Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua? Eddie Hearn thinks it may occur.
The Matchroom Boxing chairman addressed Paul’s current feedback regarding a possible matchup with Joshua, by which Paul stated he’ll “f*cking beat Anthony Joshua’s ass.” Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion, is coming off of a knockout loss to Daniel Dubois and seeks his subsequent huge struggle, and if Paul’s staff is critical about making that occur then so is Hearn.
“To be sincere, I have a look at it and I believe Jake Paul towards Anthony Joshua—for me, we’d do it for the banter,” Hearn stated on Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube channel. “ ‘A.J.’ would struggle Jake Paul. He’d struggle anybody to be sincere with you. If Jake Paul desires to step up and struggle Anthony Joshua, he’ll want the related insurance coverage.
“The one factor that was disappointing was he says 2026. That’s like me saying, ‘L.A. Olympics for the browsing in 2028, I’ll be there.’ Do it in 2025 should you actually need to do it. You’re not going to get actually significantly better at this stage. I don’t know. These two have spoken, I spoke to A.J. this morning, he went, ‘Hear, after all I’d struggle him.’”
Paul, a longtime YouTuber and social media influencer who has change into one among boxing’s largest stars, additionally seeks one other big-name struggle after a broadly considered conflict with 58-year-old legend Mike Tyson this previous November. That occasion, which streamed dwell on Netflix, shattered quite a few viewership information whereas garnering appreciable mainstream consideration.
Hearn can be joyful to do enterprise with Paul, and he’s assured Joshua would as properly.
“We all know Jake creates huge occasions,” Hearn stated. “You understand that’s going to create unbelievable viewership and, no disrespect to Jake Paul, it’s a simple night time’s work. However I like this calling out of Canelo [Alvarez] and all this. A.J. is one other problem up there. In the event that they’re recreation, why not?”
Joshua has but to deal with Paul’s feedback himself, so for now Hearn is serving as his de facto spokesman. And he stated whether or not it’s Paul or anybody else, Joshua is able to get again within the ring.
“[Joshua] stated, ‘Why not?’” Hearn stated. “I stated, ‘What would you like me to say once I’m requested about it?’ He stated, ‘Inform everybody I’ll struggle anybody, anytime, it’s not an issue for me.’”
