'I feel like I’d beat Jake Paul' - Conor Benn on Paul's chances against Joshua

Fresh from gaining revenge over bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr. last month, Benn has weighed in on how he sees things going ahead of Paul and Joshua’s blockbuster in Miami, Florida.

With Joshua an overwhelming favourite to claim victory, Benn is in two minds about how long it will last but he was certain about one thing when speaking to Boxing Scene.

“AJ won’t carry him,” said Benn

“I don’t feel like that’s in AJ’s makeup or DNA, or who he is as a man, as a character, but I don’t think it will be early.”

Benn expects Joshua to come out on top but admits he wouldn’t be surprised to see Paul do better than people expect him to and give the Brit some rounds.

“It could be first half still… it’s so hard for me to say because I feel like it’s going against everything that my heart’s telling me, but my head’s telling me, I don’t even know, it got me messed up.

“But there’s obviously something that we’re missing, because I look at Jake Paul and I go, he’s a smart guy, obviously, it’s evident in business and in understanding commercial value and understanding marketing and understanding how the boxing game works and its demographic.

“For him to then just go on and fight the heavyweight champion with no substance or his confidence must come from somewhere.

“I’m sitting there going, well, I must be missing something. But then in the same breath, I’m going, well, I feel like I’d beat Jake Paul. So if I beat Jake Paul, how does AJ not beat Jake Paul? And how does he not beat him early?

“Yeah, I know, but then I'm sitting there going, well, I must be missing something, because he’s a smart guy.”

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