Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz says he wants to see what Anthony Joshua can withstand if his fight against Jake Paul goes to the seventh and eighth rounds on December 19.
Jake Paul’s study material
Cruz knows Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) is a devastating puncher early in the fight, but he knows he’s vulnerable if his opponents are still around. Jake (12-1, 7 KOs) has the power and will have Joshua’s knockout losses to Daniel Dubois and Andy Ruiz Jr. studied to see his weaknesses.
Crowd won’t save AJ this time
Joshua vs. Paul will headline an eight-round fight on Netflix at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. It won’t be a home country advantage for Joshua. So, if he starts to struggle, he won’t have a pro crowd to bring him back, as we saw in his fight against Wladimir Klitschko in April 2017 in London, England. It was against a 40-year-old Wladimir.
AJ was a goner in that fight after the sixth, but the pro-Joshua crowd helped cheer him back in the 11th round. This is what saved him.
Seventh round territory
“People said it was going to be a tough fight for both of them. Jake could be up to the task and see what happens with Joshua after six or seven rounds. It should be interesting,” said Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz. Fight Hub TV about Jake Paul, who could be a problem for Anthony Joshua after six or seven rounds in their fight on December 19.
“Let’s see what Joshua can withstand when they get to the seventh and eighth rounds,” Cruz said.
Joshua could be in trouble early against Jake Paul. It doesn’t necessarily have to come in the seventh or eighth round. AJ was down in the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds in his last fight against Dubois on September 21, 2024. If Paul gets to Joshua early, he can stop him in two rounds.
Last updated on 12/04/2025
