Zhilei Zhang promises that Joe Joyce will feel the Far East force when the pair collide at the Copper Box Arena on April 15.
‘Big Juggernaut’ and ‘Big Bang’ will trade bombs with Joyce's WBO Interim world heavyweight title at stake, with the pair fighting for the right to challenge for the full world championship, currently held by unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Joyce is renowned for walking through heavy fire without flinching, as evidenced throughout his career and last year in fights against Christian Hammer and Joseph Parker.
Zhang, who fought a final eliminator for the IBF belt against Filip Hrgovic last year and rocked the fancied Croatian, warns that being prepared to take punishment would be a risky strategy against himself.
“Joe Joyce has good punch resistance, but he has never felt Chinese power,” is the chilling warning coming from the 39-year-old who hails from Zhoukou in China.