US EditionJake Paul Attempts to Silence Doubters in Match vs. Anthony Joshua
Jake Paul promises a major upset while Anthony Joshua vows to break Paul mentally and spiritually in their highly anticipated eight-round bout, promoters emphasize fight legitimacy.
- On Wednesday, Jake Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, and Anthony Joshua, former two-time unified world heavyweight champion, exchanged words at their final Miami press conference held at Fillmore Miami Beach ahead of their Friday bout.
- Promoters and camps have framed the bout as legitimate despite skepticism, billing it as the biggest test of Jake Paul’s career against former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua after Tuesday open workouts.
- Joshua countered by promising to break Paul `mentally and spiritually` during the prefight build-up, while Paul vowed to `shock the world` and said `one of us is going to sleep` at a public workout session; the sanctioned contest is set for eight rounds.
- The press conference boosted visibility, positioning the bout as a career-making moment for Paul, with promoters stressing its legitimacy ahead of Friday's 8 p.m. ET fight on Netflix and ESPN.
- Anthony Joshua has joined a new team tied to Oleksandr Usyk and is eyeing a big 2026, while promoter Eddie Hearn said on The Stomping Ground podcast `we come out and try to knock him out clean – out cold – as soon as possible`.
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Jake Paul attempts to silence doubters in match vs. Anthony Joshua
Eighteen fighters were present for Wednesday evening's final press conference at the Kaseya Center in Miami ahead of Friday's Netflix blockbuster known as "Judgment Day," headlined by an eight-round heavyweight bout featuring Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua.
Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua faced each other ahead of their scheduled boxing match on December 19 in Miami. Paul and Joshua faced off before the fight at the Kaseya Center, in which the Briton enters as the absolute favorite, not only because of the huge difference in size (Joshua is 198 cm and 111 kg with a 208 cm arms length compared to Paul's 184 cm, 104 kg and a 193 cm arms length), but also in terms of boxing skills. In 13 professional fig…
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The Independent (US)Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul face off at pre-fight press conference
Watch as Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua went head-to-head at the final pre-fight press conference ahead of their clash in Miami on Friday. The professional bout will be comfortably the biggest test of Paul’s boxing career, as he goes up against a two-time world heavyweight champion. The YouTuber-turned-boxer has promised to “shock the world” and pull off one of the biggest upsets in sporting history, insisting “one of us is going to sleep” at a pu…
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