very interesting.
Definitely pushing him quick and he’s he’s got a he’s, got a goal to pushing him quick, uh, they’re gon na strategically plan his opponents, and you know what maybe maybe maybe, by the end of next year, if he stays busy enough, we see him uh for some Sort of world title could be a possibility uh one more I want to touch on.
I want to touch on this guy Umi, wow yeah, this guy, just man he’s making quick work of uh his opponents lately and uh wow.
Honestly, I don’t know what to say: uh.
He came through with a brilliant knockout here had to find this video on cell phone uh, just because it was on uh.
I believe it was before the Bell uh in in in that section so, but wow this kid he’s making quick work of people uh.
His last fight was only 27 seconds um before he fought uh before he fought Eric, nazaran uh last night or sorry, not last night, Saturday night uh this one 38 seconds of round one okay yeah his fight before that um was another another devastating one.
It was a huge KO in the third um this one 27 seconds into the third, but he had dropped uh his opponent in the first round and then ko’d by the left hook to the head and no count was given so he’s putting people to sleep.
The fight before that he took on jiri, uh courage or crazy 38 seconds of the first round.
Yeah he’s devastating people in less than 45 seconds.
It’S it’s pretty! It’S pretty nuts, this! This guy’s he’s really he’s he’s really got.
Some uh got some power in the hands this guy’s coming to work.
I I just recently stumbled onto him a couple of fights ago.
Uh with you know some of these devastating markets that you’re seeing uh.
You know the KO by a left hook to the body.
38 seconds first round, you know 38 seconds Eric Nazarene uh Nazarene down prior to the stoppage like he was down part of the stoppage, and then it was over man big, this series, another guy with some heavy hands uh right now he’s had nine boats he’s seven And two with six Kos he’s only 20 years old, only 20 years old, uh, nicknamed the animal, and he is definitely showing it uh.
Definitely gon na keep my eye on this guy.
Well, he did sign out.
He did sign a five-year contract with uh, Frank Warren’s Productions, company and uh, and so we’re going to be seeing quite a bit of him, I’m sure over the next uh few years signing that five-year contract uh last year.
Exactly definitely, oh sorry, guys uh.
His Pro record is five and one with five wins coming by knockout yeah, huge, huge yeah, five and one yeah.
That’S it sorry, yeah no he’s currently ranked 17 out of 54 in the Cruiserweight Division and he is uh also ranked 167th out of 1162 in the world uh.
You know six foot tall 20 years old.
Remember the name guys the animal uh great knockout him as well uh.
Unfortunately it was real tiny.
So you know you really had to squint to watch it but guys uh.
You know what I’ll do for you uh.
I will drop all the uh links to all the Knockouts uh that we just discussed for this week’s show uh in the comments, so you guys don’t have to go and search for them.
Just click watch.
Let me know what you think: if you guys find another knockout that you think is better than we picked.
Let me know and uh you know I will always uh.
I was always reconsider and you know if, if a new winner has to be crowned, then a new winner has to be crowned, but guys for me, zelly Zang Thunder is blown breaks down Joe Joyce over three puts him to sleep guys before we get out of Here I’m gon na show it one more time.
Oh here it is nice big that left for the body and then the overhand right straight on the button.
Yeah.
Look at this! Oh, oh, oh my God! Oh my God, what a thunderous blow massive massive! I don’t think Joyce was excited.
I don’t even think Joyce knew where he was for the next five minutes after this shot.
To be honest, like seriously he was he was down you like how I put that little.
He was a little movie, a little hiccup in there right, so you get to see it twice but yes, well, like I said, Joyce didn’t look like he had anything going for him right from the right from the belt.
The way I looked at it, he really didn’t look good at all.
I, even in the press conference he kind of looked uh.
If you watched the press conference, he was, he was very calm and cool and sort of uh.
He didn’t look excited about the fight.
He didn’t look like he was uh, you know he had no hatred on for Zhang in any way they were.
It was uh not that I’m saying that they should or anything, but it he just came out, and he just did not have anything in the tank.
At all, just watch the fight and uh, he was very lethargic and slow and his punches had no oomph, no no beef on him, and so I’m not surprised.
I took Zhang too I like Jang in this fight and uh a lot of people didn’t thinking.
You know Joey Joyce is going to come back.
I just figured you know what Zhang’s got his number and uh and Zhang’s moving on guys.
Let me know who you want to see Zang fight next, you guys heard games that I talked about again I’ll run it down for you just so you can drop it in the comments.
Man Joshua a jogba, Parker, Wallen, Coley, Megan, Madoff Anderson Sanchez Ruiz Jr, who do you want to see him fight next drop it in the comments.
Let us know Below guys.
We will see you next week for The Knockout of the week and uh.
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Neil I’m sure your show is going to be tomorrow sometime, please let everybody know what time they can catch.
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