Anthony Joshua has battered a lot of novice professional boxers in his pro career. A look at some of the names and stats ahead of Jake Paul.
Joshua doesn’t seem to take kindly to pro boxers learning the trade.
He tends to blast them out.
However that was before he was blasted out himself against Daniel Dubois last time out.
Let’s drill into the stats a bit.
Joshua’s Novice KO Streak Targets Paul
Joshua knocked out his last three “non-boxer” opponents.
Francis Ngannou lasted 94 seconds against Joshua.
Robert Helenius was out in round seven.
Otto Wallin quit on his stool after five rounds.
All three had better combat pedigrees than Paul.
Joshua’s novice destruction average is under four rounds.
He specifically trains “celebrity destruction” combinations.
Paul’s defensive style matches Ngannou’s exactly.
Joshua’s corner calls these “YouTuber rounds.”
The streak started after Joshua’s own crossover criticisms.
Jake Paul will be looking to break that trend of course.
Paul is learning the trade still but beat a former world champion last time out in Chavez Jr.
At a much lower weight though.
Joshua will come in with a weight cap in this as well, he won’t outweigh Paul by as much as people think.
Paul vs Joshua has split sentiment so far — expect plenty more of that.
