Jake Paul enters ring against Joshua; McGuigan questions fairness

The combat betwixt Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua is generating a batch of attention, but for erstwhile featherweight champion and boxing Hall of Famer Barry McGuigan, it doesn't look logical. He suggests determination could beryllium immoderate benignant of unofficial woody down the scenes to "protect" Paul during the Netflix extravaganza connected December 19.

"It's hard to judge they haven't signed immoderate benignant of clause," McGuigan told Betway. "Look astatine it coldly: however is Joshua adjacent paired with this guy? Look astatine what Joshua did to Francis Ngannou, a elephantine man, built similar a tank, who went 12 rounds with Tyson Fury, knocked him down, gave him hell, and Joshua bushed him successful a fewer rounds."

Barry continues:

"So you think: Tommy Fury bushed Jake. How is Paul going to get done Joshua? It seems astir unbelievable, truthful unbelievable that it's hard to judge determination isn't immoderate benignant of statement like; 'I'm not going to spell afloat force.' I'm not saying that's the case... but looking astatine it from this perspective, helium could beryllium earnestly hurt. Joshua is successful a antithetic league. Paul goes from warring mean fighters to Anthony Joshua? What's going on?"

Paul's performances sometimes seemed frivolous

McGuigan adds that Paul's performances sometimes seemed frivolous:

"It looked similar Mike Tyson was conscionable playing with him, and Tyson was astir 58 years aged astatine the time. All boxing radical cognize what's going to hap successful December. I don't hatred anyone. Jake is simply a large guy, he's got a immense instrumentality base, but if everything is clear, he's risking a superior injury. So it's hard to judge that determination isn't immoderate benignant of unofficial agreement. Of course, they indispensable person said thing like; 'I'm going to measurement back, I'm going to miss punches, I'm not going to spell each out.' If Anthony hits Paul with a cleanable punch successful the close place, helium could interruption his jaw, sound him retired oregon earnestly injure him."

McGuigan is not unsocial successful expressing his doubts. Joshua is not the archetypal heavyweight elephantine to look Paul. Late past year, Paul went 8 rounds with Mike Tyson; the combat was a circus, with "Iron Mike" hardly throwing punches, prompting critics to notation a imaginable colony implicit the outcome.

According to Barry, the lucifer betwixt Paul and Anthony could repetition a akin scenario; precocious hazard and a spectacular result, but with each the uncertainties that a large amusement carries with it.