Perry vs. Paul Prediction on July 20, 2024

Match info

Fighting big name Mike Perry, a former UFC and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (an American bare-knuckle boxing promotion) fighter, will be the opponent of boxing blogger Jake Paul on July 20 at 8 p.m. local time at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA. It’s the part of the exhibition event called “Fear No Man”.

Meeting statistics

Paul was set to take on Mike Tyson on this day, but as the boxing legend’s long-term condition grew worse, the bout was rescheduled until the fall, and a new Mike was signed in its place. The eight-round fight between Perry and Paul will be contested in the cruiserweight weight division, which is limited to weights up to 91 kg. The best boxing and MMA betting sites say that Paul is the favorite.

The current form of Perry

When Mike Perry competed in the UFC, he was a spectator favorite. Every fight the American mixed martial artist put on was an amazing spectacle, and even if he occasionally made mistakes, he never backed down.

In 2021, Perry gave up MMA and began a new life, showcasing his personality in bare-knuckle bouts. Indeed, this seems to be his “niche”; he seems like a fish in water here. After beginning in Triad Combat (a cutting-edge, brand-new combat team sport where competitors compete in a specifically made triangular ring while combining boxing and mixed martial arts regulations in an aggressive, fast-paced fashion), he received an invitation to BKFC, where he has been winning matches with increasing skill. He has fought five times here, not suffering a defeat, winning three via knockout. Luke Rockhold, Eddie Alvarez, and Thiago Alves, were all “victims” of Perry’s punches.

The current form of Paul

In 2020, well-known American boxing blogger Jake Paul made the abrupt decision to test himself in the ring and has since won nine fights. The Cleveland-born proved to be a gifted athlete who picks things up fast, trains like a pro, and has the financial means to get better instruction from the greatest trainers under ideal circumstances. The issue is that not everyone is convinced by the purity of his triumphs, particularly when it comes to defeating mixed martial arts biggies (even former ones) who all of a sudden started making horrifying errors and underperformed compared to their UFC performances. Paul brought down Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley twice, Anderson Silva, and Nate Diaz.

Since he lost to Tommy Fury, a true boxer, albeit a somewhat low-level one, Paul has chosen rather anonymous boxers as his later opponents. He has fought Andre August and Ryan Bourland in his last two fights. Not many have heard of them.

Perry vs. Paul – comparison

It’s important to note that Perry has very little experience boxing matches with big gloves. He only fought once in this format in March 2015 against Kenneth McNeil, losing by knockout in the fourth round. Needless to say, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then.

Match analytics

Paul is considered the favorite among bookmakers, as we said. Due to his size, height, hitting power, and the fact that the fight will be held with large gloves, he has the upper hand. However, we believe that Perry won’t be deterred by this; he’ll continue to fight with the same ferocity, and in the second part of the bout, Paul will grow weary, slow down, and rely only on one punch to repel the oncoming opponent. Yet, counterpunches have never been able to stop Perry.

We predict Total Rounds Over 6.5, with odds of 1.94 on Cloudbet.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Winner Paul