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For Joe Joyce, the elephant in the room looms mighty large

Related Topics: Joe Joyce, Tyson Fury

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Joe Joyce (right) after losing against Filip Hrgovic (not pictured) at the Co-op Live arena, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday April 5, 2025. (Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images)

"Are you not entertained?" The question had been bellowed out before by heavyweights Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois, but in those instances the crowd had a unanimous — and positive — answer.

This time around, following Joe Joyce’s fourth defeat in five outings at the hands of Filip Hrgovic on Saturday night, the near-capacity audience inside Manchester's Co-op Live arena seemed to be taken aback, and responded with a confused murmur.