Two of the most popular combat sports fighters on the planet throw down in the boxing ring on Saturday night. Legendary mixed martial artist turned pugilist Anderson Silva hopes to hand YouTube star Jake Paul the first loss of his professional career. Paul is the slight chalk heading into the fight. Also on Saturday, Katie Taylor is in action and so is Vasiliy Lomachenko. See below for Boxing Lines, analysis, and free picks for five of this Saturday’s top boxing matches. 

Jake Paul Takes on Anderson Silva this Weekend | Boxing Lines & Picks

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• When: Saturday, Oct. 29

Karen Elizabeth Carbajal +849 vs Katie Taylor -3333

• Unified Women’s Lightweight Championship
• London – DAZN

her last bout, beating the excellent Serrano via split-decision.

Karen Elizabeth Carbajal is 19-0. At first glance, it looks as if Carbajal has a shot. The record speaks for itself. But Karen Elizabeth has just 2 TKO victories. It’s close to impossible to outwork Taylor for a decision. Katie wins. Look for a prop with a better payout before accepting the -3333 money line odds.  

Boxing Pick: Katie Taylor 

Robeisy Ramirez -3333 vs Jose Matias Romero +853

• New York – ESPN+

On the surface, it sure looks as if Jose Matias Romero is going to win this bout. Romero is 26-2 with 9 knockout wins.

A closer look reveals Romero is up against it versus Robeisy Ramirez. The underdog in this lost his last couple of bouts that happened on U.S. soil. The fights were against top competition, Isaac Cruz and 24-0 Michel Rivera.

Ramirez is 10-1 with 6 knockout wins. Robeisy’s loss happened back in 2019 and it was a split-decision 4 rounder. 

Ramirez should have no trouble winning this. He dominated Abraham Nova and Eric Donovan in his last couple of bouts. Like the Taylor fight, don’t accept the low money line odds unless you fail to discover a decent prop that you think can hit. 

Boxing Pick: Robeisy Ramirez  

Vasiliy Lomachenko -2500 vs Jamaine Ortiz +728 

16-0-1 Jamaine Ortiz likely believes his fantastic boxing skills will bring him victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko. Make no mistake, Ortiz can box. But Jamaine’s style includes leaving his hands down, pulling his head back from jabs, and moving in a traditional way off his line to deliver blows. 

Loma knows all of this, which means unless Ortiz is aggressive enough to push Vasiliy back, Lomachenko will use the best footwork in the history of boxing to time every one of Jamaine’s moves. Vasiliy wins via decision or knockout. Here’s another where finding a prop makes sense.   

Boxing Pick: Vasiliy Lomachenko

Le’Veon Bell +320 vs. Uriah Hall -526 

• Glendale, AZ – Showtime PPV

Uriah Hall, the former UFC fighter, and Le’Veon Bell, the former NFL running back, will warm up boxing fans for Silva versus Paul. The odds on Hall continue to drop because Bell’s lone combat sports experience is in a boxing match against fellow former RB1 Adrian Peterson.

Bell knocked out Peterson in the fight. Since then, Le’Veon has trained hard. On film, Bell’s flaws are obvious. His biggest is a tendency to leave his left down. Hall fights with his hands up to deflect some power coming from his opponent’s punches.

Le’Veon will get caught. He’s never been hit truly hard. Uriah Hall’s MMA record shows he went 14-4 via knockout or technical knockout in his career. Bell is in trouble. 

Boxing Pick: Uriah Hall  

Anderson Silva +127 vs Jake Paul -178

• Glendale, AZ – Showtime PPV

 5-0 Jake Paul continues to offer favorite’s odds even though he’s no where close to having better footwork than Anderson Silva. Paul’s one-punch knockout over Tyron Woodley in his last, impresses because Jake knocked out his rival with a single blow.

But Jake didn’t set up the punch. Tyron had his left down and Paul’s throw landed perfectly. Silva has a different style than Woodley.

Anderson is a capoeira expert. The Brazilian dance has taught Silva how to move his feet no matter the sport.

The former MMA great moves in the ring like he’s been boxing for years. Good feet is the most important boxing skill to have. Everything flows from how you move your feet and where you place your feet.

Silva should win this fight. Anderson via decision is the likeliest outcome. 

Boxing Pick: Anderson Silva +127 

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