Promoter Warns Anthony Joshua on Consequence of Losing to Jake Paul

Promoter Eddie Hearn cannot imagine Anthony Joshua losing to Jake Paul, but said: “If I’m wrong, I think my time’s up. Not just AJ and me retire, I think we should all retire. So, AJ the weight of boxing is on your shoulders”.

 He expects Joshua to halt Paul within two rounds at most. The boxing world would come to a shuddering, and in Eddie Hearn’s view, terminal halt if Jake Paul were to beat Anthony Joshua. Paul, once a YouTuber and now a fighter, is boxing Joshua on December 19 in Miami. Joshua of course is an Olympic gold medallist, a two-time heavyweight world champion, and by far the bigger man of the pair. His skill level and experience vastly overshadow Paul’s, who has had 13 professional fights and operates around the cruiserweight limit. Losing to Paul would be a disaster for Joshua, and become a stain on his legacy. But his promoter Hearn cannot see that happening.

Joshua and Paul come face-to-face for the first time ahead of their fight in Miami on December 19. “He is a top 50, in the world, cruiserweight,” Hearn said of Paul. “He is a legitimate cruiserweight now. I just don’t think he’s world class and I don’t think there’s any non-world class cruiserweight that can step up to heavyweight and beat Anthony Joshua. “Maybe I’m wrong. If I’m wrong, I think my time’s up. Not just AJ and me retire, I think we should all retire. So, AJ the weight of boxing is on your shoulders, my man!” Hearn naturally expects Joshua to dispose of Paul quickly. “I really believe this is going to be a straightforward obliteration,” the promoter told Sky Sports. “This is a real fight. This is a sanctioned contest. “It is completely illegal to have any kind of agreement of how the fight would play out. “Fair play to Jake Paul. He’s signed up for a real fight,” he continued. “Within less than a minute of that fight he is going to think to himself: ‘What on earth have I done here?’ And more importantly: ‘What am I going to do?’ “There is absolutely no escape for Jake Paul in this fight… You will find out very quickly what this game is all about. And it will not be pleasant for you.” It’s not clear yet what for AJ would constitute success.

 Will he want to get Paul out inside the first two rounds, the first round, the first minute? “AJ, he’s got no interest in hanging around. He’s not capable of doing that,” Hearn noted. “He can’t do it because the minute he smells weakness, the minute he smells blood, he’s letting his hands go. “And the minute he lets his hands go in this fight, there’s a major problem for Jake Paul.

Fulham Boss Unconvince with Chukwueze’s Performance for Starting Shirt

Fulham coach, Marco Silva has explained that he still needs to see more brilliant performances from Samuel Chukwueze before he can give the forward an increase in game time.

Chukwueze joined Fulham from AC Milan in a season-long loan on the last day of the summer transfer window. However, his start to life at the club has been slow.

All six of his appearances so far have come off the bench. His most recent outing, however, showcased his real quality.

Chukwueze entered the fixture in the 64th minute and changed the complexion of the game completely.

He quickly took up the mantle of being the tormentor-in-chief for the Cottagers and eventually supplied the assist for Raúl Jiménez’s lone goal.

Given that performance, it would be expected that Chukwueze would earn a more prominent role on the team in the coming weeks.

However, Fulham coach Marco Silva, while appreciative of Chukwueze’s efforts, maintains that the Super Eagles star needs to do more before he becomes a regular starter.

“If you look in three months, how many times he was out of this club was too long for a new player,” Silva said, per Jack Kelly.

“I have the privilege to see him in the sessions, doing the type of things that he adds differently for us – creativity, last pass, last definition. “I’m pleased with him, but I have to see more. It’s not his fault that I have to see more. I think all the context didn’t give us the chance to see more.

“I need to see more in session and more time in games to see the adaptation for the intensity, for the aggressiveness in the right way that PL demands from players.

He is a very good player I knew before. That he has the talent I knew before.”

Chukwueze joined Fulham on transfer deadline day. Crucially, he did not have a pre-season with the squad and did not even train before departing for international duty with Nigeria.

So far, he has already been on three international breaks, and this consistent travel has played a significant role in his reduced training time and subsequent limited minutes.

Unfortunately for him, the player above him in the pecking order, Kevin, has been a constant presence at the club’s training sessions since his summer transfer from Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.

Fulham visit Tottenham in the Premier League this weekend, a fixture that promises to be an enthralling encounter since it is a derby.

Despite Chukwueze’s superb last performance against Sunderland, it is almost certain that the Super Eagles winger will not start the match—if Marco Silva’s recent comments are anything to go by.

Nonetheless, if he gets minutes off the bench, he will be hoping to impress again and finally earn the full backing of his coach.