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When Anthony Joshua made his professional debut against Emmanuel Leo in 2013, fresh from Olympic gold in London, the boxing world treated it like the start of a coronation.

At roughly the same time, a 16-year-old prankster from Ohio named Jake Paul was posting six-second Vine videos - chatting to pineapples in supermarkets and climbing into strangers' shopping trolleys for a laugh.

More than a decade later, through wildly different routes, the pair have arrived at the same place.

This Friday, in Miami, they will share a ring in a professional heavyweight contest that still feels faintly unreal.

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[–] nostrauxendar@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (6 children)

It'll be the same story as the Tyson fight. No big KO, Paul wins on decision, Joshua gets a big payout. Guess this is Joshua getting one last monster payday before getting out with his brain intact.

Don't pay to watch rigged fights. The world has been rewarding the Paul dynasty with money and attention for bad behaviour for over a decade now. It's a sorry state of affairs.

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Like when Mayweather literally held him upright so it could go to a draw.

[–] nostrauxendar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was actually Logan Paul, not Jake Paul, but yeah they fought in 2021 to a draw.

[–] nostrauxendar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They both do boxing? I thought Logan did crypto instead of the physical stuff

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess so, or atleast that fight he did. The two are one and the same for me so I thought it was the other, and inly remember because there was a video clip floating around that looks like floyd held him up after rocking him with a punch to the face. Pretty sure wwe has or will soon put a championship belt on I think Logan.

[–] nostrauxendar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The WWE???? I've been mostly out of the loop on these two little psychos for like five years or so honestly. Wow, that's wild.

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