Boxing: At 47, can legendary Anderson Silva stop Jake Paul’s perfect record?

Jake Paul will face one of the great UFC champions, Anderson Silva, in a boxing duel on Saturday in Phoenix.

The fight between the former YouTuber and Silva will be eight three-minute rounds, with a maximum weight of 187 pounds.

At the age of 47, Silva continues to show his passion for combat sports.

“I keep doing it for myself and to show the new generation to believe in them. I do it because I like it, not because I have something to prove,” he explained on Wednesday while training in front of an audience.

Today also corrected comments he made in September in which the Brazilian said he had been knocked out twice. By a sparring partner to talk about the harshness of the camp, stating that he simply made the mistake of speaking in a second language, nothing to worry about.

“My boot camp went very well. I’m fit and ready to fight. The only K.-O. People should be worried about what I’m going to do with Jake Paul on Saturday.”

This will be the fourth fight against former UFC Paul, who has a perfect 5-0 aggregate record but whose level of opposition has been criticized. K.-O. passed. to Ben Askren in addition to his two wins over Tyron Woodley, after defeating fellow YouTube star and NBA alumnus Nate Robinson.

As for Silva, he has three wins and one loss in the ring, his last victory being in just 81 seconds over Tito Ortiz in September 2021.

Silva coach, Luiz Carlos Doria said: Fighting MMA That Paul had a very high target this time around when he faced off against a mixed martial arts legend who demolished a long list of elite fighters during his reign as middleweight champion.

“He’s doing his job really well and he’s taking one step at a time, but I think that’s a bit too big for him. He’s young and athletic, but he’ll have a fighting specialist ahead. He’s shown he has strength in his fists, but we haven’t seen his chin tested yet.” That would be the case against Anderson.”

Dorea also noted that Silva has expressed his desire to retire at 49 and play a historic exhibition fight against Floyd Mayweather.

On Saturday, two other high-profile athletes will take part in a battle between former UFC player Uriah Hall and former NFL player Le’Veon Bell, both of whom are making their first professional boxing matches.

“It’s an opportunity to show that I take things very seriously. And even more so, I’m going to show how talented I am and get over it,” Bell told ESPN. “It’s not just a hobby, it’s not a game. I do it for myself too, it’s a challenge to see how far I can go. I loved my NFL experience and I feel it prepared me for what’s to come.”