Jake Paul has fired off some threatening words in the direction of Anthony Joshua ahead of their fight later this week.
On Thursday (December 18), the pair took to the stage for their pre-fight weigh-in, and Paul was pleased when his weight of 216lbs was announced to the press.
After telling the crowd he was "dialled in," he dramatically yelled a message for Joshua. "You listen to me, brother," he yelled, partly channeling the late Hulk Hogan. "When the ring bells, I’m coming in there, and I’m coming on his ass!"
When two-time world champion Joshua weighed in, he was told that he came in at 243.3lbs, making him quite a bit heavier than his opponent. When he got his weight confirmation, he gave a calm response with a thumbs up, standing in direct contrast to Paul’s outburst.
The eight-round sanctioned fight, which will utilize 10oz gloves, will take place at the Kaseya Center in Florida on Friday (December 19) and will be livestreamed on Netflix, much like Paul’s controversial bout against Mike Tyson.
At a press conference before the fight, the two exchanged heated words and Paul declared that he is "more important" for the world of boxing than Joshua is, while also admitting that he’s got a very tough opponent.
"This is the Giants vs the Patriots 2007," Paul said, per Sky Sports. "I mean, the list goes on, but the odds are stacked against me. There's no sporting teams in history that have gone together where it's this big of a difference in terms of skill, experience, resume, height, weight, etc. So this is going to be the biggest upset in the history of sports and you guys get to witness it."
He also asserted that if people care about boxing at all, they will want him to win. "I think that I'm more important for boxing so if they cared about the sport they would want me to win," he said.