YouTube sensation Jake Paul has been looking for his next big payday after defeating Mike Tyson last November in Las Vegas. While he is scheduled to square off against former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., ‘The Problem Child’ has tried his luck to lure Canelo Alvarez, Gervonta Davis, and Anthony Joshua into a blockbuster fight.
Initially, reports revealed ‘El Gallo’ was extremely close to finalizing a deal with the Mexican superstar, but the latter chose to fight William Scull and Terence Crawford later this year. Even a fight against ‘Tank’ was close to happening before getting put on hold due to a surprising end to Davis’ fight against Lamont Roach Jr.
However, the potential fight that hasn’t gone down the gutters is against former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. While appearing on his podcast recently, the 28-year-old claimed a fight against Joshua would meet an unlikely end with him getting his hand raised in the air.
After the podcast, Jake Paul and Joshua reportedly were on a call agreeing to arrange a fight in 2026. While ‘AJ’ has been on a downturn in his career, he is young and skilled enough to make quick work of ‘The Problem Child,’ and his promoter Eddie Hearn, alongside Frank Warren, seems to share that sentiment.
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While appearing in an interview with Sportbible’s agree to disagree segment, the promoter duo didn’t hold back from showing a mirror to Jake Paul about the reality of the fight. “[Paul has called out Joshua] in 2026,” Hearn said. “I mean, that’s like me saying, ‘I’m gonna go for the gold at the 2028 Olympics for surfing.’”
Hearn believes Paul is doing it for attention, but highlighted, “he might just be mad enough to have a go.” The Matchroom boss sees the fight as “very dangerous” for Paul, emphasizing Joshua’s performance against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, where Joshua ended the fight in the second round with a brutal knockout.
He concluded by stating, “We can joke about it, but I don’t recommend it for Mr. Paul.” Meanwhile, Warren also chimed in with his two cents.
Frank Warren warns Jake Paul won’t have the Mike Tyson advantage over Anthony Joshua
Having seen what the 28-year-old has done in the sport thus far, Frank Warren sees Jake Paul as “a good promoter… a funny guy.” Warren complimented Paul’s sense of humor for challenging Joshua, but refused to even give Paul a puncher’s chance of defeating the former unified heavyweight champion.
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“It’s a massive weight disparity, and that’s a tough thing to give away, especially with somebody who’s got so much physical advantage over him,” Warren told Sportbible. The Queensberry head reminded Paul that ‘AJ’ is “a young guy,” unlike Mike Tyson, who was 58 years old. Though Warren acknowledged that the fight could still happen, he claimed it’s a “big ask of Jake beating him.”
When the duo was asked how long Paul would survive against Joshua, Hearn was quick to answer, noting, “Well, it depends. I mean, he could run around for a round, he could hold, but when he lands flush once, the fight’s over.”
Having said that, whether the fight happens or not, Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren are sure what the outcome would look like. Whether Jake Paul sets out to prove them wrong is yet to be seen, but fans would love to see this unique pairing. Do you agree with them?
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