Joe Rogan has candidly stated that Jake Paul is in for trouble the moment Anthony Joshua connects with a right hand in their upcoming contentious matchup.
Earlier this month, Paul stunned boxing enthusiasts by announcing his fight against two-time heavyweight champion Joshua, scheduled for December 19 in Miami.
With Joshua’s formidable power and extensive experience on the world stage, many have urged for the bout to be canceled due to concerns over the safety of Paul, who transitioned from YouTuber to boxer.
Rogan, like many others, finds it hard to comprehend why Paul would face off against one of the top heavyweights of the past decade.
“Honestly, it’s one of the most outrageous ideas ever,” Rogan remarked on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “You’re taking a guy who just boxed in what seemed like a sparring session with a 58-year-old Mike Tyson, and now he’s up against one of the most fearsome knockout talents in the heavyweight category?”
Despite his disbelief, the renowned podcaster and UFC analyst confessed that he is “definitely gonna watch” as Paul challenges “one of the scariest heavyweights around.”
Jake Paul will be ‘f***ed’ the moment Anthony Joshua lands a right hand, says Joe Rogan
Rogan has brutally warned Paul about the ‘terrifying’ challenge he has in store on December 19
Joshua, who has claimed 25 of his 28 victories by knockout, first became world heavyweight champion in 2016 before losing his unified titles to Andy Ruiz in a shock knockout defeat three years later.
He immediately regained them after outclassing Ruiz on points in the subsequent rematch, before suffering consecutive losses to pound-for-pound master Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021 and August 2022.
Despite being condemned to his fourth defeat last year against by compatriot Daniel Dubois, who knocked him out inside five rounds, the British powerhouse remains one of the most intimidating heavyweights in world boxing.
Paul, meanwhile, was beaten by Tyson Fury’s novice younger brother Tommy in arguably his biggest test to date back in February 2023. He has won all 12 of his other contests against inferior opposition, including a 58-year-old Mike Tyson.
‘He’s gonna be terrifying, and he’s gonna have a lot to prove,’ Rogan added about AJ. ‘He’s gonna be very angry that Jake Paul wants to fight him, very upset that this YouTuber who’s fought Tommy Fury, who’s a legit boxer, and a couple of other guys who are legit boxers [wants to fight him].’
‘That right hand, if it hits you, you are f***ed,’ he warned Paul. ‘This is a giant Olympic gold medallist heavyweight. I mean, Anthony Joshua is f***ing terrifying. He’s got that one punch nuclear power, one punch, and he’s fast.’
Rogan went on to describe Joshua as a ‘specialist at putting knuckles through your f***ing brain.’
‘And that’s what he’s gonna try to do to Jake Paul,’ he concluded.
Joshua, a two-time world heavyweight champion, is one of the fiercest punchers on the planet
Rogan described the British star as a ‘specialist at putting knuckles through your f***ing brain’
The iconic podcaster believes Paul has set up ‘one of the craziest propositions of all time’
Joshua is contractually forbidden from weighing in at any more than 245lbs for his fight with Paul next month. It will be the lightest he has been since his rematch with Usyk (244.5lbs).
Regardless, the Olympic gold medalist expects to carry out a demolition job in Miami.
‘I’m going to break his face and break his body up. I’m here to prove I’m the better fighter,’ Joshua said at last week’s press conference.
‘I’ll stomp all over him. That’s a fighter’s mentality. I’m going to really want to hurt him. That’s what I want to do.’
Paul, who is seemingly unfazed by the mountainous task ahead of him, responded: ‘This is going to be fun. I want him to cut me up. I want him to break my face.’
