[boxing] Jake Paul Vs Anhony Joshua

[pawel7777]

Jake wins = fight scripted and everyone hates Jake. Jake loses = he suck at boxing and people would trash him with double effort (even though his opponent is on higher level than Jake). Draw = fight is scripted and everyone still hates Jake.

I really wish to know what motivated AJ to sign that contract. It is too early for him to turn into boxer who sells his record. But, there is a little chance that AJ has focused on earning money than on boxing, fame and reputation. I think like that because now he is having a "professional" fight. Before that it was Ngannou, and the fight wasnt ranked, want exhibition, but it was kinda random fight for his record.

I find it a bit hard to believe that AJ would sell a fight and sh*t on his own reputation and damage the reputation of his manager and coaches in the process. Maybe if he were some washed-out, bankrupt fighter with alcohol/drug addiction, that would be a feasible scenario, but right now, I think it will most likely be a genuine effort on his part.
Unless, and that's a much probable option, AJ would get paid extra for not going too hard on Jake and let him survive mot of the rounds, so he can lose while saving his face and still brag about how he faced a bigger and active top boxer.

For AJ, money is the prime motivator; he's unlikely to get that much for any 'real' boxing fight, and it could boost up his popularity making it easier for other high-profile fights to happen (i.e. Vs Tyson Fury).

[bbc.reporter]

In any case, a knockout on Jake or Joshua would certainly make all of the boxing fans happy. If Jake is the winner, I very much wish he will challenge Francis the predator Ngannou.

For sure a knockout would validate that the fight isn’t scripted, but it’s unlikely that AJ will be the one getting knocked out. It should be Jake Paul if anything. What worries me is if this isn’t scripted and Jake actually gets knocked out, he might end up in the hospital for a full body check just to make sure there’s no blood clot in the brain. We all know how powerful AJ is.

So as much as I’m trying to convince myself it’s not scripted, when I imagine that scenario, I start getting doubtful.

If there is a script for this fight, I reckon that the argument for this is Anthony Joshua is the boxer that will be knocked out by Jake Paul. If the great white Jake is the boxer on the stretcher being pulled by out of the ring by his brother Logan with his tanned crying mother on his side then we can be quite certain this was not scripted.

Is everyone expecting that a heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua cannot knockout this boy youtuber from Disneyland Jake Paul? This will be headshaking if you say Joshua cannot knockout Jake Paul.

[Russlenat]

Is everyone expecting that a heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua cannot knockout this boy youtuber from Disneyland Jake Paul? This will be headshaking if you say Joshua cannot knockout Jake Paul.

That would be crazy if it happens, but honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if Jake Paul knocks out AJ, since this is most likely a scripted fight anyway. Most of Jake Paul’s fights feel scripted because he’s the one controlling the whole narrative. He’s building his career, so it doesn’t make sense for him to take a real loss right now. If he wins, the hype keeps going and the millions keep coming in. Plenty of big-name boxers would be willing to fight him and follow the script as long as they’re getting paid millions.

[TopTort777]

I think Jakes fights are not scripted, but there is a rule in contract that his opponent can not knock out Jake or injure him really bad, because that would or might end Jakes career and boxing business. On the other hand, his opponents are not newbies, if they are not allowed to knock out Jake, why dont they then dominate and win by points? Why Jake opponents never go that way? A win is a win, and it does not matter if you win by points, by KO, doctor stoppage, ref stop the fight after number of knockdowns.

[pawel7777]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/37514004/jake-paul-anthony-joshua-oleksandr-usyk-predictions/

Oleksandr Usyk is among the latest professional boxers to express concern for Jake Paul, saying Anthony Joshua could kill him in the ring if he chooses to.

But Paul also has an unexpected believer. Apparently Tyson Fury came up with this prediction:

“I don’t know about [this fight being a] tune-up [for Joshua], I think Jake Paul knocks him out.”

“I think that AJ is a spent force, and I think Jake Paul is on the rise. I like his new heavyweight look, he is a bit chubby, a bit bulky, he is getting there.”

https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/fury-and-usyk-disagree-on-joshua-paul/

I guess Fury's animosity towards AJ is much stronger than it is for Paul.

