Jake Paul says he was in line to earn $100MILLION in Canelo Alvarez fight and planned to bet $2m on himself to win
JAKE PAUL says he was set to earn $100MILLION against Canelo Alvarez - and planned to bet $2m on himself to win.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer and Mexican great were close to sealing a shock deal to fight on May 3 in Las Vegas.
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But Canelo walked away from talks to instead sign a four-fight deal with Saudi Arabia's Turki Alalshikh - KOing Paul's huge payday.
He said on the Iced Coffee Hour podcast: "How much would I have made? Like $100million (£73m)."
Paul even planned to back himself for $2m (£1.4m) on himself in a bid to boost his earnings 20 fold.
He said: "Against Canelo I was going to bet like $2m on myself...
"I would probably have been like a +1000 (10/1) underdog so whatever the maths is - if I would've bet $2m I would have made like $20m."
Fighters are allowed to bet on themselves to win in the state of Nevada - where the bout was scheduled for.
Paul's last fight in November saw Mike Tyson controversial come out of retirement aged 58 as 100 MILLION watched on Netflix.
But after talks with Canelo collapsed, Paul instead signed to , 39, on Saturday.
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Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
JAKE PAUL'S controversial boxing career rolls on this weekend with the Problem Child facing boxing royalty in Anaheim, California.
Paul will face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, a highly-decorated former world middleweight champion.
The Mexican, 39, has fought just once in the last four years but has the best boxing resume of any fighter to step into a ring with Paul - bar Mike Tyson, who was aged 58 at the time they fought.
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Canelo, 34, meanwhile beat William Scull, 32, in Riyadh in May to regain his undisputed super-middleweight world titles.
And he now defends them against unbeaten American Terence Crawford, 37, in their September 13 super-fight in Vegas.
Paul, 28, claimed he was blocked from boxing Canelo in a bid to restrain his earning potential.
He said: "They don't want him to fight me because I have people who dislike me in the sport and don't want to see me succeed and win and be the biggest name in the sport."
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