Jake Paul isn’t solely guaranteeing victory over Nate Diaz, he’s guaranteeing a knockout.
On Aug. 5 on the American Airways Heart in Dallas, Paul faces Diaz of their long-awaited boxing match. It’s Diaz’s first struggle since leaving the UFC, and the previous Disney Channel star predicts the octagon star is in for a world of damage in his boxing debut.
“I’ve the largest chip on my shoulder, the largest chip on each shoulders, coming again with a vengeance, refilled with that starvation that I had at first of the game to show to folks what I used to be able to,” Paul advised TMZ Sports. “The lion misplaced, I retreated again into the jungle, I took notes of every part, I obtained higher, I educated, and now this lion goes to come back out and maul this dude.
“He’s going to must pay for all this difficult work, all of the sacrifice I’ve made throughout this camp. I promise, I’m going to be the primary particular person to cease him on Aug. 5. one hundred pc, he’s going to sleep.”
Whereas Diaz has been stopped earlier than in MMA, he’s by no means been knocked out chilly, and Paul’s boxing profession so far has been outlined by brutal finishes of former MMA fighters, together with Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley. Most lately, although, Paul suffered his first boxing defeat, shedding a break up determination to Tommy Fury of their grudge match in February.
Paul mentioned that loss made him a greater fighter and are available August, Diaz is in for a impolite awakening.
“I’m going to let my actions do the speaking,” he mentioned. “When he will get in there with me, and he sees my pace, my energy, my talent, and he can’t hit me, that’s going to frustrate him. In that second he’ll know that he f***** up, and he’s about to get embarrassed, and there’s a distinction between UFC champion and a boxer, a really expert boxer in myself. My fists are going to do all of the speaking.”
After that’s achieved and Paul is again on the successful monitor, “The Drawback Youngster” mentioned a rematch with Tommy Fury might be within the offing.
“It’s not likely on my thoughts,” Paul mentioned of the Fury rematch. “I need to get via Aug. 5. Clearly I need the Tommy rematch, there’s KSI, an increasing number of names are going to pop up as I transfer up with my talent, however we’re simply going to handle Nate on Aug. 5, tuck him in actual good, put him to sleep, and see what occurs after that.”
