Former boxing star Shawn Porter says there’s good news and bad news for Jake Paul ahead of his fight against Anthony Joshua — The good?? The “fixed fight” chatter will end after Friday. The bad?? It’s probably because it’ll be a rough night for him.
The 38-year-old champ joined TMZ Sports ahead of the big bout going down in a matter of hours on Netflix … and he broke down his thoughts on El Gallo taking on the biggest challenge of his life — an active former heavyweight champ and Olympic gold medalist.
Porter says anyone who actually fights knows Jake’s bout against then-58-year-old Mike Tyson wasn’t fixed — the legend was simply old and not in shape. Joshua, on the other hand, is as fit as it gets.
So when the two step between the ropes in Miami … Porter says this will be the definitive proof the haters will need to shut up — ’cause Joshua is 36 years old, not retired, a current pugilist who will likely make light work of the former YouTuber.
Worth noting — Paul’s fights are 100% NOT fixed — and staging bouts is incredibly illegal. Paul and his team have consistently denied ever being involved in such practices … and have threatened legal action on anyone who claims otherwise.
Porter says there shouldn’t be a moment in the eight-round event where AJ is on the ropes getting beat up … but he would actually appreciate it if Joshua doesn’t go for a full knockout out of “respect” for Paul taking on the insane fight.
But Porter did say if Jake does end up getting in a good swing on AJ, ya gotta appreciate it for what it is … pointing out that Joshua is a bit older now and has been knocked down by heavyweights recently.
So no matter what happens … deal with it. Even if Jake Paul shocks the world and wins, which Porter finds highly unlikely.
