Jake Paul’s team sensationally open door to Anthony Joshua fight to ‘test the limits of what’s possible’
JAKE PAUL could sensationally fight Anthony Joshua to “test the limits of what’s possible.”
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul moved up to heavyweight to defeat Mike Tyson over eight rounds on Netflix.
It proved a commercial success with over 100 MILLION tuning in and over 72,000 fans inside the AT&T Stadium.
And Paul’s victory caused the likes of undisputed light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, 39, to call out Paul.
Daniel Dubois, 27, who knocked out Joshua, 35, in September also challenged the 11-1 social media sensation.
And Paul’s promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian told Sky Sports: “Jake’s feedback to me was I want to do that fight.
“Not now. But I want to do that fight. To be a world champion at cruiserweight, he wants to do that.
“The other is to test the limits of expectations. Test the limits of what’s possible.
“This event with Mike Tyson, that tested the limits of what was possible for the world to see and him fighting Anthony Joshua or Daniel Dubois is kind of the same thing.
“Jake weighed in at 227lbs but really he walks around at 215. But he’ll do it for the right environment, the right framework.
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“It isn’t about the money. He’s made lots of money from the time he was 18 years old. It’s really about disruption.
“It’s really about doing things that make you say: ‘Wow, that really happened.’ That’s what excites us.”
Joshua weighed as heavy as 18 STONE before he was knocked out in round five by Dubois in September.
And talks to rematch in February have since broken down as AJ instead eyes a return in the summer.
Meanwhile Paul, 27, has the likes of Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, 34, in his sights as he plots his next move.
Bidarian said: “He has plenty of options.
“He’s going to take a few days off and then we’re going to sit down next week with him, his advisers, his coaches and determine the next steps.
“This was an opportunity to grab the world’s attention and remind them why this is such a beautiful sport.
“Jake played a major part in doing that in his match against Mike Tyson and strategically we positioned Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano right before them.
“In terms of what’s next for Jake – whatever he wants it to be, to be honest.”