Will Jake Paul survive Anthony Joshua’s first round?

Once Gervonta “Tank” Davis was pulled from the main event, Most Valuable Promotions knew they needed another big star, and they found one literally and figuratively, as Jake Paul will face former two-time unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

Initially, Jake Paul was scheduled to face 5-foot-5-inch 135-pound WBA lightweight world champion Gervonta Davis, but a legal issue caused Davis to be left out of the bout. Now the 6-foot-1-inch 200-pound Paul will fight the 6-foot-6-inch 250-pound Anthony Joshua.

Jake Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) is a former YouTuber who made his professional boxing debut in January 2020. Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) is an Olympic gold medalist and former world champion who has been consistently included in the elite heavyweight conversation for nearly a decade.

Over the course of his boxing career, Jake Paul has fought YouTubers an NBA player, and outclassed their top MMA fighters. When the boxing community urged Paul to fight a certified boxer, Paul fought a 58-year-old Mike Tyson and a washed-up Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Because of his contributions as a promoter, Jake Paul is highly respected, but if you analyze his boxing career, he receives a lot of criticism. As a result of his announcement about the fight against Anthony Joshua, fight fans have developed a newfound respect for Jake Paul, the boxer.

The Paul vs Joshua bout is an official fight in which the boxers will wear 10-ounce gloves, and the bout is scheduled for eight three-minute rounds. The match will take place on Friday night, December 19, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, and will be broadcast live on Netflix.

Over the course of his five-year boxing career, the legitimacy of Jake Paul’s fights has been questioned, but in this particular bout, his opponent, Anthony Joshua, doesn’t seem like a man willing to follow a script.

“I’m going to break his face, break his body and stomp on him,” Joshua said. “That’s a fighter’s mentality. I know what’s in my heart. I’m here to prove I’m the better fighter.”

If there was a perfect time for an underdog to face former two-time unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua, that time would be now. In his last ring appearance, Joshua had an extremely rough night.

Then-defending IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois knocked Joshua down in the first, third and fourth rounds. With 59 seconds left to go in the fifth round, Joshua went down for the fourth time. Joshua tried to get up, but he couldn’t beat the ten count.

When Anthony Joshua fought Daniel Dubois, Joshua was the victim of a thorough beating. The Dubois fight was the last time Joshua competed inside the ring. Now, after serving a fifteen-month layoff, 36-year-old Anthony Joshua will face 27-year-old Jake Paul.

Paul will have the upper hand in terms of speed and athleticism, but Joshua has significant advantages in size, experience, strength and skills. With that being said, the question is, will Jake take Paul out of the first round?

During the initial Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua faceoff, fight fans saw the huge difference in size. Joshua looked menacing, while Paul looked intimidated.

Jake Paul has made drastic improvements in his jab, power shot setup and lateral movement. Because of his lateral movement, Paul should come out of the first round.

Despite the bad loss to Dubois and the long layoff, it’s hard to believe this fight will last more than three rounds. Joshua will try to close the show early, but if Paul survives and goes the distance, it will certainly be a moral victory for Jake Paul.