VIDEO SHOWS: ANTHONY JOSHUA AND JAKE PAUL SOUNDBITES AND FACE-OFF FROM THEIR PRE-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 21, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) 1. INTERIOR KASEYA CENTER - ANTHONY JOSHUA AND JAKE PAUL STARE DOWN AT PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THEIR DECEMBER 19 EIGHT-ROUND BOXING MATCH 2. JOSHUA AND PAUL POSING FOR PHOTOS 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER BEING ASKED IF HE THINKS JAKE PAUL IS CRAZY TO FIGHT HIM, SAYING: "I don't think Jake's crazy, I think Jake is a logical person. He knows what he can do. He knows something within himself, and he's got good people around him that know something about Jake that maybe a lot of us sitting here don't know. For example, I know a lot about myself that many guys don't know. All he needs is belief in himself. All I need is belief in myself, and that's why you got us two sitting up here and no one else. If we listen to everyone else, maybe we wouldn't be here today. It's not about being crazy. He knows what he can do, and that's all that matters. Good luck to him." 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BOXER JAKE PAUL, SAYING: MODERATOR, ARIEL HELWANI, ASKING: "Are you alright my man? Have you lost your mind? This is Anthony Joshua you just called out. You're fighting Anthony Joshua in less than a month. Why are you doing this?" PAUL SAYING: "I like to challenge myself. I like the take on the biggest, the best. I said anyone, any time, any place, I truly mean that. And I'm here to go out there and shock the world. I know what I'm capable of. I see him and what he's capable of, and we're gonna go to war, and we'll see. The best man that will win, but people say, 'Oh, he's out of his mind,' all of these things. I've gotten to where I'm at today because of delusional optimism and so it's delusion until it's not because look at where we're sitting today. No one ever thought that this would be possible, that we would be here when I first started boxing, and no one thinks I'm gonna win. So join the list and be ready to be shocked." 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT PEOPLE SAYING HE SHOULDN'T TAKE THIS FIGHT AND WHAT IF IT GOES PAST THE SECOND ROUND, SAYING: "You know what I learnt? I just address people that are for me, I don't address people that are against me. Basics. You know, people say, 'What do you feel about negative comments?' I say, why am I worried about negative comments for? Why am I worried about people that don't believe in what I'm doing? I just focus on people that believe in me, that are supporting me and that's it, if I'm honest. I ain't got nothing to say to those people because they don't even come into my psyche." 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT TRAINING WITH BEN DAVISON, SAYING: "So no, I won't be trained by Ben Davison. I said that London's a bit distracting for me. So, I was invited to train with Team (Oleksandr) Usyk. So I've been in Spain, we've been doing some good training out in Spain and I think he's one of the best in the world. Not I think, he is one of best in world. And it's not all down to him, it's also down to his team that's around him. So, I linked up with them and getting an insight to how someone who's achieved so much. It's been phenomenal, man, it's been a great experience and it is very challenging." 7. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BOXER JAKE PAUL AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT JOSHUA TRAINING WITH USYK'S TEAM, SAYING: "It's great. I mean, obviously, he's training with the best in the world. He (Usyk) is one of the best heavyweights in the world. We expect nothing less. It's great. And I want the best version of Anthony Joshua on December 19th, and it's going to be the best version of Jake Paul that you've seen, and we'll see who's better." 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT TAKING JAKE PAUL FIGHT SERIOUSLY, SAYING: "As I said to Jake respectfully, I need to cut him up and I need break him up, and I need to hurt him. And that's just what we do. That's it. There's nothing more to it. Doesn't matter what anyone else tells me, what I feel in my heart is I need do a job." 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT SEVERAL BOXERS BETTING AGAINST JOSHUA, SAYING: "Respectfully, I'm not worried about what Tyson Fury's got to say or I'm not here for any of that betting and nonsense. I'm here to fight and that's all it is. Once I get the job done, I'm gonna collect my check, cash it, and I'm gonna focus on the next one. My bet is on me doing a number on him. That's all there is to it." 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT CONTROVERSY AROUND ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER JUDE BELLINGHAM, SAYING: "Yeah that's -- the main thing for him to focus on is getting on that pitch and representing his country and doing a good job. It doesn't matter what you say, that's what we don't need to focus on. He is probably just tunnel vision, which most people can never understand what it takes to be in Jude Bellingham's position. Jude Bellingham is under immense pressure every day of his life. So, it might just be one of those days, it could be one of those years, but let him do what he does on the pitch and that's what we need to focus on." 11. VARIOUS OF JOSHUA SURROUNDED BY MEDIA 12. VARIOUS OF PAUL SURROUNDED BY MEDIA 13. SIGN WITH SCROLL OF FIGHT INFORMATION STORY: Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua said Friday (November 21) he is taking his December 19 fight with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul seriously and announced he has been training with Oleksandr Usyk's team in Spain. Joshua and Paul faced off for the first time at a mostly friendly press conference in which the big Brit said he would "need to break him up and hurt him" during the eight-round professional heavyweight bout at Miami's Kaseya Center. Paul will face arguably the most accomplished opponent of his career in the 36-year-old Joshua, a two-time holder of the WBO, WBA and IBF belts, but the 28-year-old was not lacking confidence. "No one thinks I'm gonna win, so join the list and be ready to be shocked," Paul said. The event is set to be streamed globally on Netflix and marks Paul's second live appearance on the streaming platform following last year's win over Mike Tyson. Joshua, a 2012 Olympic gold medallist and two-time unified world champion, has a 28-4 record with 25 knockouts. However, he lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk and was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September last year in an IBF heavyweight title bout - his last professional fight. (Production: Jayla Whitfield-Anderson, David Grip) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
