Jake Paul has indicated that he would be open to a fight with Daniel Dubois following his victory over Mike Tyson on the weekend. The controversial YouTuber has regularly been criticised for facing retired boxers or MMA fighters with limited experience.
Paul has received several offers from potential opponents since beating Tyson, with Artur Beterbiev calling him out on social media earlier this week. He has also been challenged by former boxers Carl Froch and Tony Bellew but is yet to confirm his next move.
It seems Paul could entertain a fight with Dubois, who secured the IBF world heavyweight title by knocking out Anthony Joshua two months ago. The proposed bout would give Paul the opportunity to silence his critics by finally taking on a credible opponent.
On X (formerly Twitter), Paul shared a message from Dubois which read: “Hi Jake. Good business on the weekend but how would you feel fighting for the legitimate heavyweight championship of the world? This is Daniel Dubois calling you out. Let’s get it on.”
In response, Paul sent back an image of a tape measure alongside the message: “Get in line.” He added: “Man been boxing for 12 years, has over 100 fights between amateur and pro and fought on my undercard… hahaha.
“But f**k it… I’m going to have Nakisa talk to Frankie Warren and get you in line for the throne. Unlike Artur, at least you have a few thousand fans.”
It remains to be seen if Paul will actually go toe-to-toe with Dubois, who would be heavily tipped to inflict the first knockout defeat of his boxing career.
Last year, the YouTube star outlined his ambitious plan to become a world champion in the not-too-distant future. Before losing to Fury, he told Sky Sports: “I’m going to become a world champion and these fights are all just stepping stones to get there.
“I’m slowly improving. I’ve sparred against world champions and done phenomenal against them, so who knows what can happen in two to three years from now when I go into my athletic prime? I’m starting to really, really get this sport and all aspects of it.
“It’s really actually scary what could possibly happen. I think not only will I become a world champion, I think I will be a dominant world champion and knock someone out for the belt.”
