The concept of Jake Paul really pulling off an upset towards Anthony Joshua has not less than one UFC veteran shaking his head. Paul is about to face former two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua in a boxing showdown this Friday on the Kaseya Middle in Miami, Florida.
Since its announcement, the matchup has break up fight sports activities followers, largely as a result of stark distinction in expertise between the 2 opponents. Unsurprisingly, “The Downside Youngster” enters as a heavy underdog towards Joshua, although some distinguished voices within the combat neighborhood proceed to again the unlikely upset.
Former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Demetrious Johnson have each sided with the YouTuber-turned-boxer to drag off the win, whereas former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury voiced his help for Paul even earlier than the bout was made official. Matt Brown, nonetheless, has little persistence for anybody selecting Paul to come back out on prime.
UFC Veteran Matt Brown Laughs Off Jake Paul Upset Picks
Throughout a current episode of The Fighter vs. The Author (through MMAFighting.com), Matt Brown shared his ideas on the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua matchup. The UFC veteran dismissed the thought of Paul successful outright, saying there isn’t any sound foundation for such predictions.
“The Immortal” went on to argue that these backing Paul are merely setting themselves as much as declare credit score if a shock one way or the other happens, whereas stressing that anybody who really understands boxing ought to count on “AJ” to complete the combat emphatically.
“You aren’t a combat skilled for calling Jake Paul to win,” Brown stated. “You’re going towards all the pieces {that a} combat skilled would ever consider. There’s zero cause in any respect to consider Jake Paul has an opportunity towards Anthony Joshua… You must respect the truth that he’s stepping into there and doing this with Anthony Joshua. Does that imply he has an opportunity of successful? No. I’ve nearly as good of an opportunity as happening a date with Scarlett Johansson tonight. Most likely not going to occur.
“It’s a foolish dialog. It’s a part of the information, and we’ve received to speak about it. Once in a while on this sport, these items come up that develop into huge matters of dialog and also you simply really feel foolish even entertaining it. I’m identical to OK, you actually suppose Jake Paul’s going to win? OK, you’re dumb. Both you don’t actually suppose it otherwise you’re dumb. There’s no logical cause to consider it.”
