YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul has expressed his need to face former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua within the ring.
Recent from his gorgeous victory over boxing icon Mike Tyson, Paul’s aspirations sign a daring transfer into the heavyweight division.
Paul’s promotional associate, Nakisa Bidarian, revealed the bold plan throughout an interview with Sky Sports activities.
“Jake’s suggestions to me was, ‘I wish to do this battle. Not now. However I wish to do this.’ To be a world champion at cruiserweight, he desires to do this,” Bidarian stated.
Whereas Paul’s profession has already disrupted conventional boxing norms, a bout with Joshua or different heavyweight contenders like Daniel Dubois would check new boundaries. Bidarian famous that the motivation behind these fights isn’t monetary, as Paul has been a millionaire since age 18, however somewhat to “check the bounds of what’s potential” and ship moments that captivate the world.
“Jake weighed in at 227lbs for the Tyson battle however walks round at 215lbs,” Bidarian added.
“For the correct setting and framework, he’s keen to transcend expectations. It’s about doing issues that make individuals say, ‘Wow, that basically occurred.’”
Paul’s intentions come amid hypothesis about Joshua’s future in boxing. Former unified light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan just lately suggested Joshua to deal with a extremely anticipated bout with Tyson Fury earlier than retiring.
“Joshua ought to look forward to the large battle towards Tyson Fury,” Khan informed *New Zealand Each day*. “AJ has completed phenomenal in boxing… however why not end on an enormous excessive by taking the Fury battle after which name it a day?”
Joshua, who has earned over $200m in his profession, is at the moment recovering from accidents sustained throughout his knockout loss to IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in September. Promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Joshua is unlikely to return to the ring earlier than Could 2024.
In the meantime, Fury is making ready for a rematch with unified champion Oleksandr Usyk after dropping his WBC heavyweight title in a cut up determination earlier this yr. Ought to Fury fail to reclaim the title, there may be hypothesis {that a} Joshua-Fury bout could possibly be staged below Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season banner, promising important monetary backing.