EDDIE HEARN has labelled Jake Paul’s fight with Nate Diaz as a “MISMATCH” that will end in four rounds.
The YouTuber-turned prizefighter returns on August 5 in Texas against Diaz, who is making his professional boxing debut.
And the MMA veteran – who last year walked out on the UFC – had fans fearing after footage emerged of him in training.
So promoter Hearn fears that unless Diaz was holding back on the pads, the bout will be one-way traffic.
He said on The MMA Hour: “I watched Nate Diaz hit pads. You know it’s going to be a mismatch against Jake Paul don’t you?
“But for it to be a mismatch against Jake Paul, like, yes [he’s getting smoked], yes. It won’t go four.
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“Listen, unless it’s all a bit of a bluff by Nate what I saw. You can see people hit pads, and you know whether they [can box].
“And we’re talking about Jake Paul. We’re not talking about Fury or Anthony Joshua, fighting an MMA fighter, you’re talking about Jake Paul.”
Paul, 26, was beaten for the first time in February, losing a split-decision in Saudi Arabia to Tommy Fury, 24.
But he snubbed a rematch to face Diaz, 38, who will be his FOURTH opponent formerly in the UFC.
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Paul has wins over ex-MMA champions Ben Askren, 38, Tyron Woodley, 41, and Anderson Silva, 48.
But for the first time, he will fight over ten rounds and agreeing with Diaz to have the rules changed by the Texas commission.
Paul tweeted: “If the fight goes to the later rounds, it’s obviously a big advantage for Nate.
“I know that, he knows that (that’s why he made the request), the oddsmakers know that. But I don’t give a f***. I’m all in.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
