Following his controversial callout of UFC gentle heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira off the again of his newest skilled boxing win final weekend, Jake Paul has been backed to doubtlessly trigger a large upset for the ages in opposition to the Brazilian, by Octagon veteran Kamaru Usman.
Paul, who scored his tenth skilled boxing win over the course of final weekend in Tampa, landed knockdowns aplenty in opposition to former UFC welterweight contender, Mike Perry in ‘The Sunshine State; – en route to a blistering sixth round knockout win.
And within the rapid aftermath of his triumph, polarizing striker, Paul referred to as for a combat with former duel-weight UFC champion, Pereira, claiming a matchup between the duo is smart given their alleged related stature.
I would like everyone, I really like this sport and he’s (Alex Pereira) tweeted about wanting to enter boxing,” Jake Paul mentioned after his win over Mike Perry. “We received him on a Facetime proper there within the ring and I mentioned, ‘Yo, are you able to get out of your [UFC] contract?’”
“That’s too massive of a danger if I can embarrass his (Dana White’s) primary praised fighter proper now,” Jake Paul defined. “However I would like all of the smoke, I would like all of the MMA guys, and I’ve crushed all of them – who’s subsequent? He’s the king proper now of the UFC so I would like him, I’m going to decapitate him and dethrone him.”
Jake Paul doubtlessly beats Alex Pereira, per Kamaru Usman
And whereas Pereira seems to be receptive to a possible boxing transfer to tackle Ohio native, Paul – many have labelled any potential pairing of the duo as a farce, nonetheless, the above-mentioned, Usman boldly claims a matchup just isn’t a completely foregone conclusion in favor of the Brazilian.
“I do consider Alex Pereira can win that combat, however I don’t assume it’s an unwinnable combat for Jake Paul,” Kamaru Usman mentioned on his podcast. Jake Paul undoubtedly confirmed some actually good issues there, with the ability to stick by the jab. When he was capable of decide to the jab, the jab was working. Sure, I do know Alex Pereira is superb at doing the factor that gave Mike Perry success in that combat, however Alex Pereira additionally holds his arms very low.
“Sure, he has a imply left hook, however he additionally holds his arms very low. That head strikes when he’s slipping and ripping, however aside from that, it’s not prefer it’s always transferring. It’s not always doing what a boxer’s head motion ought to be doing. So, I’m not fully counting Jake Paul out.”
Who do you assume wins a future boxing match: Jake Paul or Alex Pereira?
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