YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul predicts big win over 2-time heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua

MIAMI AP Jake Paul brashly anticipates his brand won t take a hit with his latest boxing venture In fact the YouTuber-turned-boxer expects his brand to flourish and predicts the outcome of his upcoming fight against fresh world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will rival Buster Douglas knockout win over Mike Tyson in upset proportions Paul even predicts that the bout will end via a knockout mastery in the fifth round Those are brash words indeed considering that Paul won t be facing a long-retired champion former UFC belt holder ex-NBA players or a fighter giving up pounds Multiple in the boxing world question why the Paul-Joshua match scheduled for Dec at the Kaseya Center in Miami was made Paul and Joshua a two-time heavyweight champion came together Friday to officially announce the scheduled eight-round bout that will be shown on Netflix I m here to go out there and shock the world Paul announced I know what I m capable of People say Oh he s out of his mind I ve gotten to where I am at present because of delusional optimism No one thinks I m going to win so join the list and be ready to be shocked Paul has a - record five years into his boxing career His fight docket is highlighted by an eight-round decision over -year-old Tyson in an event that attracted at AT T Stadium in Arlington Texas The -year-old Paul also has victories over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr as well as retired UFC fighters Anderson Silva and Nate D az In his second bout Paul stopped former NBA participant Nate Robinson in two rounds But Joshua offers a much different and imposing challenge It s true that Joshua s aura of invincibility has waned following consecutive distance-lasting losses to reigning heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in and and in a fifth-round knockout loss against fellow Englishman Daniel Dubois last year But Joshua - KOs possesses the punching arsenal that aftermath in knockout wins How Paul who has fought primarily at the -pound cruiserweight class in the majority of his bouts evades the shot that shatters his dream will be the narrative leading into the fight He s one of the best heavyweights ever Paul mentioned But I believe that fighting a smaller man is oftentimes harder for a heavyweight because of the speed difference and because of the foot speed because of the angles All that power is great I just have to avoid that one shot I believe that I can do that I know I can pick him apart and figure points It will be Joshua s first bout since the loss to Dubois in September During his ring break the -year-old Joshua also underwent elbow surgery You can t underestimate anyone I m going to take him seriously Joshua announced After a year out I ve realigned a lot in my life I got my focus back to where it necessities to be Joshua acknowledged that anything short of a quick knockout win will be perceived as additional erosion of his standing among the elite heavyweights I ve seen it I ve heard it Joshua noted As I stated to Jake respectfully I need to cut him up I need to break him up and I need to hurt him That s just what we do Paul originally was scheduled to face lightweight champion Gervonta Davis in an exhibition Nov at the Kaseya Center But the event was canceled after a civil lawsuit filed against Davis by a former girlfriend included accusations of aggravated battery false imprisonment and kidnapping Joshua was perpetually in the plans after Gervonta Paul reported We just started talking to members of his camp