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Topics: Jake Paul, Anthony Joshua, Boxing, Fan Reactions
Ryan Smart
The official poster for the upcoming fight between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua has been questioned by some boxing fans.
Paul and Joshua will face off in a sanctioned heavyweight bout in Miami, Florida on December 19.
It will be contested over three eight-minute rounds, with both fighters using 10oz gloves.
It is without question the most significant challenge of Paul's relatively young boxing career, with Joshua a two-time heavyweight champion of the world.
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There are rumours that a staggering prize pot of £140 million is on the cards for the fight - which will surely go some way to explaining why Joshua has taken the bout.
Paul's last fight was in June and saw him defeat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, who was then arrested by US immigration authorities four days later on accusations of involvement with cartels and illegally trafficking arms into Mexico.
Chavez, who denies all the accusations, was moved to Mexico before being released from prison on bail in August.
Joshua, meanwhile, last fought in September 2024, losing an IBF heavyweight title bout to Daniel Dubois.
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The official fight poster has now been revealed by Netflix, who have a broadcast deal in place with Paul and Most Valuable Promotions to show his fights.
The poster carries the tagline 'Judgment Day', and dubs the bout as 'Jake vs Joshua' instead of using Paul's surname.
But fans have called out the poster after spotting a surprise detail.
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Joshua is presented as significantly bigger than Paul on the poster, which was designed by Netflix - in contrast to how Paul was at the same height as Gervonta Davis for their pre-fight poster before that bout was cancelled earlier this month.
That doesn't appear to be a huge surprise, given that Joshua stands at 198cm tall compared to Davis' 165cm stature - but some fans aren't happy regardless.
One wrote: "Joshua a lot bigger than him in the poster ... but Tank the same size. IYKYK."
A second wrote: "Marketing 101."
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A third said: "All theatre my guy."
And a fourth added: "They made Jake and Tank the same size for the poster to make Tank look bigger than he is. For the Jake vs Joshua poster, they had to keep it real."
But others didn't see the issue, with one writing: "Everything that looks suspicious to y'all is done by Jake Paul. Come on, maybe it's just because he's taller."
While a second pointed out: "I don't think Jake Paul is doing the posters, he's busy training mate."
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And a third asked: "You think Jake Paul is making these posters?"