The Australian info Jake Paul and Nate Diaz square off in a boxing match at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, August 5. The setup for 8 rounds 185-pound catchweight bout bout headings the battle card live on DAZN. Advertisements Ahead of their extremely expected clash, YouTuber turned pro fighter and previous UFC fighter hosted a launch press conference, where they had plenty to state about their traditions, each other, their upcoming battle and what’s next for them after August 5. Here is what they had to state: Jake Paul Jake Paul | Noah Red & Alexis Contreras On why Nate Diaz “Nate Diaz was constantly the strategy after Tommy. That was what I stated. Even in the accumulation to Tommy, I was like it’s Nate Diaz after Tommy Fury. So that was constantly the strategy… This is a huge battle. This is a battle that I’ve desired for a long time. [Nate] got out of his UFC agreement and this is mostlikely the greatest battle of the year, just topping me versus Tommy. I desire to make huge occasions, huge battles takeplace and strike while the iron’s hot. He was a complimentary representative. Let’s run it. Make it occur. Settle the sh*t talk. I’m allset for war. I’m thrilled to be here. Thank you for having me out, Dallas. I love y’all and I’m going to do what Conor McGregor couldn’t do, and I’m gonna knock this guy out.” On if it’s surreal to face Nate Diaz, and being called delusional to desire to “Look, that’s what individuals have stated my entire, whole profession. So I’m utilized to it. I’m utilized to the non-believers, and I’ve constantly stated precisely what I’m gonna do and then I’ve done it. And so, yeah, we’re lastly here. I anticipated the future however it is surreal, you understand, and I had to put in the work to get here. And I’m simply thrilled to be here putting on enormous occasions. This is simply the start of what I’m going to achieve. Everything else I’ve stated still holds real as well. And this is evidence of that.” On impression of Nate Diaz “I was sitting on the sofa at my papa’s home in Ohio [when] I was mostlikely 14 years old, and we were seeing the UFC occasion and his battle came on, and I saw Nate Diaz. I had a crush on Cameron Diaz at the time and I asked my father if that was her sibling and he stated, no, however that’s so the initially Nate Diaz battle that I saw. Obviously, he’s a legend in the videogame and I’m delighted to be battling him. Twelve years lateron, you understand, from the sofa in Ohio to here in Dallas, Texas.” On the Fury vs Paul outcome “I’m filled with revenge, aspiration, cravings, and drive more than ever inthepast. I have a lot to show, 2 chips on each shoulder, and it’s do-or-die for me. Truly, this battle is do-or-die. I have to leave it all on the line and I believe it’s the exactsame for Nate Diaz. You understand, he’s leaving the UFC on a win. He desires to come into this videogame, make a lot of cash, knock out the YouTuber kid then go back and surface his tradition off. And that’s why this is such an remarkable battle. But I simply lost, and if he beats me, then where does that leave me? So, it’s 2 individuals who can’t lose, who wear’t desire to lose, who neverever back down, who keep on combating. And that’s why this is war and I’m prepared for war.” On coming back from a loss “This is the just thing I’m focused on and I’m filled with that cravings, and I have more conviction now than ever of what I’m gonna do in this sport. And when you’re doing a lot of battles, back-to-back-to-back, I’m knocking everybody out, putting them on their ass, making 10s of millions of dollars, you can lose that cravings. That loss re-instilled that in me and I’m delighted to come back. I stated wear’t judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses. So, I’m gonna come back. I’ve been working in silence. I pledge you that. I pledge you I understand what I’m capable of, and this is going to be the finest variation of Jake Paul that you’re ever going to see in the ring.” “[The loss] made me reassess whatever. Look at myself, my coaches, the individuals around me, whatever. And I believe that’s excellent to do in life. It was sort of this reset and this chance to appearance into the mirror, and I discovered more about myself in the loss than I have in any of the wins. It’s made me morepowerful – psychologically, in life, and in whatever that I’m doing – and it’s practically like a relief in a sense, since I neverever desired to lose. But now that it’s out of the method, I can sort of be totallyfree and so in lotsof methods it’s really, extremely releasing. I believe it’ll assistance me battle being more calm and focused. I brought in a lot of brand-new individuals into the group, and I’m delighted to program individuals my brand-new ability set on August 5th.” On individuals questioning him “I like individuals to doubt me and I’m going to do what they couldn’t do, rather actually.” “It makes me feel sorry for them duetothefactthat they’re not doing it, and it’s simple to talk from the sofa. It’s simple to be a critic. It’s simple to have an viewpoint when you’ve neverever gotten the ring. That’s why I regard anybody who gets into the ring, win or lose, particularly if you lose and then come back. That’s how you understand if they’re a real, genuine fighter. So I welcome the critics. I love it. I let it fuel me. That’s what has brought me here today. Quite actually it’s the hate and the individuals booing me and the individuals questioning me. I sat in front of you at these press conferences lots of times now and stated precisely what I’m going to do. I was chuckled at consideringthat the extremely initially battle in my profession when I stated I would be here on the greatest phases. I’ve simply continued to show individuals incorrect, continued to put it on the line, continued to neverever back down.” “I put every single one of my challengers on the canvas. Win or lose, they’ve all gone down. I’m a genuine canine and I understand what I’m capable of, and that’s why when these corny individuals shot to state sh*t, I simply laugh at them. Look where I’m at, after 3 years. Are you joking me? And not just that, I’m bringing individuals up with me, young potentialcustomers.” “We simply introduced Most Valuable Prospects – Amanda Serrano, Ashton Sylvie, all of these individuals. We have a brand-new MVP finalizing, that when we reveal it, y’all are going to sh*t your trousers. So, I’m simply getting warmed up in this videogame and I’m currently, I’m currently a statue in the videogame. I’m here permanently. Even if I lose, guess what? Y’all are still going to come back in tune in.” On taking on classically trained fighters and what’s ahead “Nate’s classically trained in boxing. Like he simply stated, he’s been in the healthclub giventhat he was 15 years old. You understand sparring people like Andre Ward, Regis Prograis…. I desire to toss huge occasions. Yes. But at the exactsame time, I’m taking on battles to obstacle myself and doing things that individuals would do… taking on tough challengers. I’m not simply taking on these men who are Journeymen who have these horrible records. I’m going to battle the greatest names in the sport and the finest competitors, and I’m simply getting begun.” “I’m getting more and more experience under my belt with each battle. This will be my 8th battle and I’m simply getting muchbetter and muchbetter in the fitnesscenter. I spar versus world champs, you understand, and train with world champs all the time. So strategy on that, in the future 100%, however taking it one fi
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