As speculation continues on who will be Jake Paul’s next opponent, one linked name, Anderson Silva, would have too much for the popular American. That’s the verdict of Luiz Carlos Dorea. Silva’s boxing coach, who believes that his man’s striking attributes would be far too much for Paul to overcome if the pair do meet this year.
Paul has been inactive so far this year, but it’s believed that an August date is likely for the YouTuber’s next in-ring appearance. As well as Silva, Tommy Fury is another candidate to be the opposite corner from Paul, but no opponent is confirmed at this time. Dorea is very confident that the former UFC star would emerge victorious against Paul.
“If he’s considering a fight [with Silva], I think he will pay dearly,” said Dorea when speaking to MMA Fighting.
“In promoting, it’s all valid. He’s doing his part, using his tongue, but you can’t use your tongue inside the ring. You have to use your fists, and it’s a whole other story. Anderson is far better.
“Anderson has always trained boxing when he was fighting MMA. He was always a striker with good boxing and Muay Thai. Now, almost two years later and the three [boxing matches] we’ve done, and training boxing specifically for this, Anderson is evolving a lot. He’s more confident in his movement and defence. He had great boxing for MMA and is putting on a show now. His level is so high.”