Jake Paul targets Anthony Joshua fight as boxer reveals six-man hit list
The 'Problem Child' is set to make his return to the ring later this month, but is already planning on staying active with a win against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
Jake Paul has dropped a bombshell by revealing a six-man wish list of future opponents, with British heavyweight Anthony Joshua shockingly making the cut.
'The Problem Child' is gearing up for a cruiserweight clash with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on June 28, his first fight since outpointing boxing legend Mike Tyson last November. After inking the deal with Chavez Jr, following a period of frustration over fight updates, Paul is already eyeing up his next big challenges.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer has shockingly called out Joshua, a former two-time heavyweight world champion, after a brief phone exchange earlier this year, with hopes to go head-to-head in 2026. Assuming he emerges from the Chavez Jr fight unscathed, Paul is eager to avoid any time away from the ring and has set his sights on even more high-profile fights.
Among those on his hit-list are WBC world champion Badou Jack, as Paul revealed to Most Valuable Promotions: "After Chavez I think Gervonta Davis, Anthony Joshua, KSI, Tommy Fury, Ryan Garcia, Badou Jack. It's a pretty hefty list."
Despite mentioning KSI, Paul recently expressed scepticism on Ariel Helwani Show about that fight materialising, saying: "They only want eight rounds...they just keep adding new stuff [to the negotiations] all the time, and I'm focused on much bigger things." He added: "I'm all KSI has, he's literally nothing without the Paul brothers. Logan brought him Prime, and Prime has kept him relevant, and him being able to fight me is the only thing he has left. At the end of the day, I'm doing much bigger things and don't need to sit here and be negotiating things on Twitter. If they're going to make the fight happen, they're going to do it.
"I don't [think it's going to happen]...I've been saying this for five, six years, and this is a longer negotiation than Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao...I'm clearly the one who is an active fighter, I'm fighting everybody, so who's the problem here? They aren't a serious boxing brand, Misfits has gone to s***. Their brand is a joke...and there's clearly one side that knows what they're doing and another side that's just joking around and it's a circus."
In the same interview, Paul also revealed that he was close to securing a showdown with Davis at 195lbs before the arrangement fell through. Despite agreement terms finalised in March for a potential face-off, Davis' bout with Lamont Roach proved to be a stumbling block. The unexpected draw, marred by controversy over a denied knockdown for Roach in round nine, could now pave the way for a rematch between the lightweight contenders on August 16.
The social media star is keen on a dust-up with 'Tank' if they both come out on top in their upcoming fights. "That was on the one yard as well, but he has to rematch Lamont Roach," Paul said. "He wants to get that back. Then we will be back in discussions with Mr. Gervonta. But this is the nature of boxing, you have massive fights on the one-yard line and then they fall through."
He added: "I never really thought tank was that good, it just took the right fighter to pick him apart to be honest. Someone who had high activity and wasn't afraid of his power. So, I always saw so many holes in his game, to me it wasn't that surprising that someone finally gave him some good work."
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mirror
13 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
Two thirds of Brits want Keir Starmer to end arms sales to Israel, poll shows
Polling by campaign group Global Justice Now found 65% if voters support an arm sales ban until attacks on Gaza end, with just 11% opposing the move Almost two thirds of Brits believe the UK should suspend all arms sales to Israel, while 60% think a trade deal between the two nations should be suspended, polling shows. Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to ramp up measures in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Polling by Global Justice Now found 65% would support a ban on selling weapons until attacks on Gaza end, with just 11% in opposition. And more than six out of ten said they would support sanctions against the Israeli government. The PM yesterday told MPs that Israel's recent actions are "appalling" but refused to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu's regime of genocide. He said the Government and its allies would "keep looking at further action" including sanctions. Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: 'As Israel erases Gaza before our eyes, today's polling makes clear that across all regions, age and income groups, the British public wants our government to take far stronger action against Israel's genocidal attacks. "Just as the UK has placed comprehensive sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, it must urgently exert meaningful pressure on Israel." Hundreds of protesters surrounded Parliament during PMQs demanding an end to arms sales to Israel. Last month the Government suspended free trade agreement talks in response to Israel's latest operation in Gaza. The PM said at PMQs: "I've said that we are strongly opposed and appalled by Israel's recent actions, and have been absolutely clear in condemning them and calling them out, whether that's the expansion of military operations, settler violence, or the dreadful blocking of aid, is completely unacceptable. "We must see a ceasefire, hostages must be released, and there must be aid into Gaza." Israeli forces have admitted opening fire as people headed to an aid distribution centre in Rafah, with health authorities, the Red Cross and UN officials saying 27 people were killed on Tuesday. ::Yonder Consulting polled over 2,100 people between May 28 and 29::
