Anthony Joshua reveals plan to "break" Jake Paul in a boxing match; find out more.

Anthony Joshua celebrates boxing victory. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

On a collision course with Jake Paul Next Friday (19), Anthony Joshua will face an American who is different from usual. Olympic champion and former world champion in the noble art, the heavyweight will have one of the biggest sensations in sports entertainment on the opposite side of the corner, with the duel being broadcast worldwide on Netflix. To deal with an unusual opponent, the Briton is betting on a different strategy to come out with the victory.

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AJ, as he is known, spoke about the subject face-to-face with Paul during the Face 2 Face program, promoted by Most Valuable Promotions. According to him, the path to victory is to inflict psychological damage before thinking about attacking the opponent's body.

“I think Jake is someone I need to defeat mentally, because he’s a mental person. If I can break his soul and his mentality, then I’ve broken Jake. That’s why I say I need to take his soul. It’s not just physical, I need to take his soul in the ring,” he stated.

“I’ve seen in fights how the energy, the frequency, of someone draining from their body. That’s my goal: to do the same to you. You have that instinct. You can perceive it when you’re fighting. You can see a small flash of someone who’s about to start fading, and then you keep exploiting that, keep exploiting that, keep exploiting that until some people give up. Some people get knocked out. We’ll find out. I want to break you spiritually and mentally,” he concluded.

Anderson Silva faces former UFC champion on the same night.

Anderson Silva in boxing victory. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Just before Paul and Joshua stepped into the ring, the legendary Anderson Silva He returns for another appearance in the noble art against another famous MMA fighter: Tyron woodleyThe former UFC welterweight champion (up to 77,1 kg) replaced the Chris Weidman injured and will try to beat the Spider. The American became famous in the boxing world after being brutally knocked out by Jake Paul in December 2021.