Many sports fans are more confident they could beat Jake Paul than a variety of animals in an unarmed fight.
That was the main conclusion from a survey Stake performed as part of the hype for Paul’s upcoming fight against Anthony Joshua.
Far more people responded they could beat Paul with two months of training than those who said they could beat many different species of animals.
Which animal ya got?
Nearly one third of those who responded do not believe they could beat any animal in an unarmed fight.
Just under 18% said a mouse is the largest animal they could beat followed by a house cat (11.7%), medium-sized dog (11.35%), a large dog (6.8%), a rat (5.9%) or a grizzly bear (2.75%).
Kangaroos came in at 2.3%, right between a grizzly and a black bear (1.5%).
Perhaps the bears split the votes, but these seem like curious results.
As noted in the survey, kangaroo has bit force of 975 PSI bite force.
That matches the grizzly bear and is six times stronger than a human.
The marsupials from Down Under also deliver a paw swipe at 8,800 lb-ft/s, roughly eight times more than a human can muster.
Of course, size is not the only determining factor.
Kangaroos are light on their feet, but they don’t have claws like bears so there is some give and take in determining the difference between those matchups.
What about another fighter?
In perhaps more surprising news, more than 14% of U.S. sports fans said they would have at least a chance to knock out a UFC fighter if they got one free punch.
Roughly the same percentage expressed at least some belief they could beat Paul in a fight if they got two months to train.
That number goes up to 22% when just surveying men while youngsters are particularly confident in themselves. More than 36% of fans in the 16-24 age range said they could win a fight against Paul.
Similarly, 34.8% of people in the 25-34 range said they could win.
Paul and Joshua are scheduled to fight Dec. 19 in Miami, Fla.
It will be a heavyweight bout shown on Netflix.
Paul, who rose to prominence via fight clips on YouTube and video predecessors, turned pro in 2020 and is 12-1.
Joshua won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and has a 32-4 professional record.
He held the heavyweight title twice but was knocked out in his last bout Sept. 21, 2024 by Daniel Dubois.
