Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry fight week has arrived, and so have the pre-fight antics.
Paul (9-1), a YouTuber turned professional boxer, will face Perry (0-1), a UFC veteran turned bareknuckle boxer, in a 200-pound, eight-round traditional boxing match at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on July 20. The event airs on DAZN pay-per-view.
In a face-to-face pre-fight interview, âThe Problem Childâ sat inches from BKFCâs âKing of Violenceâ to exchange thoughts about their upcoming battle.
It didnât take long for the questions prompted by the moderator to produce answers that ranged from professional critiques about techniques between two fighters to a professional wrestling promo battle between two elementary school children.
âIâm too sharp, too clean, punch way too hard, power in both hands â he makes a lot of mistakes,â Paul said on âMVP Face 2 Face.â âEven on his mitt work video he posted today. ⊠Thereâs nothing he can do, and I respect him. Heâs very violent. Itâs not taking away from Mike Perry. He can beat a lot of people, but he canât beat me.â
Perry quickly rebutted, dismissing Paulâs results against other former MMA fighters like Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva, who fought Paul when they were past their primes.
âIâm just now reaching prime,â Perry said. âIâm just now getting to where Iâve been doing my best. I learned through the UFC, which was a tough place to learn. Since learning, now Iâm having the success brawling these people.â
Thatâs when the semi-serious critiques turned into silly banter between the two fighters as Perry stated he would take advantage of the weaknesses heâs identified in Paulâs game.
âIâm going to exploit those green tendencies in this fight, and you will break,â Perry said. âYou look very flubbery. Iâm hard as a f*cking rock. My sh*t is f*cking shredded.â
Paul, who said he loves his âfat, happy self,â bulked up in preparation for his heavyweight bout against Mike Tyson, which was originally set to take place on July 20 but was rescheduled for Nov. 15. Paul labeled the fight against Perry a âMike appetizerâ as he still has a focus on beating Tyson later in the year.
âMost people on the internet donât know sh*t about boxing,â Perry said. âThese people have never had a fight or theyâre special needs. You know the thing about retarded people is they donât know that theyâre retarded.â
The exchanges continued throughout the interview, and the fighters admitted they enjoyed each otherâs company. However, as the conversation began to revolve around a past sparring session between the two, real talk would creep back into the conversation.
âIâm excited for a battle,â Perry said. âI do like getting punched and I like punching too, so weâre going to see. Ten-ounce gloves, no headgear â Iâm going to hurt you, Jake. And Iâm going to laugh in your face when you try to hurt me.â
Paul and Perry could not come to an agreement on the length of their sparring session. Perry recalled six rounds taking place, while Paul was adamant it was five, and has the video evidence. Regardless, the two will get the opportunity to fight in a sanctioned, professional bout on Saturday.
âYour little baby green punches canât even reach my brain stem, bro,â Perry said. âIâm going to dig through your eyeball and find your memories.â
âPlease donât do that,â Paul responded. âPlease donât do that, Mikey.â
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