Eddie Hearn Doesn’t Give Mike Perry A Chance Of Beating Jake Paul

Matchroom boxing’s Eddie Hearn doesn’t think Mike Perry has much of a chance of beating Jake Paul on Saturday night.

Paul was supposed to box Mike Tyson but instead will now box Perry in Tampa, Florida after the former heavyweight champion was forced out of the bout due to a medical issue. Entering the fight, Perry is a sizeable underdog and Hearn agrees as he thinks Paul will be too much for the former UFC fighter.

“(Perry’s only chance is to) break his legs,” Hearn told DAZN, which is delivering the card on pay-per-view from Tampa, Fla. “Mike Perry is a welterweight that I think was in the UFC at middleweight, and the fight is at 200 pounds. He has absolutely no chance. And by the way, Mike Perry, I’m sure, is a really tough guy, and at 160-170 pounds, he’s probably a right handful. But you can’t give 30 pounds away. Jake’s not great, but he’s a big lump, and he’s strong and he can punch a little bit, as well. I think he’ll stop Mike Perry.”

Should Jake Paul win, the plan is to rebook the Mike Tyson fight in November at AT&T Stadium, which is home of the Dallas Cowboys. But, Hearn doubts that the fight will come to fruition.

“The Jake Paul machine works when he’s in a big fight,” Hearn said. “There’s some interest in Mike Perry, and if the Mike Tyson fight does happen – which I don’t think it will – I’m sure that will do big numbers. But he needs a dance partner. He’s stuck between a boxer and an influencer. The influencer fights are going to make him more money. He wants the credibility for boxing, but he’s not actually willing to take a proper fight in boxing. A part of him wants to establish himself and get the credibility as a boxer, but he can’t fight anyone too good because he’ll get beat.”