Former WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia has "leaked" what he's heard about Jake Paul's camp ahead of the upcoming fight with Anthony Joshua.
Paul, who recently suffered a broken nose in camp, has been sparring a handful of top heavyweight contenders as he prepares to take on two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on December 19.
Some of the names mentioned include Frank Sanchez, Jared Anderson and Lawrence Okolie, the former cruiserweight world champion who is currently ranked number one in the WBC heavyweight rankings.
In fact, Paul suffered a black eye during a recent sparring session with Okolie, an injury that sparked rumours of a potential postponement.
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"I’ve just heard somewhere that he was injured, that it’s not happening," former WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne told Gambleonline.ca.
"I don’t know. I just heard not long ago it was cancelled. I don’t know what’s going on. Lawrence Okolie gave him a black eye or something and from what I heard the fight is not happening after sparring sessions [with world ranked fighters]."
Paul spoke about some of his sparring partners on Wednesday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show.
"We definitely focused a lot more on the strength workouts and lifting heavier weights," said Paul.
"I started to eat a bit more, but I didn't want to bulk up too much. The speed is going to be the key here, but we brought in world champion heavyweight sparring partners, guys who are 270 pounds, 250 pounds."
"Sparring them has been insane," he added.
Ryan Garcia reveals what he's "heard" about Jake Paul camp
Garcia was linked with being a potential opponent for Paul after his scheduled bout against lightweight champion Gervonta Davis was cancelled.
Speaking on DDG Live's stream this week, Garcia said he's heard that Paul has been getting "beat up" by heavyweights in sparring.
"He (Paul) is getting knocked out," said Garcia. "I heard word that he's getting beat up in sparring. And these (people) are not even Anthony Joshua. I'm leaking some s--- but... (Joshua) has got 50 pounds on him."
Jake Paul makes prediction for Anthony Joshua fight
"I don't think he can knock me out because he's not going to be able to line up his shots properly to land the hard punch," Paul said on The Pat McAfee Show.
"I think it's going to be a very tough fight for multiple rounds, but then, when I figure out his pacing, his style, his speed, his footwork, he's going to get a little bit tired trying to chase me around, and then I'm going to set up the shot.
"I'm not going to say exactly what, but I see what it is, and I think it'll end in the fifth or sixth round."
Topics: Ryan Garcia, Jake Paul, Boxing, Anthony Joshua
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