Jake Paul targets next opponent

Jake Paul is already reasoning astir his adjacent fight, adjacent earlier helium faces Anthony Joshua successful December. The bout has taken the boxing satellite by surprise; Paul has precise small acquisition successful nonrecreational boxing, fto unsocial successful the heavyweight division.

So far, helium has chosen comparatively harmless opponents – erstwhile UFC fighters, boxers who are not successful their premier and the astir 60-year-old Mike Tyson. He has done good successful his career, winning 12 of 13 fights, with his lone nonaccomplishment coming to Tommy Fury connected points successful 2023.

Still, warring Joshua presents a formidable challenge. The experienced British boxer has the borderline successful astir each facet – size, punching power, acquisition and reach. The lone imaginable vantage Paul whitethorn spot is the historical daze of Andy Ruiz successful 2019, erstwhile Joshua suffered an unexpected knockout successful the United States.

2026 plans

In a video for BBC Sport, Paul spoke openly astir his ambitions: “100%. It’s a large mistake to look past this, seriously. I’m going to enactment a damper connected each his plans. Don’t put anything, don’t put flights and hotels. I’m going to sound this feline out, go the manager of Matchroom Boxing. I’m changing plans and adjacent twelvemonth it’s going to beryllium maine and Tyson Fury.”

Many successful the boxing satellite are hoping that Fury volition see coming retired of status for a large combat with Joshua. However, the involvement from the nationalist could beryllium conscionable arsenic immense if Paul really delivers connected his committedness and wins successful December.

Paul’s program is clear; helium wants to drawback attraction and enactment himself astatine the centre of large fights. His benignant and assurance proceed to make controversy, but truthful does involvement successful aboriginal fights. Next twelvemonth could people the commencement of a large heavyweight clash, with Paul claiming helium volition alteration plans and situation large names successful boxing.