Ring troublemaker Jake Paul, freshly pulverized by Anthony Joshua, now wants to do battle with Francis Ngannou.
After dominating the legend Mike Tyson on the eve of his 60th birthday, Jake Paul felt himself growing wings to the point of challenging
a current reference for heavy goods vehicles: Anthony Joshua. Result: a poor show lasting five rounds, and a stunning knockout inflicted in the sixth act when the Englishman decided to move up a gear, Friday evening in Miami.
Devastated, the American star of social networks was left with a double fracture of the jaw, a few teeth pulled out and no less than four titanium plates intended to reconstruct his face. A terrible record which does not prevent him from boasting about the nearly 80 million euros which fell into his pockets on this occasion.
Inevitably, the person concerned may have to feed on liquids for a while, but his appetite has become insatiable. Even if it means remaking history a little. “ I won two rounds, then he won two, and then I got knocked out. I did well, but I think my cardio, the mental pressure against such a big opponent and the fights against heavyweights are different with these specific gloves. But it was a great experience, I learned a lot there “, he breathes in the podcast “Impaulsive”.
A tempting challenge for Ngannou?
Stunned and battered as if he had taken a baseball », Jake Paul now wants to rub shoulders with Francis Ngannou who in March 2024 also suffered the law of Anthony Joshua. “ I told everyone that I would do better than Francis. He doesn’t really have a chin. I think now he might accept… » A funny way of throwing down the gauntlet to challenge an opponent.
Certainly, if the Cameroonian MMA fighter, who before Joshua had tried his hand at a first professional fight in English boxing against Tyson Fury, accepts the duel, many promoters will be willing to organize such a confrontation. Will spectators and lovers of the noble art only be there?
