3<\/p>\n Froch has suggested Paul is lying about the quality of his sparring to face JoshuaCredit: talkSPORT Boxing – YouTube<\/p>\n The ‘Problem Child’ has been trying to replicate Joshua by sparring a series of top 20 heavyweights<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of those is former two-weight champion and recent heavyweight entrant Lawrence Okolie, who flew out to work with the YouTuber-turned-boxer for a second time.<\/p>\n Okolie has worked in the past with Joshua and is a good friend of his fellow British heavyweight, and has given glowing review of Paul in camp so far.<\/p>\n Paul even showed off a nasty black eye<\/a> which he revealed came from one of his sessions with a powerful heavyweight.<\/p>\n Read More In Boxing<\/p>\n But Froch, a common critic of Paul, believes the likes of Okolie wouldn’t have been sparring properly with Paul.<\/p>\n He said: “They\u2019re not sparring f**ng Jake Paul<\/a>. <\/p>\n “They\u2019re moving around with him, touching him up, a little technical bulls***. They\u2019re not sparring him.<\/p>\n \u201cLawrence Okolie is quite a big puncher. He\u2019s big now. Jake Paul is not good enough to spar them. <\/p>\n “Let\u2019s see the footage, let\u2019s see the sparring, then I\u2019ll believe it.<\/p>\n On the back of his theory, Froch added: \u201cEvery single boxing fan knows, that if AJ goes in with Jake Paul, and tries, the fight won\u2019t last a minute.<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Paul has sparred a set of leading heavyweights to prepare for JoshuaCredit: Instagram – Jake Paul<\/p>\n “If he hits Jake Paul with that right hand, he might f****** snap his neck. Then it\u2019s game-over, then it is bad for the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n Who has Paul been sparring to face Joshua?<\/p>\n Paul hasn’t just been sparring Okolie, he has also been up against some other leading heavyweight contenders.<\/p>\n The influencer-boxer has also stepped in with Jared Anderson, who Tyson Fury<\/a> famously tipped as the division’s next big prospect.<\/p>\n He has also been sparring leading ranked Cuban Frank Sanchez, who is in the world title mix.<\/p>\n The powerful slugger is set to fight Richard Torrez Jr in a world title eliminator in 2026, and is a great experience for Paul to get under his belt.<\/p>\n Paul’s business partner Nakisa Bidarian has suggested that preparations for this fight have been in the works from as early as March.<\/p>\n![\"Froch](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fro9.png\")
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