Jake Paul has become known for his larger-than-life callouts after some of his fights. However, these fight callouts aren’t pipe dreams. They’re calculated, and Paul only mentions boxers that he believes have a chance of accepting his summons to the ring.<\/p>\n
Mike Tyson accepted Paul’s callout, thus creating the most-watched live boxing event in the sport’s history last year. Canelo Alvarez was on the cusp of accepting Paul’s callout after that Tyson fight before pivoting at the last second. <\/p>\n
And it now seems that Anthony Joshua is going to heed Paul’s callout of him after Paul defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at the end of June.<\/p>\n
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Earlier this month, Eddie Hearn (Joshua’s promoter) said of a potential Paul vs Joshua fight, \u201cThis is very real. “I had a good chat for about an hour with Nakisa on Wednesday, and now I believe they want the fight, I really do. Nakisa was very honest, and he was concerned about the fight, but Jake truly believes he can win the fight, or at least be competitive in it.<\/p>\n
“And now, because of the size of the fight, it leads me to believe there’s a very good chance it could happen. If I had to rate that chance, I would say it’s 50-50. It was a very positive conversation and we expect that conversation to extend over the coming weeks,” Hearn added. <\/p>\n
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Things have only progressed since the last quote from Hearn regarding this fight between a former Olympic gold medalist and a former YouTuber. This was conveyed with comments Hearn made during an August 20 interview with The Stomping Ground<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Look, if we take this [Paul vs. Joshua] fight, it’s a real fight. We’re not going in there as an exhibition, or a YouTube match. AJ is gonna prepare like he’s fighting a world champion. And he’s gonna go in, and he’s gonna demolish him. And we’re gonna move on,” Hearn said in the interview. <\/p>\n “But the only thing that can stop this fight from happening right now is Jake Paul, all of a sudden, not wanting to do it, or not fancying it. That’s the only thing. Otherwise, this fight is happening,” he added. <\/p>\n Hearn also noted that all that needs to happen now is for the trigger to get pulled on this fight, and that happens once Paul gives his final confirmation. <\/p>\n It seems this fight is a handshake and some signatures away from becoming a reality. <\/p>\n The Latest Boxing News<\/p>\n Tommy Fury Guarantees Jake Paul Rematch: “That Fight Is There”<\/a><\/p>\n Roy Jones Jr Admits Floyd Mayweather’s Greatness Amid Bitter Beef<\/a><\/p>\n Teddy Atlas Urges Oleksandr Usyk To Retire Before Accepting This Fight<\/a><\/p>\n