[TopT3ns]

Is everyone expecting that a heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua cannot knockout this boy youtuber from Disneyland Jake Paul? This will be headshaking if you say Joshua cannot knockout Jake Paul.

That would be crazy if it happens, but honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if Jake Paul knocks out AJ, since this is most likely a scripted fight anyway. Most of Jake Paul’s fights feel scripted because he’s the one controlling the whole narrative. He’s building his career, so it doesn’t make sense for him to take a real loss right now. If he wins, the hype keeps going and the millions keep coming in. Plenty of big-name boxers would be willing to fight him and follow the script as long as they’re getting paid millions.

The success of Jake Paul in the boxing sport is in part attributable to his mastery of non-technical elements of marketing and storey development. Whenever in a fight, he always generates eye catching scenarios, hence raising hype and earnings. This is definitely a brilliant business idea, since the opponents and other people in the boxing business would be ready to has a good payday. But all this aside we have to ask ourselves whether his boxing abilities are in a position to compete at the peak.

[Ivystar5]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/37514004/jake-paul-anthony-joshua-oleksandr-usyk-predictions/

Oleksandr Usyk is among the latest professional boxers to express concern for Jake Paul, saying Anthony Joshua could kill him in the ring if he chooses to.

But Paul also has an unexpected believer. Apparently Tyson Fury came up with this prediction:

“I don’t know about [this fight being a] tune-up [for Joshua], I think Jake Paul knocks him out.”

“I think that AJ is a spent force, and I think Jake Paul is on the rise. I like his new heavyweight look, he is a bit chubby, a bit bulky, he is getting there.”

https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/fury-and-usyk-disagree-on-joshua-paul/

I guess Fury's animosity towards AJ is much stronger than it is for Paul.

We can see that from the Tyson point of view AJ is highly capable of knocking Paul out without much stress but he shows a sign of "something could go wrong" like his fight with Mike was, so Tyson is not sure what could be Paul's plan whether they are going to try to manipulate it or just a clear fight.

So what Tyson fury is saying in essence is, if nothing goes wrong AJ with for sure hit him hard but if it does Paul will or is trying to build a reputation for himself at all cost.

[Russlenat]

he success of Jake Paul in the boxing sport is in part attributable to his mastery of non-technical elements of marketing and storey development. Whenever in a fight, he always generates eye catching scenarios, hence raising hype and earnings. This is definitely a brilliant business idea, since the opponents and other people in the boxing business would be ready to has a good payday. But all this aside we have to ask ourselves whether his boxing abilities are in a position to compete at the peak.

Jake Paul will always find a way to win. From the start he already knows exactly who to fight. Either he knows he can beat the guy with his skills, or he can beat him with his money. That’s why the whole scripted fight speculation has been there since day one. It started with exhibitions then somehow he became “pro,” so that doubt never really went away, especially when he goes up against guys who’ve been in the pro scene for years and even became champions.

I’d understand it a bit if he fought someone like Tank Davis. I’d still be skeptical, but since Jake is the bigger guy, maybe he could pull off an upset. But against AJ? Man, that’s insanely scary.

[STT]

They wont do a knockout unless things get out of hand but arrange a defeat is par for the course by now surely. Its a show match, they'll put on a show cant be too controversial a take or unexpected surely.
  Doing this and then resuming a normal career seems to be the main question as viable or not, otherwise the rest of the story is money talks.  

[OgNasty]

he success of Jake Paul in the boxing sport is in part attributable to his mastery of non-technical elements of marketing and storey development. Whenever in a fight, he always generates eye catching scenarios, hence raising hype and earnings. This is definitely a brilliant business idea, since the opponents and other people in the boxing business would be ready to has a good payday. But all this aside we have to ask ourselves whether his boxing abilities are in a position to compete at the peak.

