This match is an unlikely move on Jake Paul's part.
Or is it?
I've wondered just how used-up AJ really is these last few years. He looked strangely lacking against Jermaine Franklin and then suddenly dangerous (after an over cautious several early rounds) against a zombie in Robert Helenius. He appeared to get into Otto Wallin's head and had his way with the big Swede in their bout, but how much did Wallin really have left himself by that point? Then AJ looked stellar against novice boxer Francis Ngannou.
When they made AJ vs Dubois I remembered the old rumor from back around 2018; Dubois had manhandled AJ in sparring, dropping him and in some circles, word was he had all but knocked AJ out. When I saw AJ get all wound-up with DD at their pre-fight round table, I knew something was up re the rumors and wondered if he had enough for the revitalized Dubois. As we all now know, DD rag-dolled AJ with apparent ease.
The on again off again promise of a comeback was ****ed with several reasons, but to me, I wondered if they were hiding something.
They say that fans in the U.S. have zero belief in AJs remaining skills and chin, and that they vastly underrate him today, as he is (or is it really, how he appears to be). On some level that may be true, and if so, count Jake Paul among those American ranks. But my instincts suggest there is more to this.
I couldn't help but marvel at Jake Paul's face to face yesterday. Watching them square up, the size difference became readily apparent. But looking closer, I was caught by how much larger Paul's head appears to be than AJ's. I'm curious about their respective fist size. Paul's structure is freakish, as is his level of confidence. While his MO is to go after shot former fighters, the consensus thinking is that this time he's laid his packet out on the table for the world to see, and stepped it up. But has he really? Why do I get the feeling that AJ is more hollow husk than substance, today. His muscular athletic physique suggests ring readiness but is that really an illusion at this point?
There is no doubt in my mind that Paul is a brilliant, hard working and physically talented, tough, circus clown. And I wonder if he is talented and tough enough to play matador with a tired old bull. He thinks he is and he may have conned all of us into thinking he has stepped-up his game, when in reality his eye for the shot has been working overtime.
Look for Paul's voodoo, his witchcraft, to do a number here. Somewhere in the mix, AJ thinks he can get the music playing once again as he did with Ngannou, but most of the band has left and his inactivity will show early. This may in fact be a cash-out, whether AJ knows it or not.
I truly hope I am wrong.
You need to pass whatever it is that your smoking, coz that sht got you high AF and rambling paranoia.
theres a big difference between Dubois and Paul.
and his head looking big because his beard gives an extra 30% to his profile. Plus jacking to much PEDS looking Joe Rogan esque
he looks like a chubby blown up cruiserweight.It’s a mismatch, I wouldn’t get all “Joshua been slipping”
Sure thats true, but it still means nothing.
Jake Paul is an awful boxer at the world stage. And understandably so.
He will struggle with the length, the jab and the timing, the skill, combos and speed of Joshua
he will be intimidated by his power and once he feels it, he will understand why
The step up in class will be insurmountable
Oh and I’ll let you know this … Franklin, Dubois, helanius, wallin would all beat that journeyman as well. Easily.
its stupid posts like yours that even slightly entertains a Paul win that irritates me with this sport. You are exactly the fkn fan that pisses me off. You should know better as it sounds like you’ve got some general concept of the sport. But yet this “I wonder if he is talented and tough enough to play matador with a tired old bull”
“I truely hope I’m wrong”
fkn lol
EDIT:;
I forgot to add, you said he looked “strangely lacking” against Franklin. The man was coming off a loss that he did not take well at all. As someone who boxed previously, I can tell you now, confidence plays a big part. That’s why WHEN fights happen, it matters. Not just WHO.
second, you said “Then AJ looked stellar against novice boxer Francis Ngannou.”
exactly cnt, because that’s what happens when you setup a fkn mismatch. And that’s an actual heavy weight. Now you got a blown up cruiser
Oh And fk you also boxing scene. My god with the ads t hi site has now, it’s actually near unusable.
i been on this site since 2007 and every new update you do gets worst and worst
bunch of dcks
rant over