Promoter Eddie Hearn says it was all over for Anthony Joshua when he hit Jake Paul with his “big guns”. He would be badly knocked out in the fight on December 19th.

Joshua Paul will meet on Netflix in eight days at Miami’s Cassia Center. The eight-round fight will show whether the 36-year-old Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) has anything left after being knocked out in his last fight in 2024. He’s had a good 15 months of rest since that horrific night against Daniel Dubois.

Hearn’s nervous energy

“He’s going to know everything there is to know about the levels, the strength, the dangers of having a fight like this,” promoter Eddie Hearn said. iFL TV On the challenges Jake Paul faces in his fight with Anthony Joshua. “And he’s going to get knocked down hard.

There was a nervousness and uneasiness in Hearn’s eyes that belied the brave words he said to Joshua. This is the classic expression of a person who is unsure of the outcome. He is easy to read. It’s like Hearn is thinking, ‘I want AJ to win. I just don’t know. If Jack beats him clean, it’s over. How can we bring him back? I’ve tried rebuilding for four games. Did a lot of good things. He was killed immediately by Du Bois. “

“The only question is, how bad does he get knocked out. It might come down to a little bit of luck. He needs to be lucky enough to land nothing. The biggest outcome for Jake Paul right now is that he doesn’t get hit too flat because the cannon is so heavy,” Hearn said.

Joshua’s jaw problem

If Jack had attacked Joshua inside in the first round, AJ’s fight might have been over as he would have been hit by a 40mm grenade that would have exploded on him. Considering how Joshua was knocked out in rounds 1, 3, 4 and 5 in his final fight against Daniel Dubois in 2024, this may still be echoing in his mind.

Coming back from that disaster and going straight into a fight with Knockout Artist Paul was bad for AJ.

“Don’t worry about someone being hesitant, ‘Oh, it’s Jake Paul. Let’s not take it either.'” No, we’re going to get in there loaded with the heaviest artillery in the heavyweight division that’s going to be fired at Jake Paul in Miami. And it hits him hard, fast, hard on the chin. When it landed clean, he wouldn’t get up and the fight was over and he was knocked down hard,” Hearn said.

AJ’s career bet

For Hearn’s sake, he better hope Joshua gets through this fight and doesn’t get knocked down again. I don’t think he could handle all the laughter after AJ was blown up by Paul like a submarine reaching the depths of the ocean.

There will be many fans calling for Joshua to retire. I just wonder how Hearn is going to handle this, seeing his flagship fighter beaten by a non-heavyweight.