Jake Paul will always find a way to win. From the start he already knows exactly who to fight. Either he knows he can beat the guy with his skills, or he can beat him with his money. That’s why the whole scripted fight speculation has been there since day one. It started with exhibitions then somehow he became “pro,” so that doubt never really went away, especially when he goes up against guys who’ve been in the pro scene for years and even became champions.

I’d understand it a bit if he fought someone like Tank Davis. I’d still be skeptical, but since Jake is the bigger guy, maybe he could pull off an upset. But against AJ? Man, that’s insanely scary.

I don't think he can find a way to win this time.  Unless Anthony Joshua suffered some sort of medical issue recently...

Jake is a great boxer and in amazing shape.  He isn't as skilled or as physically impressive as Anthony Joshua though.  I really don't think he has a chance.  I'd like to see him win, but it would be the biggest upset of all time.

[bisdak40]

Jake Paul will always find a way to win. From the start he already knows exactly who to fight. Either he knows he can beat the guy with his skills, or he can beat him with his money. That’s why the whole scripted fight speculation has been there since day one. It started with exhibitions then somehow he became “pro,” so that doubt never really went away, especially when he goes up against guys who’ve been in the pro scene for years and even became champions.

I’d understand it a bit if he fought someone like Tank Davis. I’d still be skeptical, but since Jake is the bigger guy, maybe he could pull off an upset. But against AJ? Man, that’s insanely scary.

Against the smaller Tank Davis, I’d say Jake Paul has a chance simply because he’s the bigger fighter, although talent-wise Tank is clearly superior. The bookmakers even have Tank as the favorite in that matchup. But against the much larger Anthony Joshua, I don’t see Jake having any chance of winning—unless the fight were scripted. I watched their first face-off, and the size difference was so massive that you couldn’t help but wonder how this fight could even happen.

[bbc.reporter]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/37514004/jake-paul-anthony-joshua-oleksandr-usyk-predictions/

Oleksandr Usyk is among the latest professional boxers to express concern for Jake Paul, saying Anthony Joshua could kill him in the ring if he chooses to.

But Paul also has an unexpected believer. Apparently Tyson Fury came up with this prediction:

“I don’t know about [this fight being a] tune-up [for Joshua], I think Jake Paul knocks him out.”

“I think that AJ is a spent force, and I think Jake Paul is on the rise. I like his new heavyweight look, he is a bit chubby, a bit bulky, he is getting there.”

https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/fury-and-usyk-disagree-on-joshua-paul/

I guess Fury's animosity towards AJ is much stronger than it is for Paul.

This Mike Tyson Fury is certainly trolling everyone. Who would be so very bad in predictions who would agree with him? I reckon a 100% loser in gambling would certainly bet on Anthony Joshua and this will be his first win hehehehhe.

However yes, similar to what I have mentioned before, if the great white Jake will knockout Joshua with a lucky punch, we can certainly speculate that this fight is scripted.

@bisdak40. Agreed! I speculate that the scammer Tank created a fake story and removed himself from the fight.

[Russlenat]

I don't think he can find a way to win this time.  Unless Anthony Joshua suffered some sort of medical issue recently...

Jake is a great boxer and in amazing shape.  He isn't as skilled or as physically impressive as Anthony Joshua though.  I really don't think he has a chance.  I'd like to see him win, but it would be the biggest upset of all time.

It doesn’t have to be that way, that scenario is too unlikely. The only realistic reason I see for Jake Paul winning is if AJ intentionally loses, and that would only happen if someone offered him an insane amount of money he couldn’t refuse.

But based on reports, AJ is already richer than Jake Paul, with a net worth around $150 million. So I really don’t know what kind of offer would even tempt him to do something like what I’m speculating.

[TopTort777]

AJ perhaps think that this is easy money and it would be a sin to refuse Jakes offer to fight. No matter what would be the result of a fight, everyone would understand that the fight inst serious. People will close eyes on that line in AJ record and focus on real opponents.

Btw, does anyone knows who should be AJs next real opponent? He has skipped 2025. (maybe that is why he has accepted this fight, not to have a huge pause in his career and earn?). He is 36. Isnt it time when his peak has gone and retirement is in 2-3 years or fights ?

