36-year-old Nate Robinson will stage his boxing debut against Jake Paul when they collide inside the ring in the undercard of Tyson vs Jones.
Although Jake Paul is much more experienced than Robinson in the ring, the latter has been an athlete all his life. Several fans feel the NBA star will have an advantage as he has played basketball all his life. However, it won’t be a simple task.
Jake Paul is a young prodigy who has been training for a long time. Thus, Robinson will have to use his IQ and skill-set to dismantle the Youtuber. Meanwhile, Paul has already vowed to make it ugly inside the ring. Hence, the pressure lies on Robinson’s side since several people are expecting him to finish the YouTuber turned pugilist.
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It will be a huge night for Robinson, and these additional anticipations might influence his game. Although on the outside, he appears unaffected by the social media posts, it can be a very different story inside his head.
Well, they can also be a last-minute boost for Robison to unload his A-game, especially when NBA champion Stephen Curry has put his support towards him. Apart from that, several other fans and analysts have also supported Robinson over Paul. Thus, it is safe to believe that the former NBA player has a fair amount of believers in his corner. Here’s a look at the tweets in favor of Nate Robinson.
Nate Robinson got the whole league on his back tonight. Can’t lose to no vlogger
— SWISHOUT (@swishout) November 29, 2020
I never heard of either Paul brother until they started to fight, but I don't disagree with that.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) November 29, 2020
Nate Robinson better win
— 𝙶𝙾𝙳𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙴𝙳 (@grandpa_money) November 29, 2020
I hope Nate robinson doesn’t get knocked out lol
— Coach Bryce (@TheBryceis_Rght) November 29, 2020
Need my timeline to hold me down for this Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones fight. I wasn’t paying the $50 to watch. Hoping Nate Robinson gets a win too.
— Camron Smith (@camronsmith) November 29, 2020
Let’s go @nate_robinson. Hold it down 💪🏽 https://t.co/q5A7fTJcwY
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) November 28, 2020
need nate robinson to have that same energy he came thru with when d'Antoni benched him for a month and he came back off the bench and dropped 41 pts on the hawks
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) November 29, 2020
Jake Paul vs Nate Robinson- The other attention seeker of the fight night
If we exclude the main-event between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr, Paul vs Robison is seemingly the other most-talked-about fight. The matchup has been built pretty well with both the contenders boasting them as the favorites.
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Meanwhile, it is also the key for Jake Paul to bag several other possible matchups in the future. It goes the same for Robinson, who will probably have more fights in the coming days. Thus, neither party can afford to lose the high-voltage clash.
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While people continue to rank them accordingly, only time will decide the ultimate winner.
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