‘Little technical bulls**t’: Carl Froch blasts Jake Paul sparring stories

On December 19, Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul headlines a Most Valuable Promotions card at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The main fight card will stream live on Netflix for all subscribers, with the prelims card free on the Netflix YouTube channel.

Many are speculating on the true nature of this fight and revealing their own predictions. Paul has been in the news, sparring heavyweights such as Lawrence Okolie and Frank Sanchez. Carl Froch has spoken to Gameshub and blasted the stories.

Carl Froch blasts Jake Paul sparring stories ahead of Anthony Joshua showdown

Paul has appeared to remain confident throughout the build-up as we approach fight week. Anthony Joshua has been fairly quiet, apart from an interview with TMZ Sports.

The fight has been called a mismatch, but many look set to tune in to Netflix, with many questions waiting to be answered.

Reports surfaced that Paul had suffered a black eye sparring with British heavyweight Lawrence Okolie. He was also revealed to be sparring with Frank Sanchez and Jared Anderson.

Former super middleweight world champion Carl Froch is not a fan of these sparring stories, telling GamesHub: “They’re not sparring f**king Jake Paul. They’re moving around with him, touching him up with a little jab and the little technical bulls**t. They’re not sparring him. 

“Lawrence Okolie is quite a good puncher. He’s big now. Jake Paul’s not good enough to spar him. So let’s see the footage. Let’s see the sparring and then I’ll believe it. I still don’t believe the Jake Paul vs AJ fight is going to happen, but I’ve got flights booked.”

Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul full fight card

• Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul, 8 rounds, heavyweights
• Alycia Baumgardner vs Leila Beaudoin, 12 rounds, for Baumgardner’s WBO/IBF/WBA women’s super featherweight titles
• Anderson Silva vs Tyron Woodley, 6 rounds, cruiserweights
• Jahmal Harvey vs. Kevin Cervantes, 6 rounds, super featherweights
• Cherneka Johnson vs Amanda Galle, 10 rounds, for Johnson’s women’s undisputed bantamweight title
• Caroline Dubois vs Camilla Panatta, 10 rounds, for Dubois’s WBC women’s lightweight title
• Yokasta Valle vs Yadira Bustillos, 10 rounds, for Valle’s WBC women’s strawweight title
• Avious Griffin vs Justin Cardona, 8 rounds, welterweights
• Keno Marley vs Diarra Davis Jr., 4 rounds, cruiserweights

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