Anthony Joshua let out a rare swear word in a chilling final face-off with Jake Paul ahead of their showdown tomorrow night.
The Kaseya Center in Miami will play host to a bizarre Netflix clash in just 24 hours’ time, with many calling the fight a mismatch. Joshua outweighed Paul by 26.5lb in the official stakes before they came face-to-face tonight at a ceremonial event with fans in attendance.
And neither man could keep their hands off the other in an intense final face-off as both pushed and shoved in an intense moment. It led to an awkward sort of second staredown as Joshua refused to leave the stage for Paul’s last interview with Ariel Helwani.
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Jake Paul sent clear message by Anthony Joshua in heated final face-off
Perhaps to his detriment over the years, Anthony Joshua has always been a prim and proper champion outside of the ring. He rarely engages in trash talk, and aside from a few slips, could be seen as the antithesis to a loud mouth like Jake Paul.
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But that all changed tonight in Miami as a new AJ emerged, telling Paul he is going to get ‘f—ed up’ and refusing to ‘cede the stage to his rival. “I just outclass this kid,” he told Ariel Helwani in an unprecedented and heated interview.
“I’m a serious fighter, that’s just the difference. I am a serious, serious fighter and you’re going to get f—ed up, it is what it is… We can do another face-off, I just believe I am going to smash him, I’m going to smoke your boy.”
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In fact, it was Jake Paul who seemed to be more himself as the pair came head-to-head for an impromptu joint chat with Helwani on stage. He joked about Joshua’s “chicken legs” and repeated his infamous “I’m f—ing him up, Ariel” adage.
“I smell fear,” he insisted. “I see something in his eyes, I truly do… America, f— yeah… Bro, the pressure is on him, I’m fighting free, I’ve already won. This is a lose-lose situation for him, I’ve got him in a corner right where I want him.
“I’m here to show the world what’s possible, show kids what’s possible with self-belief. That’s what this whole fight is about. I’m here to change the sport, inspire the next generation of athletes to chase their goals and do the unthinkable.”
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