Rhyl Journal
30 minutes ago
- Rhyl Journal
UK must tackle energy bills as firms face £24bn in extra costs
Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the business group, will tell business leaders and politicians at the CBI's business dinner on Thursday that sky-high energy costs are an 'anchor on our ambition'. At the event in London, she will call on the Government to come up with a 'serious plan' to cut energy costs and invest in energy security to help make the UK and businesses more competitive. The CBI said almost 90% of British businesses have seen their energy bills rise over the past three years, with a third seeing them rocket by more than 50%. Four in 10 firms are reducing investment as a result, according to the group. Higher energy bills come on top of significant increases in staff costs, with the CBI estimating the recent rise in national insurance contributions (NICs) and past three minimum wage hikes since 2023-24 is costing companies an extra £24 billion each year. Ms Newton-Smith will say: 'Business is now straining under £24 billion in extra costs per year. 'That's more than the cost of Crossrail. More than the Home Office budget – on business, every year.' She will add: 'With costs running so high, there is one issue we absolutely must tackle. 'Without it, any industrial strategy, any serious plan for economic security will fall flat on its face. Energy.' She will say the rising cost of energy 'isn't just a cost issue'. 'It's a jobs issue. An investment issue. A security issue. 'Because how can UK business compete with one hand tied behind its back – and the other straining to keep the lights on? 'This is an anchor on our ambition. A crack in our economic security. And it must be fixed.' Britain is becoming less competitive for business and industry due to expensive energy, with firms finding it 'harder and harder to stay in the UK' when power is far cheaper abroad, according to the CBI. Ms Newton-Smith will warn UK firms 'pay among the highest electricity bills in the world – 50% more than France or Germany, four times more than the US and Canada'. The CBI is making a plea to the Government to remove policy costs from electricity bills, but it also wants it to focus on low-carbon energy to help achieve economic security. Its recent economic report showed the UK net zero economy grew 10% and supported 900,000 jobs. Ms Newton-Smith will say: 'If economic security is our destination, then make no mistake: affordable, reliable, low-carbon energy is the road that gets us there, 'What we need now is a serious plan alongside the industrial strategy: to cut energy costs, to manage the shift from fossil fuels, to boost efficiency, storage and system flexibility. 'This Government has already shown it can put prosperity over politics on the world stage. Well now it must do the same for energy at home. 'Because this isn't about culture wars. It's about common sense.' A Government spokesperson said: 'Through our sprint to clean power, we will get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets – protecting business and household finances with clean, homegrown energy that we control. 'We are already bringing energy costs for key UK industries closer in line with other major economies through the British industry supercharger – saving businesses £5 billion over the next 10 years.'
Rhyl Journal
30 minutes ago
- Rhyl Journal
Clarkson's Farm series 4 finale unmasks Farmer's Dog issues
The popular reality TV series follows former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson and his crew as they navigate new challenges and projects at Diddly Squat Farm. The last two episodes of series four, which will be uploaded to Prime Video on June 6, will show Clarkson's preparations for the pub's opening as he receives help from his co-star Kaleb Cooper. Series 4 of Clarkson's Farm. Who do we like most? Endgame? Or Richard Ham? In episode seven, titled Hurrying, Clarkson, 65, realises that the August bank holiday weekend, which is when he is due to open the pub, is a week earlier than he thought. In the next episode, titled Landlording, last-minute problems are spotted and sorted as Clarkson and Cooper hang up the pub's sign, signalling that the establishment is open for business. Photos from the series show Clarkson hanging foliage in the pub with another image showing a long queue of customers outside the venue. The pub, formerly known as The Windmill, is located in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire, and was reopened by Clarkson on August 23 2024. Clarkson sells his own Hawkstone lager in the venue and wanted to have all of the produce sold there grown or reared by British farmers. In a post to the pub's website, he said that ingredients like quinine in tonic water cannot be grown in Britain but emphasised that they are 'doing all we possibly can to support British farming'. Recommended reading: The new series has seen Clarkson dealing with a range of livestock – from a big new bull and a very little pig, to high-tech goats. The programme, which first aired in 2021, brings to light problems which British farmers face and the costs of running a farm. Clarkson has become a vocal supporter of farmers and attended a protest in London against the Government's move to introduce inheritance tax on farmland in November 2024.
