Jake Paul has been backed to "destroy" UFC legend Nate Diaz in their upcoming boxing fight.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul looks to bounce back to winning ways after his first boxing defeat when he takes on Diaz on August 5. Bookies have Paul as a considerable favourite to win the fight as Diaz makes his ring debut on the night. UFC welterweight Randy Brown believes Paul's skills are discredited by many fans because of his YouTuber background and he thinks Diaz will be easily beaten.
“I think [Diaz] gets destroyed in a boxing match. Jake Paul is a boxer by this point," Brown told Inside Fighting. "We have to give credit where credit is due and he’s a boxer. He might not be an extremely high-level boxer but at this point, he’s boxing primarily. That’s where he spends most of his time whereas a lot of MMA fighters, we have to split our time between so many different things,
