JAKE PAUL claims he would beat Canelo Alvarez in the ring or STREETS and warned: “I would literally rip his heart out.”
The YouTuber-turned-boxer and Mexican legend were close to agreeing a shock May 3 bout in Las Vegas – until Canelo walked away.
Jake Paul claims he could beat Canelo Alvarez in a street fight[/caption]
Canelo walked away from a deal to fight Jake Paul[/caption]
Canelo recently told TalkTV’s Piers Morgan that Paul’s life was SAVED after the collapse of their mega-bout.
But 11-1 Paul hit back: “My response is he’s 5’8. Like, I’ll see that guy anywhere and end his life for real. He doesn’t want the smoke.
“I’ll beat him in boxing but at the end of the day, if it was just man on man in the street, I would literally rip his heart out.”
Canelo, 34, instead signed a four-bout deal with Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh and regained his undisputed throne by beating William Scull, 32, in May.
Now he takes all four super-middleweight world titles into his September 13 blockbuster against Terence Crawford, 37, in Vegas.
So Paul, 28, instead returns on Saturday against former middleweight world champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, in California on DAZN PPV.
But he still wants to settle the score with Canelo in the ring – audaciously planning to do so for a cruiserweight belt.
Paul said: “I think it has to happen at some point.
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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“And especially get through this fight, get ranked, go for the world championship, have the cruiserweight belt and then me and Canelo can fight for the cruiserweight world championship.”
Paul’s only defeat came against Tommy Fury, 26, in Saudi Arabia – losing a split-decision.
But he has since bounced back with five wins – most recently against Mike Tyson who controversially came out of retirement in November aged 58.
Paul is in line for a surprise ranking with the WBC and WBA with victory over Chavez – who is not currently rated within the governing bodies.
Paul said: “To become world champion I need to be ranked. That’s what this fight is all about beating Chavez in a great fashion.
“We’ll see where the WBA and WBC rank me and then hopefully I’ll be able to go for a world title.”
Jake Paul returns against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr[/caption]
