MIAMI – Ceremonial weigh-ins for Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua went down Friday evening at Fillmore Miami Beach, featuring the final pre-fight faceoffs before the big Netflix-streamed event.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul takes on his biggest challenge yet, facing Olympic gold medalist and former two-time heavyweight boxing champ Joshua. The two came face-to-face one last time before meeting in the ring at ceremonial weigh-ins. As witnessed before in prior faceoffs, the huge size difference remains a stupefying sight.
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MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian and Matchroom Boxing chairman Eddie Hearn oversaw the faceoff, which was the most intense yet. The two exchanged a few heated words as they briefly got physical as Paul attempted to touch Joshua.
“You’re gonna get f*cked up,” Joshua said to Paul while speaking with Ariel Helwani afterward.
“The pressure’s on him, I’m fighting free,” Paul responded. “… Probably a sixth or seventh-round knockout. I’m f*cking him up Ariel!”
The boxing event takes place on Friday at Kasyea Center and streams live on Netflix.
Check out the faceoff in the video above.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua: No jokes in final faceoff
