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they will come miami There was a fight on Friday anthony joshua And jake paulAnd they will get a fight.
It’s a real fight, not a fair fight: Joshua would finish ahead of Paul and have a weight advantage of over 40 pounds. I repeat: This is not an exhibition, fake or choreographed in any way,
This is exactly the fight Miami deservesAnd it will offer a sobering finale to another extreme year boxing Business.
This is not the first time there has been a David versus Goliath clash in this sprawling city of lights, beaches, boats and myths. Once there was a fight between a boy and a man in Miami; The heavyweight champion was Sonny Liston, a man so feared that many experts feared death in the ring, and the wide-eyed, heartbroken challenger was a kid named Cassius Clay. This was considered a terrible mismatch. End of the game, the scribes wrote.
The finest, grandest and most sadistic members of the Florida set filled ringside seats at the Miami Beach Convention Center in 1964. It was a mink parade at ringside with cocktails and laughter in the air. However, rumors of cancellation and terrible weather meant that 7,000 seats were empty. They lay in wait for blood and were given thunder in return; Clay won in six rounds, soon changed his name to Muhammad Ali and the rest is boxing history. The fight was close to being called off as medical experts were concerned that Clay’s scare could lead to a sudden heart attack. Speculators were keen that Liston would kill the baby, but a heart attack was not good for business.
On Friday night, a modern version of the awesome gang – more tattoos, gold and muscle – will once again gather for a boxing match in Miami. And once again there is a frightening buzz of death in the air. Rest assured, no one is going to be killed, but one may suffer such deep pain in one’s heart that it is difficult to imagine. Paul may also get hurt,
Joshua is under more pressure than at any time in his 32 professional fights. Alternatively, Joshua is under even less pressure than at any time in the last 12 or so years. It’s that damned thin line of respect that all heavy, heavy favorites in sports have to face; In boxing, the line is the thinnest of all and Joshua has to dance across it deftly in his size 14 shoes.
Joshua is expected to blow up Paul quickly and painfully – then he will be called a bully. If Paul can find some rhythm, hold on, bend and move, he may last longer – then Joshua will be called too old. Mentioning any other option is also prohibited. The seemingly doomed clash with Tyson Fury has returned with a possible date of September 2026, and that increases the pressure on Joshua’s night at the circus. It feels like there’s real energy there to make that fight possible.
In 1964, the Beatles visited Clay at his 5th Street gym just 10 days before the first bell rang. It wasn’t his original plan, but Liston kicked him out of his gym. John Lennon, who knew his boxing, was not happy with this change. Anyway, they scouted the entire city and found Clay in great form. There is a famous photo of the Fab Four being attacked with a stick by the contender, the child and the outsider. When it ended, Lennon was asked about a world heavyweight title fight between Liston and Clay. He told the reporter: “Oh, he’s going to kill the little girl.” I heard something similar here this week.
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The future of boxing is not in danger; Reputation will not suffer; It doesn’t spell doom for a sport that’s driven not by competition but by cash. It’s possible Joshua was gifted the biggest deal in boxing historyAnd, by Friday midnight everyone will be wondering how and why this happened, It would be difficult to explain, and certainly impossible to predict,
In 2016, Joshua won the World Heavyweight Championship and made two defenses. In the same year, Paul joins the cast of Disney Channel show bizardvarkPlaying the character of Dirk Mann. There is no possibility on earth that could pair the men of that time. This is one of the most ridiculous stories in the game.
There’s a big fight scene in Miami right now – hotels with boxers and their teams, the usual faces of fixers and grifters, cornermen and cutmen who make a living in the business. Celebrities will come down later Netflix Canopy. There will be a show on Friday night – that’s the Paul way. There will be little damage – that’s Joshua’s way. There will be no peace or goodwill when the first bell rings on Friday night in Miami.