Eddie Hearn was a notable absentee during the first Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua press conference, but it didn’t take long for him to give his take.
The Matchroom Boxing boss was needed in Saudi Arabia for The Ring Magazine’s big event, so he allowed fellow executive Frank Smith to take care of duties in Miami. He was watching Joshua’s comical first fight with Paul closely.
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Hearn had a public dispute with Paul following his first professional match in January of 2020. But he appears to be showing genuine respect for the social media star’s insistence that he will fight Joshua, who is considerably bigger.
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Eddie Hearn impressed with Jake Paul’s performance as he faced Anthony Joshua
Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua met for the first time on Friday afternoon to kick off their Netflix mismatch. The social media star appeared smaller, but made all the right comments as they squared-up in Miami.
Eddie Hearn, who was in Riyadh for a few days, missed the event. Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith took his place. But he was quick to give his take, telling Boxing Social: “This is actually the first AJ presser I haven’t been to and I saw Frank on the stage, it was great for him.
“I’m looking at the head-to-head and I just still can’t believe it’s happening. Jake Paul is out there posting about how it’s going to be the biggest upset in boxing history, you have to admire the front, you have to admire the confidence, the delusion, whatever you want to call it.
“He’s going to get absolutely smoked on December 19 and AJ is not going to play around. I see AJ’s face in that head-to-head and he ain’t messing around. People say ‘oh he’ll hold him up’. Mate, you don’t know.
“AJ is going to go out there with the intention of getting him out of there in the most destructive fashion. All this stuff… If AJ feels disrespected,…
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