Tyron Woodley believes he has the beating of Jake Paul when the pair meet this summer.
They could fight in August with a date of the 28th mentioned, and Woodley is optimistic that he will come away with a win in his first professional boxing match.
Woodley has a career in UFC, while Paul has three professional fights to his name against boxers without a traditional background in the sport. His last fight came against MMA fighter Ben Askren, who was solidly knocked out in the first round. Woodley predicted his own victory will come in the first three.
“I think [round] three. First round sounds cocky, sounds dope, but I just know that if I’m fighting Tyron Woodley, everyone is going to tell him to cover up, weather the storm, clinch him, grab him, keep him away from you, stay at distance, watch out for the right hand," Woodley told Michael Bisping, reported BoxingScene.com.
"I’ve got to set a couple traps, so I may need a round or two to set some traps, see what he responds to, and I think third round I should be able to clean up the deal. At the end of the day, he’s going to get beat up. He’s going to get knocked out. Hopefully, it’s not too bad because what’s happening is, his people are gassing him up that he can win - he accepted this fight, and I was very surprised he accepted this fight.
"They’re gassing him up, and they’re giving him that, ‘You’ve got the power, he’s old, he ain’t won a fight in a million years, you the younger, more hungry, he’s taking you lightly, you can beat him.’ They’re lying to this kid, and they’re gonna get him f— up."