Tony Yoka: ‘Physically Joe Joyce is a beast, but he’s not smart’

Dave Allen on Tony Yoka

FRENCHMAN Tony Yoka, the World gold medallist, lines up against Filip Hrgovic in the super-heavyweight semi-final of the Olympic Games today. On the other side of the draw GB’s Joe Joyce boxes Kazakhstan’s Ivan Dychko for a place in the 91&kgs final.

“Iโ€™m excited itโ€™s been a long time Iโ€™ve been waiting for this Olympic Games, four years. I worked a lot, Iโ€™m the number one in the rankings, Iโ€™m World champion so for me I just want the gold,” Yoka told Boxing News.

Yoka wants to meet Britain’s Joe Joyce in the super-heavyweight final. “The three other medallists are the three guys that I beat in the world championships, Filip, Joyce and Dychko,” he said.

“For me I know they are very good. I prefer Joyce in the final because Dychko is intelligent, heโ€™s tall and I donโ€™t like his style. Joyce is easier for me to know what his boxing style because heโ€™s not smart. Heโ€™s a strong guy, physically heโ€™s a monster. But I box with my head so for me itโ€™s better to box Joyce.”

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