Fans will scream ‘Rigged’ if Jake Paul upsets Joshua

Shawn Porter says fans will say the Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul fight was “tool” if AJ loses on December 19th. He’s not supposed to lose to a former YouTuber who started boxing late.

Porter points out that Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) is a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, and he shouldn’t lose to the former Disney actor in their fight on Netflix. But Jake has been training hard the whole time, and has great coaching and outstanding sparring partners.

Rigged Talk Incoming

“I’m telling you this right now. If this fight doesn’t go the way everybody thinks it should go, everybody’s going to say boxing is rigged. That’s not good for boxing,” said Shawn Porter. KO Artist Sports about the Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul fight.

Fans may not understand how Joshua can lose. If he doesn’t retire after that, they’ll realize that Jake’s win wasn’t rigged and more a product of AJ being long in the tooth and not that great to begin with. He was knocked down four times in his last fight against Daniel Dubois. That fight should have been over in the first round because Joshua was literally gone after being dropped.

“I’m on record. It’s not good for boxing. Because everybody’s going to say this fight is screwed if Jake Paul wins. You can’t understand an Olympian who has done everything Anthony has done to get to this point in his career and lose to a YouTuber, a Disney guy.

AJ’s Wear and Tear

Joshua is 36, coming off a knockout loss and a long 15-month layoff, and he’s taken a lot of punishment. He is not a spring chicken. Plus, AJ didn’t have a long amateur career. Many of his victories that led to his Olympic gold medal were controversial.

If you saw his fights against Roberto Cammarelle, Erislandy Savon, Ivan Dychko, and Zhilei Zhang in the 2012 London Olympics, you’ll know he repeatedly gave him decisions that many felt he should have lost. I had Joshua lose all four of those fights, and the final against Cammarelle was a joke. The Italian heavyweight was raked over the coals with the score.

“Jake is a boxer now. He didn’t come here traditionally, but he works his a** off. I never get to see Coach Wade because he’s always with Jake. He’s always working, and when he’s not working in the gym, he’s working in his offices. He’s going to be prepared. This fight is not designed for Jake Paul to lose,” Porter said.