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Jake Paul insists Tyson Fury is ‘not beatable’ and makes Muhammad Ali comparison while predicting Anthony Joshua fight
Jake Paul has claimed Tyson Fury is ‘not beatable’ and compared him to Muhammad Ali ahead of a much-talked-about fight with Anthony Joshua.
Fury and Joshua nearly faced off last summer, but the fight fell through and since then Fury has beaten Deontay Wilder and Dillian Whyte, and retired more than once.
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But following Joshua’s recent rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, Fury called out his long-standing rival and the two could now do battle for the WBC heavyweight title.
‘The Problem Child’ is excited by the prospect of watching the biggest fight in British history later this year and believes it will help boxing cement its place as the most popular combat sport ahead of MMA.
"That's a huge fight,” Jake told talkSPORT's Sam Ellard.
“I think it's a fight that needs to happen for the sport of boxing to continue to grow and make waves and continue to take over MMA, which is failing recently, specifically the UFC.
“I think that fight needs to happen so that boxing is number one in combat sports.”
Despite being excited by a potential clash between Fury and Joshua, Paul believes ‘The Gypsy King’ will definitely emerge victorious because he is simply ‘not beatable’ right now.
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“I gotta go with Tyson Fury man. I really like Anthony Joshua. He's a dope guy, he inspires me, but Tyson's just not beatable man, unfortunately,” he added.
“He's too big and has too much skill. He's 270lbs, 280lbs sometimes, bouncing up and down in the ring like Muhammad Ali, has an amazing chin that withstood dozens of punches from Deontay Wilder - the hardest puncher in heavyweight history.
“So, he's just not beatable I don't think."
Paul is set for his first fight of the year next month after August bouts with Tommy Fury and Hasim Rahman Jr. fell through, meaning he has been on the sidelines since knocking out Tyron Woodley in December 2021.
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The 25-year-old will look to improve his professional boxing record to 6-0 on October 29 when he takes on former UFC champion Anderson Silva in an eight-round, 187lbs catchweight fight in Phoenix, Arizona at the Desert Diamond Arena.
At the peak of his powers, Silva, 47, was one of the most dominant champions in UFC history and reigned over the middleweight division for several years before being dethroned in 2013.
In 2020, ‘The Spider’ was cut by the UFC before transitioning to boxing where he has picked up notable wins over the likes of former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and fellow MMA icon Tito Ortiz.
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