Oleksandr Usyk wants the fight with Jake Paul for himself – but he won’t be able to do that if his career is ended this month.
Paul and the former heavyweight champion were fighting in order to start a campaign promoting a MMA bout between them. Now, the YouTuber faces Anthony Joshua in a match that seems to be a huge mismatch.
And Usyk believes there’s a chance that there may be nothing left of Paul to fight him if he doesn’t survive the Brit on December 19. Paul is 5 inches shorter than Joshua and there are 52lb difference between their two last fight weights.
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Jake Paul is scared for Oleksandr Usyk ahead of Anthony Joshua’s fight
Oleksandr Usky, who made the jump from cruiserweights to heavyweights, is well aware of the dangers associated with fighting men much larger than himself. He even fought Anthony Joshua twice for 24 rounds.
Jake Paul, on the other hand, is not Usyk. Usyk managed to win gold twice in heavyweight competition without losing. He was undisputedly the greatest cruiserweight of all time, winning gold medals before moving up to compete for gold at a smaller weight class.
Does Jake Paul face a serious threat to his life if he faces Anthony Joshua?
Oleksandr Usyk appears to think that this fight is an actual health risk. Is he going too much? Or do you agree?
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2025-12-03 04:00:00
