Shakur Stevenson is the latest to weigh in on Jake Paul\u2019s world title chances.<\/p>\n
The YouTuber-turned-fighter recently beat inactive former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, reiterating post-fight that his ultimate goal is to be a legitimate champion in the sport.<\/p>\n
Most find it unrealistic given his late entry and the pedigree of the men he has faced, a group largely made up of former UFC fighters.<\/p>\n
Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show<\/a>, three-weight world champion Stevenson commended Paul\u2019s improvements in the ring and said that he could see him winning a belt but, crucially, in \u2018the right situation.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cI think, actually, Jake got tremendously better from the timeframe he started until now. And, in the right situation, I could also see him become a world champion. Yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n That could mean a number of things, including waiting for a title to become vacant and out of the hands of the current three champions: the WBC\u2019s Badou Jack, IBF king Jai Opetaia or WBA and WBO titlist Gilberto \u2018Zurdo\u2019 Ramirez<\/a>. All three men represent a significant, in some cases unimaginable, jump for Paul.<\/p>\n Having said that, Stevenson believes his best current chance to be against Ramirez.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not the biggest Zurdo fan\u2026 but yeah [that\u2019s a big jump.] Zurdo\u2019s been boxing for a long time \u2026 I think Zurdo is a better fight for him than Badou Jack. I wasn\u2019t impressed with his last fight. I just know Badou Jack, even though he\u2019s old, he\u2019s got a lot of experience and he knows how to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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