Shawn Porter has predicted the outcome of Jake Paul‘s upcoming bout against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
‘The Problem Child’ makes his return to the ring against the former WBC world middleweight champion on Saturday June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer’s last outing came against heavyweight icon Mike Tyson last November, outpointing the 58-year-old at the AT&T Stadium in Texas.
After an underwhelming eight rounds, Paul was declared the winner of the controversial contest against the former undisputed heavyweight champion, who hadn’t fought as a professional in just shy of two decades.
Chavez will have his sights set on handing Paul just the second defeat of his tenure, although the 39-year-old from Mexico has had an underwhelming career since he held the WBC title at 160lbs between 2011 and 2012, marred with inactivity and issues outside the ropes.
Former world welterweight champion Porter has given his prediction for the upcoming match-up, revealing on The Porter Way Podcast that he believes the contest will end in a knockout for one man.
“I got Jake Paul by KO.”
Porter went on to explain his reasoning behind this prediction, reflecting on his time at the Wildcard Gym alongside Chavez Jr.
“He doesn’t have a gas tank. That means you’re not working and training out of the gym. I saw the in gym stuff and you scratch your head like ‘that was it for the day?’
“One day he came into the gym he shadow boxed, I don’t know if he made it a round on the bag, then he packed up and left … I’ve seen some short stuff. I don’t want to disrespect but it will make you scratch your head. The other fighters were laughing like ‘that was it? Why did he show up?’”
Paul could move one step closer to securing himself a dream shot at a world title should he be victorious against Chavez later this month, with cruiserweight world champions Gilberto Ramirez and Jai Opetaia both admitting they would take the fight for the huge purse attached.
