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So, Jake Paul and Mike Perry are gearing up to go head-to-head at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. And guess what? Ryan Garcia just dropped his predictions for the fight, albeit a little late to the party. Now, this has got a bunch of Paul fans scratching their heads, wondering what’s gonna happen tonight.

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Heading into the big showdown, Paul is the clear favorite at -425 according to DraftKings Sportsbook, while Perry is the underdog at +300. That pretty much sums up how everyone’s feeling about the fight right now. But Ryan Garcia? He’s not buying into the hype. He’s out there saying Paul’s in for a rough night ahead.

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Ryan Garcia is an insider?

The Victorville native has had a weird relationship with Logan Paul, having criticized the influencer for his sports energy drink Prime on social media on several occasions, and got sued for it. However, he has previously suggested that he is cool with Jake Paul for the most part. Spoiler alert: That might change today!

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Just a few hours ago, the 25-year-old puncher tweeted, “Jake Paul will lose tonight. Confirmed. Just got word,” hinting that the fight might be fixed. Jake Paul’s no stranger to this kind of skepticism ever since he jumped into the influencer boxing scene. But the real question is, what are the fans making of his prediction?

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Fans back Jake Paul to win 

Garcia has a way of creating controversies at this point, so it didn’t take long for people to flock to the tweet to express their thoughts. One user questioned Garcia whether he had seen the script for the fight. However, it’s worth mentioning that all of Garcia’s fights are legit and his wins are his own.

Another user suggested that there’s no way Jake Paul would lose the fight because the fight is fixed for him to win as he paid Perry to take a dive. But again, there’s no evidence proving there’s any malpractice whatsoever.

Someone else probed Garcia about his sources for the information, which never got a response from Garcia. The Victorville native has been trolling people online for quite a while, so the tweet could be one such example.

The next user shared a lighthearted joke, asking whether he should put their house on the line for the fight. If the user really goes through with it and Paul losses, the user could make a huge chink of cash from it because of the odds.

One user expressed their confidence in Paul by disagreeing with Garcia and suggesting Paul will get the win. Having defeated the likes of Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz and others, much of the community feels the same way. 

With that said, despite previously claiming Jake Paul and him are cool, Ryan Garcia seems to have chosen to predict Paul’s loss tonight. However, only time will tell whether his prediction can hold any ground. What do you think? Who will win? 

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Sudeep Sinha is a Golf Writer at EssentiallySports, covering the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the storylines around the sport's biggest events and names. He previously spent over two years writing in the Boxing department, where his fight-night coverage was featured on Sports Illustrated, Daily Mail, and Yahoo Sports, including his reporting on Ryan Garcia's career arc. On the golf beat, Sudeep covers tour news, player form, and the season-long storylines that shape the men's and women's game, from majors to the ongoing shifts in how professional golf is structured. That same appetite for detail that made his boxing coverage stand out now shows up in how he breaks down a swing change or a schedule shakeup for hardcore and casual fans alike. Outside work, he splits his time between reading, cycling, and following combat sports.

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