Promoter Eddie Hearn blew his stack when requested about his ideas on the assumption some followers have that Anthony Joshua’s combat in opposition to YouTube Jake Paul is a “scripted” contest for December nineteenth.
Hearn snapped, declaring that scripted fights are “unlawful,” and that Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) goes to indicate how fallacious individuals are by unloading heavy artillery on Paul’s chin to KO him as quick as doable within the first spherical.
Maybe the explanation why followers are questioning the validity of the Joshua-Paul combat is that many individuals who began rumors previously about Jake’s fights in opposition to Tyson Woodley, Mike Tyson, Anderson Silva, and Tommy Fury created sufficient noise to make individuals surprise.
“One, it’s utterly unlawful to have any type of script. It’s a sanctioned combat the place individuals can place bets on the combat,” stated promoter Eddie Hearn to iFL TV when requested if some individuals have questioned him on whether or not the Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul combat is scripted.
Joshua is in a troublesome spot as a result of even when he wins, he’s not going to obtain credit score for beating Paul resulting from his YouTuber previous. If AJ struggles to win even within the slightest, he’s going to be dumped on. And if he loses, it’s his profession over.
“We might by no means. Might you think about the dialog? ‘Hello Ed. What we’re going to do is come out within the second spherical, and I’m going to throw a jab,’” stated Hearn.
“Let me inform you a script for AJ in opposition to Jake Paul. The bell goes to go. AJ goes to come back out and take the center of the ring, and he’s going to unload the heaviest artillery on Jake Paul’s chin he can as rapidly as doable, and he’s going to knock him spark out,” stated Hearn.
If Jake wins, there are going to be a number of followers who would suspect that the combat with Joshua was orchestrated. He’s not going to obtain credit score both.
“Should you assume that is scripted, simply wait to see what occurs on December nineteenth, since you’ll go, ‘That wasn’t scripted,’” stated Hearn on the Joshua vs. Paul combat.
