The Saudis have said they're not interested in showcasing Youtubers and MisFits 'boxing' and Paul is reaching his ceiling with a paying audience it seems.
Fielding is only 36. If Jake Paul beats him then credit where its due. Probably the most impressive "you tuber" win to date. Assuming it's not fixed of course.
Eh. Its not like Fielding is a 5 foot midget or something. Feels like a fair enough opponent for somebody who's only proper boxer was Tommy Fury.
Fielding is inactive and retired, I don’t see the point in this fight. I’d rather he fight a couple of journeymen who are actually in his weight class, it will do more for his development than fighting undersized guys.
He was a light heavy regularly missing weight the last few times he fought so it'd be a fair size matchup. He's also not been retired long enough to consider him totally rusty and out of it. If Jake Paul took him on that would be an impressive step up.
I can actually see this happening. Jake Paul is angling for a Canelo payday, once he knocks Fielding out, he’ll use it as a point of comparison. I bet Paul calls out Avni Yildirim at some point as well
Rocky From Stocky is a former WBA regular champion and a Prizefighter champion winning all his bouts in the tournament via KO all within 2 rounds. Twink forged a career becoming a ''three-weight world champion'' by winning WBA regular belts but Rocky From Stocky wasn't a 'real' world champion too? Rocky From Stocky also holds a win over Juan Ryder albeit a controversial one, an early KO win over a prime always very durable Brian Vera. No one has taken Vera out like that before. Rocky From Stocky can crack and he's a natural 175 pounder who boils down to 168 Rocky From Stocky was deemed an acceptable opponent for 50-1-2 prime P4P#1 Clenelo but not for a 8-1 Jake ''Money'' Paul?
Clenelo was the P4P#1 and he was coming off the extremely controversial 'win' over GGG three months earlier which nobody believed he won so there was still a lot of anger and resentment towards him in the air. And Clenelo slapped a rehydration clause on Rocky which basically ensured Clenelo would be fighting a walking dead version of him. Had he fought a full strength Rocky From Stocky it would be one of his best ever wins.
Clenelo opted to kill Rocky From Stocky at the negotiating table with a rehydration clause. He didn't even do that to Bivol. That tells you everything you need to know about Rocky's level and how much of a threat Clenelo viewed him.