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For a long time, Paul has publicly stated his lofty ambitions in the “sweet science.” He says, and maybe genuinely believes, he could be a world champion.
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For the last five years, he has locked himself away in Puerto Rico where he lives and trains as a professional boxer. It’s an approach which has seen results and he’s now a far better pugilist than he was five years ago.
But take his extraordinary profile out of the equation, and Paul’s boxing CV doesn’t quite live up to his own hype – with his record of 12 wins and one defeat being somewhat misleading.
Most of his fights have been against former UFC fighters who were past their prime. More recently, he fought boxing legend Tyson and breezed to victory against a man approaching his 60th birthday.
His only defeat came against a professional boxer, when Tommy Fury – cousin of world famous boxer Tyson Fury – dispatched Paul on points.
But Paul remains a lucrative personality in the sport, able to draw in record-breaking audiences around the world.
He and his company, Most Valuable Productions, partnered with Netflix again this year to initially fight unbeaten lightweight world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis, who is significantly smaller than Paul.
It was set to be a battle of styles; could Paul’s superior size and power overcome Davis’ elite world champion speed and skill?
However, the fight was scrapped in November due to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against Davis, meaning the scheduled show on Netflix was without a main event.
That’s when attention then turned to Joshua – a man much bigger and far more powerful than Davis.
The Brit, 36, is one of the best British heavyweights in the sport’s history. He’s a former two-time unified world champion with an Olympic gold medal to his name. But, in truth, he’s likely past his prime as a fighter now.
He had been looking for a way back to the ring after taking a year out of the sport following his defeat against fellow British heavyweight Daniel Dubois in 2024.
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For the last five years, he has locked himself away in Puerto Rico where he lives and trains as a professional boxer. It’s an approach which has seen results and he’s now a far better pugilist than he was five years ago.
But take his extraordinary profile out of the equation, and Paul’s boxing CV doesn’t quite live up to his own hype – with his record of 12 wins and one defeat being somewhat misleading.
Most of his fights have been against former UFC fighters who were past their prime. More recently, he fought boxing legend Tyson and breezed to victory against a man approaching his 60th birthday.
His only defeat came against a professional boxer, when Tommy Fury – cousin of world famous boxer Tyson Fury – dispatched Paul on points.
But Paul remains a lucrative personality in the sport, able to draw in record-breaking audiences around the world.
He and his company, Most Valuable Productions, partnered with Netflix again this year to initially fight unbeaten lightweight world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis, who is significantly smaller than Paul.
It was set to be a battle of styles; could Paul’s superior size and power overcome Davis’ elite world champion speed and skill?
However, the fight was scrapped in November due to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against Davis, meaning the scheduled show on Netflix was without a main event.
That’s when attention then turned to Joshua – a man much bigger and far more powerful than Davis.
The Brit, 36, is one of the best British heavyweights in the sport’s history. He’s a former two-time unified world champion with an Olympic gold medal to his name. But, in truth, he’s likely past his prime as a fighter now.
He had been looking for a way back to the ring after taking a year out of the sport following his defeat against fellow British heavyweight Daniel Dubois in 2024.