Ricky Hatton is backing Joe Joyce to win a world title. The heavyweight contedner, currently ranked high by the WBO, is likely to compete for the sport’s biggest prize in 2022 and Hatton believes he has what it takes to go all the way.
A 2016 Olympic silver medallist, Joyce has been matched tough since turning professional and he has enjoyed a number of solid wins against top opposition such as Bryant Jennings and Daniel Dubois. Now fully focused on a championship belt, Hatton, a former world champion himself, is backing Joyce to fulfil his potential next year.
“I believe Joe Joyce has a world title in him,” said Hatton when speaking in his Metro column. “Joe has so many good attributes, he is very heavy-handed, he has an absolute rock-solid chin, he has that amateur pedigree and on top of it he has that sort of herky-jerky style. He is so hard to get a read of and it makes him so effective.”