The concept of Jake Paul really pulling off an upset in opposition to Anthony Joshua has at the very least one UFC veteran shaking his head. Paul is ready 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 cut up fight sports activities followers, largely because of the stark distinction in expertise between the 2 rivals. Unsurprisingly, “The Downside Little one” enters as a heavy underdog in opposition to Joshua, although some distinguished voices within the battle neighborhood proceed to again the unlikely upset.
Former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Demetrious Johnson have each sided with the YouTuber-turned-boxer to pull off the win, whereas former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury voiced his assist for Paul even earlier than the bout was made official. Matt Brown, nevertheless, has little endurance for anybody choosing Paul to come back out on prime.
UFC Veteran Matt Brown Laughs Off Jake Paul Upset Picks
Throughout a latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Author (by way of MMAFighting.com), Matt Brown shared his ideas on the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua matchup. The UFC veteran dismissed the idea of Paul winning outright, saying there isn’t a 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 someway happens, whereas stressing that anybody who actually understands boxing ought to anticipate “AJ” to complete the battle emphatically.
“You aren’t a battle knowledgeable for calling Jake Paul to win,” Brown stated. “You’re going in opposition to every thing {that a} battle knowledgeable would ever take into consideration. There’s zero cause in any way to consider Jake Paul has an opportunity in opposition to Anthony Joshua… You must respect the truth that he’s entering 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. In all probability not going to occur.
“It’s a foolish dialog. It’s a part of the information, and we’ve received to speak about it. From time to time on this sport, this stuff come up that turn out to be large matters of dialog and also you simply really feel foolish even entertaining it. I’m identical to OK, you actually assume Jake Paul’s going to win? OK, you’re dumb. Both you don’t actually assume it otherwise you’re dumb. There’s no logical cause to consider it.”
