Derek Chisora says Jake Paul is doing ‘great things for boxing' but pleads with him NOT to fight Anthony Joshua
The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter's legions of fans have followed his boxing journey and hopefully become new fans of the sport.
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Derek Chisora warned Jake Paul not to fight Anthony Joshua
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Joshua is in shock talks to fight Jake Paul
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Jake Paul pictured at Wembley Stadium
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He has 12 wins and just a sole defeat - against
Paul beat former middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, in June and
The American made his heavyweight debut last November for a controversial spectacle bout against Mike Tyson - who returned aged 58.
And although he won over eight, shorter two-minute rounds with over
100 MILLION
watching on Netflix -
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He said on SunSport's
"Listen, Jake Paul is doing so many great things for boxing, I don't care what anybody he says. He should fight Roy Jones next.
"I would tell him not to fight Joshua. Because Joshua would actually smoke him out for the sake of it.
"I'd tell him, you've got a good thing going on fight Roy Jones, fight Floyd Mayweather, fight all these guys. Don't fight AJ."
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Joshua, 35, is coming off a September knockout loss to Daniel Dubois, 27, and had elbow surgery ahead of his return to the ring.
But he has been in a
Tense moment Jake Paul squares up to Oleksandr Usyk in ring after heavyweight champion's win over Daniel Dubois
AJ's promoter Eddie Hearn is keen for talks with Paul's promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian.
Already Paul has met with Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh in New York
Alalshikh was once critical of Paul's boxing career and opponents - but the two appear to have made amends.
And Chisora added: "I remember when Turki Alalshikh said he's not promoting YouTube boxing.
"I thought, why did you say that? Doesn't he know the force of these young guys; Jake Paul, KSI, Logan Paul, Speed.
"These guys are mega Gods in the YouTube game. They don't need anybody. Fast forward later on, he's taking photos with Jake Paul, KSI, Speed.
"He realised he can't beat these young kids. So what do you do? You join them because they're on fire."
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Turki Alalshikh pictured with Jake Paul
Credit: @Turki_alalshikh
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Anthony Joshua with Jake Paul in 2022
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