Comments Thread For: 10 heavyweight mismatches arguably worse than Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul

[DeeMoney]

This is the rare fight where regardless of the outcome it is a lose-lose for both fighters.

Joshua Wins:
-Joshua gets no credit for beating a youtube star, not a real boxer. Denounced for taking the fight. (Lose)
-Paul gets humbled and put in his place, everyone gloats that he's proven not to be a real fighter (Lose)

Paul Wins:
-Joshua loses, everyone calls him either a fraud or that he took a dive, because no way he loses a legit fight (Lose)
-Paul gets no credit, as everyone figures it had to be rigged for him to win. People get angry that he rigged this fight for himself (Lose)

[famicommander]

None of those is worse. Every guy on that list knocks Paul out.

[GMR Evans]

The two worst challengers for the undisputed world heavyweight title were both Joe Frazier's - Terry Daniels and Ron Stander.

[low blows]

Unfortunately I was at the Garden for Bowe-Dokes. Even for a gimme first defense - awful

No Dokes would beat Paul, even that version of Dokes. Maybe McNeely was worse than Paul but even in that era he was an average sized heavyweight and had wins over a former cruiserweight champion so I don't even know if Paul would be better than McNeely.

[Boxing 112]

Lets not forget that Mayweather McGregor was a greater mismatch than Joshua vs Paul. Think about it before losing your mind

Thought about it. No it isn't. The chances of AJ putting Paul to sleep or causing life time damage or worse, are a lot more than Mayweather doing it to Mcgregor.

[Smash]

jake paul couldnt even beat a play boxer his own size in tommy boy & even if he has improved a bit since then hes still that same guy, more or less

[Pulmonary Embolii]

"jake paul couldnt even beat a play boxer his own size in tommy boy & even if he has improved a bit since then hes still that same guy, more or less".

****

You can say all that, Smash, but the intrigue is in the politics, secret arrangements, a nod is as good as a wink to a blind man and the obvious Mafia involvement. I'd tell you more, but, you know Cosa Nostra and all that. I'd even tell you the round it ends, but omertà means that is a definite no no.

[NihonJim]

Morrison DEFENDING HIS WORLD TITLE vs a half drunk journeyman out of the crowd was definitely a worse mismatch than this.

[TheProudLunatic]

JP would not beat any of those under dogs unless it's in the script.

I can't see any script worth writing here
AJ is no actor so he won't be convincing

Can't say AJ would turn down fix money or not, doe

"$100 MIL to let JP win ? Where do I sign !"
Couldn't blame him if that's what went down.

[LA_2_Vegas]

Maybe a good amount of Julius Long fights.