Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: Final face-off turns tense as AJ pushes Paul’s fist away
A low-key, media-only weigh-in was held Thursday morning at the Fontainebleau hotel, followed by a ceremonial weigh-in at the Fillmore Miami Beach later in the day.
Heavyweights are not usually required to lift weights, but Joshua was required to weigh under 17st 7lb (111kg); This reflected the gap in experience between the fighters.
She tipped the scales at 17.5 lb (110 kg) while Paul weighed 15.7 lb (98 kg).
During the official weigh-in earlier, Paul calmly stepped onto the scale before launching into a short, animated and somewhat confusing tirade.
“Do you know who I am? That’s who I am,” he shouted, eyes wide as he pointed to the assembled media.
Paul was the one with the heaviest weight; 3lb more than in his fight against Mike Tyson last year.
The weight difference has been a major topic of discussion.
Paul has worked mostly at cruiserweight for most of his boxing career.
Joshua was never expected to miss the mark as he posted a video on social media two weeks ago showing he was being targeted.
He had easily done similar weights before; This includes his fights against generational great Oleksandr Usyk. He weighed 18st 3lb (118kg) at his heaviest during his professional career.