[Yaunfitda]

AJ perhaps think that this is easy money and it would be a sin to refuse Jakes offer to fight. No matter what would be the result of a fight, everyone would understand that the fight inst serious. People will close eyes on that line in AJ record and focus on real opponents.

Maybe it's a offer that AJ can't refuse. And as what you have said, he is the bigger guy although there is a catch weight, he thinks that with his size and experience, he can easily bet Jake Paul without sweating it out.

Btw, does anyone knows who should be AJs next real opponent? He has skipped 2025. (maybe that is why he has accepted this fight, not to have a huge pause in his career and earn?). He is 36. Isnt it time when his peak has gone and retirement is in 2-3 years or fights ?

Money wise, it should be against Tyson Fury. He had a fight with Dubois and we has knockout cold. And probably he was wants to take the year off until this offer comes along. But yeah, he is not getting any young and could be no longer in his prime. So this fight could be big for him, for his retirement money.

[SatoPrincess]

When is this fight happening? Because I saw a video on instagram of the supposed Jake Paul vs Antony Joshua fight and Jake Paul knocked him out. That’s when I knew the video was AI generated, looked real though but Joshua getting KO by the YouTuber was too good to be true.

[Japinat]

When is this fight happening? Because I saw a video on instagram of the supposed Jake Paul vs Antony Joshua fight and Jake Paul knocked him out. That’s when I knew the video was AI generated, looked real though but Joshua getting KO by the YouTuber was too good to be true.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/articles/c208q4pxjnvo

The Briton fights the YouTuber turned boxer on 19 December in a six-round bout in Miami.

This is happening this month, so we should talk about it more.

I thought it was a 12-round fight, but it’s only six rounds, so there’s a chance Jake Paul might survive the fight -  but win? Nah.

[acroman08]

When is this fight happening? Because I saw a video on instagram of the supposed Jake Paul vs Antony Joshua fight and Jake Paul knocked him out. That’s when I knew the video was AI generated, looked real though but Joshua getting KO by the YouTuber was too good to be true.

Like what Japinat said, the fight will happen on December 19th. The video you saw is definitely AI generated to hype up their upcoming match. Anyway, Anthony Joshua having a 89% knockout wins(according to boxrec), I'd be surprised if he isn't able to knock out or at least knock down Jake Paul.

[bbc.reporter]

When is this fight happening? Because I saw a video on instagram of the supposed Jake Paul vs Antony Joshua fight and Jake Paul knocked him out. That’s when I knew the video was AI generated, looked real though but Joshua getting KO by the YouTuber was too good to be true.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/articles/c208q4pxjnvo

The Briton fights the YouTuber turned boxer on 19 December in a six-round bout in Miami.

This is happening this month, so we should talk about it more.

I thought it was a 12-round fight, but it’s only six rounds, so there’s a chance Jake Paul might survive the fight -  but win? Nah.

There might be a chance that the great white Jake might survive, finish all of the rounds and not pulled out on a stretcher by his brother Logan, however, a chance that he will win? This is very much 0% against a professional heavyweight boxer, a former champion who has much experience.

I reckon the tactic that will be used by Jake Paul will be only to fly like a butterfly without stinging like a bee. He will survive and lose heheheheh.

[Finestream]

There might be a chance that the great white Jake might survive, finish all of the rounds and not pulled out on a stretcher by his brother Logan, however, a chance that he will win? This is very much 0% against a professional heavyweight boxer, a former champion who has much experience.

I reckon the tactic that will be used by Jake Paul will be only to fly like a butterfly without stinging like a bee. He will survive and lose heheheheh.

If that’s really how you see the possible outcome, then honestly the bookies should add a betting market like that. That stretcher angle is kinda funny to imagine, but I really hope it doesn’t happen because that’s a serious injury for a boxer to be carried out like that.

Jake Paul still has a lot of fights lined up for him. If this one ends his career because of an injury, he’s definitely going to regret not avoiding a real monster in the first place.