Jake Paul more likely to fight Canelo Alvarez than Mike Tyson despite call-outs

Paul is more likely to fight Alvarez than entertain any meeting with Tyson due to their mutual respect, according to the YouTube star’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor

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Jake Paul is more likely to fight Canelo Alvarez than Mike Tyson due to his “mutual respect” he shares with the legendary heavyweight.

That is the view of the YouTube star’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor who believes a fight with Alvarez would be more realistic in three years time and has claimed Paul holds advantages over the undisputed 168lb champion. Paul has announced he will return to the ring on August 13 with an opponent yet to be announced from a list which includes Tommy Fury and UFC legend Anderson Silva.

“I think Jake Paul and Canelo will happen, I don’t think it’s just hype,” Taylor told MyBettingSites. I mean, we’re talking about Jake in three years from now of course, not right now.

“Jake is good, but imagine how much better he’ll get in three years from today. He’s only going to get better. He’s only going forward. Jake will be ten times better than Jake Paul of today. And he would be competitive. Canelo will be a Hall of Famer, but give Jake a few years. Jake’s a bigger guy, taller, longer than Canelo, but we can’t disregard Canelo’s skill set. Now Jake is still learning in this game. But give him a few years.”

“I really don’t see Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fighting just because they’re very good friends. They have too much mutual respect between them to be involved in having a fight. Maybe I’m missing something, maybe they are going to fight, but I just don’t really see Mike going in there any time soon with Jake, I would be surprised.”

Alvarez has refused to rule out a future meeting with Paul in the build-up to his recent defeat to Dmitry Bivol, and also hailed his recent influence on boxing. The 25-year-old has suggested he plans to fight the Mexican star in the final fight of his career, in a bid to complete his ambition of becoming world champion in the sport.

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It had been reported that Paul had agreed to a lucrative exhibition bout with Tyson for the pair to meet in Las Vegas. However both men came out to deny the report with Tyson claiming he will no longer consider any opportunities in the ring.

However Tyson has since confirmed he is planning to hold talks with Paul over a potential meeting which could be staged at heavyweight if the YouTube star agrees to make a switch. Paul has since addressed the offer, claiming any fight with Tyson could be the biggest of all time.

“Ideally, for sure, that’s legendary,” he told Boxing Social of the potential fight. “The old generation of boxing with the new generation of boxing, all being mixed into one. As Mike Tyson said on the Joe Rogan podcast, it would be one of the biggest pay-per-views of all time.”