Anthony Joshua has warned Jake Paul that he will not be going to be taking it easy of their fight – and he only views a knockout as a hit.
The 2-time unified heavyweight champion is a large favorite over Paul ahead of their bout on Netflix later this month. Only an unfounded belief that the YouTuber rigs his fights is making any experts or fans imagine that he has any probability of survival within the meeting.
And the Brit reckons that anything apart from a destructive knockout victory can be viewed as a failure on the night. He is nearly representing the game of boxing against the circus act that Paul has develop into known for over time.
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Anthony Joshua warns Jake Paul he only views ‘destruction’ as a real win
Speaking with TMZ Sports, Anthony Joshua made his opinion on the Jake Paul fight, and what he must do in it, clear. He must land a brutal knockout, or else he won’t truly feel that he won in any respect even when he dominates a choice.
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Asked about fans who feel he must stop the fight, Joshua replied: “I actually understand where they’re coming from. I understand. I get it… I do know the expectations and demands these fans have. And I respect it.
“If I didn’t respect it, I’d be honest with you and say, ‘No they’re talking rubbish,’ but I do. I do get it because I hold myself in that very same regard, so I would like to destroy him and that’s my intention, to hunt and destroy!”
Despite this insistence, Joshua is aware that Paul seriously believes he can rating what could be certainly one of the best upsets in boxing history. In consequence, he’s ” not preparing for the person everyone thinks he’s, but preparing for the person he thinks he’s.”
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