The Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight is more of an event than anything but it is also a legit professional heavyweight boxing match at the same time.
It is being licensed and regulated as such by the Florida State Athletic Commission — just as any other fight would be in professional boxing.
It is almost surreal that the thing is actually happening but happening it is.
Both are training for it and both continue to market the fight, as do their teams.
There is no inclination that the fight won’t go ahead and it’s only December 19th away which is not far away at all in fact.
It almost represents a watershed moment in professional boxing that shows the sport merging from the old fan base it once had to a new younger demographic.
Why Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua May Signal A New Era In Big Boxing Events
This is where the sport continues to grow as a sport at the moment with many new fans coming from the younger demographic and new fan age bracket from all over the world.
Boxing must learn from how this event does with Netflix in terms of the audience, demographics and all the new fans it is going to bring to the entire sport.
Worldwide.
Very important that the data after the fight on December 19th is studied as it will show organizers how things are growing not just in boxing with the younger audience, but all of professional sport as well.
Here’s a possible amount of people that might watch Joshua vs Paul on Netflix.

