Expected to finally book his end-of-year return to the ring, Jake Paul is taking over a large task in a dangerous showdown with Anthony Joshua.
Often accused up to now of taking his pick of the bunch when it comes to challengers during his transient profession, Jake Paul is to be commended if he does actually stand opposite the towering Anthony Joshua.
And with the duo finalizing a deal to compete in a heavyweight clash on Netflix at the top of the yr, Paul is facing the largest threat to his charge within the ring up to now.
Seeing a pairing with the much-lighter Gervonta Davis cancelled on the eleventh hour, Paul’s hope of securing a December comeback to the ring may put his boxing world up in smoke when tackling Joshua.
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The immediate danger to Jake Paul’s health
Build up his transient résumé in the game of boxing against former mixed martial arts stars and plenty of upstart boxers, Paul has upped his level of competition in recent outings.
Nonetheless, a pairing with Mike Tyson just over a yr ago, in addition to his summer return against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. present little in peril in comparison with this clash with Joshua.
Let’s face it, Tyson is approaching his sixtieth birthday, and long gone are the times of the murderous puncher from yesteryear — even when he welcomes a rematch with Paul next yr.
Nonetheless, if pitted against Joshua, Paul takes on an Olympic gold medalist, who twice ruled the heavyweight roost with world title wins.
Moreover, the Watford native has been in there with the division’s best time and time again, notably against each Oleksandr Usyk and formidable veteran Wladimir Klitschko.
Credit to the Ohio native if and when he enters the ring with Joshua, but he’s putting more on the road than simply his undefeated record, which was snatched by rival Tommy Fury.
His global brand
Health is wealth for any boxer in the game, but for Paul, the social media influencer and YouTuber is putting his empire in that realm on the road if he faces off with Joshua.
Calling into query Joshua’s apparent suspect ability to take punishment this deep into his profession, Paul is a profession cruiserweight, while Joshua has tipped the scales as high as 252lbs — only a yr ago in his ill-fated clash with Daniel Dubois.
There’s a time and a spot for the character of Paul’s boxing matches in the game — while controversial nevertheless, nevertheless, a matchup — especially in knowledgeable bout with Joshua puts Paul’s status amongst his partisan fans in massive jeopardy if he were to lose.
What likelihood do you give Jake Paul of beating Anthony Joshua?
Where does Jake Paul go afterwards?
It is a tricky query to pose, for the incontrovertible fact that Paul can have likely reached the height of his powers if he did the unthinkable and defeated Joshua.
He can have just taken out a former two-time heavyweight champion, who’s while approaching the sunset of his profession, can still hang with the elites of the division.
Conceivably, matchups could only turn out to be greater and more high-profile for Paul, and if we’re talking a couple of heavyweight stay, it’s the likes of Usyk and even former WBC kingpin Tyson Fury.
A victory over someone of Joshua’s physical stature likely limits him to fighting the likes of Canelo Alvarez in anything but an exhibition, amid likely claims of weight bullying.
Nonetheless, then again, does Paul just revert to type and face former UFC stars and ageing ex-boxing champions with a loss?
This matchup is a double-sided coin; it truly is. Paul propels himself to the boxing masses with a win, but he’s risking his entire brand, future in the game, and star power if he gets viciously beaten by the monstrous Joshua.