Former champion predicts the end of influencers in boxing after the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight: 'He's going to get badly hurt'

Jake promotes a boxing match. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/JakePaul

On a collision course with the biggest challenge of his boxing career, Jake Paul He may be close to starring in a watershed moment for sports entertainment in the duel with Anthony Joshua next Friday (19). After beating big names in MMA such as Anderson Silva e Tyron woodleyThe YouTuber will face off against one of the great boxers of his generation, and for Amir Khan, a former world champion in the noble art, the fight could mark the end of fights involving digital influencers.

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For the former boxer, who competed between 2005 and 2022 and shared the ring with Marcos Maidana, Canelo Alvarez placeholder image And with Terrence Crawford, there's a good chance Paul could suffer serious injuries when facing Joshua.

“I think this could be the end, one of the last fights we’ll see where a YouTuber gets in the ring with a professional fighter, because I think Jake could get seriously hurt, and that could end the popularity of these influencers in boxing,” Khan told Daily Mail Boxing.

Jake Paul after boxing victory. (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram)

“That fight is enough, and I think someone like AJ, who has a powerful and strong punch, a former world champion, can certainly hurt, and boxing is a sport where you can be killed. Imagine that right hook he throws and it hits squarely, the damage he'll cause… (Paul) bit off more than he could chew in that fight,” he concluded.

Jake Paul is one of the world's leading influencers.

Jake Paul Promotes a boxing match. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/jakepaul

At 28 years old, the YouTuber has already had the opportunity to share the ring with some of the biggest names in combat sports history. And he's won... Anderson Silva e Nate diaz By decision, he also knocked out... Ben askren e Tyron woodleyMore recently, he headlined Netflix's first live event in a duel with... Mike Tyson, defeated by unanimous decision. In total, the Problem Child has a record of 12 wins and only one loss.