Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua will bring another year of seismic shifts in boxing to an end in Miami on Friday night in a mismatch that illustrates how much the sport has changed, with online fame now almost as important as punching power.
YouTuber-turned-pugilist Paul, who is stepping up from cruiserweight, takes on the former heavyweight champ seeking to burnish his reputation against the 36-year-old Briton, who was knocked down four times as he lost his most recent fight, an IBF heavyweight title bout with Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
¡°You know, it¡¯s boxing, boxing skill, boxing on the outside. He¡¯s obviously going to come forward, bring the pressure, be the bigger man. And it¡¯s just being slick, float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,¡± Paul said, channeling former boxing great Muhammad Ali.
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