At this late date, that hasn’t happened yet, but there are still many who insist that Paul will quit. Other fans loudly professed their belief that the only way the fight could happen was by striking some sort of secret NDA to ensure Joshua was less nervous about Paul.

The fight is expected to last eight rounds of three minutes each with 10-ounce gloves. It was further stipulated that Joshua’s weight must not exceed 245 pounds. None of these rules are a problem for AJ. Quite the contrary, the 10 ounce gloves work in his favor, 8 rounds instead of 10 or 12 makes no difference, and AJ shouldn’t have any issues going below 245. He weighed below that number for most of his career, although he weighed slightly above it in recent years.

Paul was scheduled to face Gervonta Davis in November. Davis is a 135-pound lightweight. Instead, Paul will now take on a heavyweight like Anthony Joshua, an elite heavyweight and former two-time world champion. What’s even weirder is that Paul has only really faced one true heavyweight boxer so far, and that’s 58-year-old Mike Tyson. Meanwhile, The Ring magazine recently announced that the long-overdue showdown between AJ and Tyson Fury is scheduled to take place on the 2026 Riyadh season card, with both sides expected to make adjustments next year, meaning AJ will have one more fight after Paul.

So who will win the upcoming fight between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua?

This issue point lammy We’ll try to answer that question with a quick analysis of the upcoming matchup between Joshua and Paul. This is Ramey’s Corner (produced and narrated by Jeffrey Siani).