Heavyweight contender Moses Itauma has provided his quick response to Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua, shortly after it was introduced yesterday afternoon.
It got here as a shock to many, no less than within the eyes of most die-hard followers, when it emerged that the previous two-time world champion can be going through Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, subsequent month.
No matter what the vast majority of individuals may suppose, although, the eight-round skilled heavyweight bout will nonetheless happen on the Kaseya Middle, Miami, dwell on Netflix.
That is Joshua’s first outing since his punishing defeat to Daniel Dubois, the place he was floored 4 occasions earlier than being stopped within the fifth spherical in September 2024.
Not lengthy after that, Paul went eight rounds with a 58-year-old Mike Tyson, for which he weighed round 227lbs, earlier than outpointing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in a 10-round cruiserweight contest.
It then turned obvious that the boxing novice was angling for a catchweight conflict with Gervonta Davis, just for the WBA world light-weight champion to be pulled out of their November 14 exhibition match, on account of ‘Tank’ going through a civil lawsuit for home abuse.
In consequence, Paul has now turned his consideration in direction of Joshua who, regardless of being in direction of the tip of his profession at 36 years outdated, is nonetheless a much more completed buyer than his 28-year-old opponent.
Due to that, rising star Itauma can solely envision one consequence – and never a really fairly one for Paul – unfolding of their contest subsequent month.
Talking with BBC Sport, Itauma made no effort to cover his true emotions.
“Jake Paul wants to fireplace his advisors – his those that inform him to make these fights – as a result of [the Joshua fight’s] not good [for him].
Did Jake Paul not watch the [Francis] Ngannou struggle? Clearly, there’s earning money. However then, on the similar time… it’s absurd.
I don’t suppose Jake Paul’s unhealthy for boxing; I believe he’s good. I like Jake Paul. You see what he’s doing with girls’s boxing as effectively.
However, me personally, if I used to be Jake Paul’s brother, I might be very apprehensive.”
Paul vs Joshua might be streamed dwell on Netflix on December 19.
