Tyron Woodley preparing for Jake Paul ‘as if I were fighting Canelo’

LOS ANGELES – Tyron Woodley doesn’t thoughts giving credit score to Jake Paul.

The previous UFC welterweight champion received’t shrink back from saying he’s getting ready for a formidable foe forward of his skilled boxing debut. Woodley takes on the YouTube star in an eight-round, 190-pound catchweight boxing match on Aug. 29 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

Woodley is coaching as if he had been dealing with one of many world’s greatest, and isn’t going to let Paul’s antics distract him from correctly preparing for his or her struggle.

“This is a chance for me to dash into the boxing lane, but in addition I’m getting ready accordingly – I’m getting ready as if I had been combating Canelo (Alvarez)” Woodley informed reporters following Tuesday’s press convention. “I’m coaching like that proper now. And the individuals which are coaching me, I’m coaching with world champions who’re defending their belts. We’re working collectively, we’re hitting mitts collectively, we spar. All this stuff are cohesive.

“So for me I’m simply actually blessed. Folks say, ‘I’m blissful, I’m blissful,’ however these motherf*ckers should not blissful for actual. They’re carrying spider-man underwear on stage and passing out cupcakes to their opponent, however they’re terrified and so they hate this sh*t. For me, I weigh 190 (kilos). I’ve been killing myself to make 170 all these years, so now I’m going to go on the market refreshed, renewed, and able to flip up.”

Woodley believes the Paul brothers deceive individuals with their trash speak, YouTube movies and every part in between. However Woodley thinks the Paul brothers are legit athletes who’re placing within the work and respecting the game of boxing.

“Jake is an athlete, they wrestled in Ohio and his brother positioned in states,” Woodley stated. “They haven’t had it straightforward. Ohio is the fourth or fifth greatest state for recruiting. I recruited, I used to be a wrestling coach. We might go PA first then New York, after which we’d go to California. Ohio is true there with New Jersey. So to put there after which go wrestle division one, don’t let that idiot you. Don’t let the Disney, the blogger idiot you.

“He’s an athlete and he’s actually attempting to go on the market and combating with out the stress by minimizing what he’s doing and the way he’s getting ready. On the web he’s like, ‘Oh, I’m going to knockout the 5 time world champion and now he’s giving me the credit score. However side-by-side, I’m washed up and previous. However I’m nonetheless sooner, I’m nonetheless stronger and I’ve been hit with every part you may get hit with. I’ve additionally put lots of people down.”