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The Sun
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘I would've beaten him' – Jake Paul blasts Canelo Alvarez's win over William Scull and but says shock fight WILL happen
JAKE PAUL blasted Canelo Alvarez's win over William Scull - but says their shock fight WILL happen. The YouTuber-turned-boxer and Mexican great were close to announcing a blockbuster May 3 bout in Las Vegas. 3 3 But Canelo walked away to instead sign a four-fight deal with Saudi Arabia's Turki Alalshikh. He beat Scull, 32, in Riyadh to win back the undisputed super-middleweight titles ahead of a September clash with Terence Crawford, 37. But Canelo put on a lacklustre performance in doing so, landing just 56 punches after throwing only 152 over 12 rounds. Paul told Ariel Helwani: "I would have beat Canelo, for sure. "Even just watching him against Scull, he's just washed up, inactive, doesn't throw a lot of punches, not very strong. "What's crazy is one of my main sparring partners from the last two years was the one who 'lost' to William Scull. "He was the one that should have been fighting Canelo. His name is Vladimir Shishkin. "He beat Scull way worse than Canelo did, and this is the guy I'm sparring with every day for two and a half years, going toe-to-toe with. "When it happens, I'm going to have the last laugh, and I know what I'm capable of, and there's a lot more names on the list I'm going to beat in the next couple of years. "It's going to be the greatest boxing career of all time." Despite the dramatic collapse of their deal, Paul, 28, is still confident he will fight Canelo, 34, in the future. He said: "Yeah, I think so. I think so, just because from a third party view we're the two biggest names in the sport. "And because of that it's just going to be fun and exciting and I like making history with big events." Paul's last fight was at heavyweight beating Mike Tyson - who controversially came out of retirement aged 58. Now he returns back down at cruiserweight on June 28 against ex-middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, in California. It comes after talks to rematch Tommy Fury, 26, who Paul lost to in 2023 and arch enemy KSI, 31, both failed. Paul said: "I think Julio, that conversation has always been there, and fans have always wanted it. "He's a former world champion, super experienced, and it's a good chip on my belt to test myself in the ring with a very, very tough opponent. "He has the name behind him, the Mexican fan base, Puerto Rico vs. Mexico, and he was actually somebody that stepped up to the table. "The Tommy Fury [talks] have always been there, the KSI discussions have always been there, but those guys don't actually want to make a fight happen. "Julio stepped up, credit to him, and we made June 28 happen." 3
The Independent
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Jake Paul highlights glaring Canelo Alvarez weakness: ‘I would've beaten him for sure'
Jake Paul has claimed he would have defeated Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez 'for sure' if the pair had fought in May, as the YouTube star continues to eye a bout with the Mexican icon. Paul, 28, has gone 11-1 as a professional boxer and most recently fought in November, beating heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, 58, on points. He was then in talks to box super-middleweight star Canelo this year, but the latter opted to sign a deal with the Saudis instead, kickstarting what is due to be a four-fight run. The first of those bouts was a clash with William Scull this month, with Canelo winning to regain undisputed status. Next, Canelo is due to box Terence Crawford in a super-fight in September. 'I would've beaten Canelo for sure,' Paul told Ariel Helwani on Monday (19 May). 'Even just watching him against Scull, he's just washed up, inactive, doesn't throw a lot of punches, not very strong. 'And what's crazy is one of my main sparring partners from the last two years was the one who lost to William Scull. He was the one that should've been fighting Canelo. His name's Shishkin, Vladimir Shishkin. He beat Scull way worse than Canelo did. This is the guy I'm sparring with every day for two-and-a-half years, going toe to toe with.' Shishkin boxed Scull for the IBF super-middleweight belt in October, losing via unanimous decision but with relatively close scorecards of 116-113, 116-112 and 115-113. Scull was then defeated by Canelo, though both fighters were criticised for their performances in Riyadh. 'People say I'm crazy, they've said this the whole journey,' Paul said. 'They said I wouldn't beat Tyson, they said I wouldn't beat Nate Robinson, they said I wouldn't beat Nate Diaz, they said I wouldn't beat [Anderson] Silva and [Tyron] Woodley, Ben Askren, every single person. 'When it happens, I know I'm gonna have the last laugh, and I know what I'm capable of. There's a lot more names on the list that I'm gonna beat in the next couple of years, and it's gonna be the greatest boxing career of all time.' Paul's sole professional loss came against Tommy Fury, half-brother of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, in 2023. Many of the YouTuber's wins have come against mixed martial artists like Diaz, Silva, Woodley and Askren, but he has begun to face boxers more regularly over time. Next time out, the American is due to fight former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, the 39-year-old son of the legendary Sr, on 28 June. Paul has also been linked to a bout against fellow YouTuber KSI for some time, though the contest has failed to materialise.
