Jake Paul blasts Anthony Joshua and vows to KO heavyweight superstar
JAKE CALLS OUT AJ
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ANTHONY JOSHUA and Jake Paul teased a shock fight in 2026 after sharing a phone call.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul sent social media into a frenzy after he called out AJ on his podcast released on Thursday.
Jake Paul on the phone to Anthony Joshua
AJ also shared his phone call with Jake Paul
Paul said: “I want to fight Anthony Joshua – exclusive – because I know I will f***ing beat Anthony Joshua’s ass.
“He doesn’t have a chin, and he has no skill and he’s stiff. I love you Anthony, we’re friends, all this s*** but I want to fight you.
“I will beat Canelo, I will beat a lot of f***ing people.”
Then, later the same day, Joshua posted a screenshot showing he was five minutes into a phone call with Paul.
And the two-time world heavyweight champion threw fuel on the fire as he wrote: “2026.”
Paul soon followed suit as he also uploaded a photo with AJ on the phone and captioned it: “Look who called. 2026 @anthonyjoshua.”
The American, 28, beat Mike Tyson, 58, in his last bout but it was marred in controversy due to the age gap between them.
After the fight – which was viewed by more than 100MILLION on Netflix – Paul’s team opened the door to a potential AJ fight.
A fight with Joshua would blow those figures out of the water.
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Paul weighed a career-heaviest 227lb (16st 2lb) for his eight-round points win over Tyson.
Joshua, 35, was 252.5lb (18st) for his September KO loss to Daniel Dubois meaning there is still a TWO STONE difference with Paul.
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Paul is 11-1 as a boxer with his only defeat coming by split-decision to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia in 2023.
In 2021 – a year after the YouTuber-turned-boxer’s pro debut – Joshua voiced public support of Paul.
He told iFL TV: “[He’s] great for boxing. He’s trying, zero amateur experience, throwing himself in the deep end.
“He’ll probably learn a lot more than a lot of fighters, throwing himself in the deep end, putting himself under pressure. Good luck to him.”
Anthony Joshua with Jake Paul in 2022
