Frank Warren has weighed in on the upcoming fight between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua.
News of this December 19 contest has divided the boxing world, with many thinking Paul could get seriously hurt by a much bigger and more experienced fighter in Joshua.
Meanwhile, others give Paul plenty of praise for stepping up to such a challenge despite having only had 13 fights against lesser opposition, such as a nearly 60-year-old Mike Tyson.
Speaking to Seconds Out, promoter Warren was one who suggested that Paul deserves credit.
“You’ve got to take your hat off to Jake Paul because he’s taken some criticism, which I think is unfair. Jake Paul’s background is coming from being a social media star with big fame, but he has become a boxer. He does train as a fighter. He has no amateur experience, he’s gone in the deep end, he does what he has to do.”
He then assessed how the fight may go.
“Fighting AJ, Joshua goes in as a big favourite, no doubt about that, he’s a Gold medalist from the Olympic Games, he has a wealth of experience but if it does happen, I take my hat off to Paul. I feel you’ve got to give Jake some serious credit for that.”
“If Jake Paul caught him or knocked him over, God, that’s end of [Joshua’s] legacy. In his last fight, against Daniel Dubois, how many times did he put him on the floor, five or six times? I genuinely do feel whoever AJ fights, if they catch him, he has a problem.”
Joshua has not fought since that KO loss to Dubois in September 2024 and is looking to rebuild towards bigger things in 2026.
