Tyron Woodley has shared the ring with Jake Paul and now gives insight on the former YouTuber’s upcoming contest with Anthony Joshua.
American mixed martial artist Woodley fought Paul at cruiserweight in August 2021 in Ohio and lost a split decision on the cards over eight rounds. The pair rematched in December of the same month, and Paul won with a KO in the sixth round.
Paul is now set for a shock showdown against former world heavyweight champion Joshua next month, and ahead of that contest, Woodley suggested to New Betting Sites that ‘The Problem Child’ could cause Joshua problems when they come together on December 19.
“There’s genuine risk in every fight. You look at Andy Ruiz, everybody didn’t give him a chance. And you can’t compare this fight to Francis Ngannou. Francis Ngannou is a heavy, powerful, but slow, non-agile heavyweight that was standing right in front of Anthony, wasn’t moving, wasn’t moving his head, and he got hit with a shot.
“Anybody can get hit with a shot. Francis had no experience with being in a situation like that. And I’m not saying Jake has. But Jake brings a different element to the game. He has punching power, he has agility – he’s smart as hell, but he’s dumb as hell at the same time – he’s dumb as hell because he’s taking a fight that people think he’s crazy to take, but he’s smart enough to prepare properly.
“I don’t think it’s a massacre, I don’t think it’s a mismatch. Jake is not a small person, and he’s consistently grown. Look at his body build. He has consistently grown. Each time we’ve seen him out there, size-wise, he’s probably still growing.
“I don’t see it [as a mismatch], I’m gonna tell you why. Heavyweights get hit with hard shots. When they get hit with these hard shots, not only in the ring, but in sparring, that s**t is compounding, the effect it has on you. And you got a smaller, nothing to lose, agile power puncher that can clip you and pop your chin at any point in time, you can’t count him out. Because he don’t have nothing to lose. The worst thing you want is somebody with their back against the wall that believe in themselves. That is the scariest motherfucker to be across the cage or ring with, somebody that believe in themselves, and has the power, and not scared to fucking throw it. It’s the weakening of your chin. It’s a weakening of the ability to take a punch.”
Paul is primarily a cruiserweight but has had just 13 fights and never faced anyone with the size or power of Joshua, who has knocked out 25 of the 28 men he has beaten, including the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Dillian Whyte and Kubrat Pulev.
