{"id":326304,"date":"2025-08-07T22:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/326304\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T22:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:26:14","slug":"anthony-joshua-promoter-explains-why-jake-paul-clash-would-be-bigger-than-tyson-fury-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/326304\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua promoter explains why Jake Paul clash would be bigger than Tyson Fury fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul holds the most commercial value in boxing right now, Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith suggested.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joshua is currently in talks<\/a> for a staggering boxing clash with YouTuber-turned-fighter Paul.<\/p>\n

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Paul vs Joshua would no doubt be a blockbuster eventCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

There is a gulf in class between the pair with the Briton a two-time former heavyweight world champion, while Paul has had just 13 professional fights against largely limited opposition.<\/p>\n

Several options lay on the table for Joshua’s comeback fight, and he has also been heavily linked with a two-fight blockbuster deal with bitter rival Tyson Fury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And despite the boxing purist wanting to see AJ finally settle his feud with the ‘Gypsy King’, Smith believes the commercial value lies in a duel with Paul.<\/p>\n

“2026 is going to be a huge year for Anthony Joshua<\/a>,” Smith said on talkSPORT’s Hawksbee & Jacobs.<\/p>\n

“It is a random fight with Jake Paul<\/a>, but it is the biggest fight out there at the moment.<\/p>\n

“Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul on the global scale is bigger than Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury. That is the world we live in right now.<\/p>\n

“The Tyson Fury fight is still a huge fight, and if he decides to come back from retirement, I’m sure that can also get made in 2026.<\/p>\n

“AJ has does everything in the sport, he still has a lot more to offer but in this business people get written off.<\/p>\n

“I think you will see him in a great year next year in the biggest events possible.<\/p>\n

“From a commercial perspective he’s in the driving seat, AJ delivers the biggest numbers.”<\/p>\n

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Joshua vs Fury could still be on the cards despite Paul’s interestHow realistic is Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul?<\/p>\n

Paul has already shown he is a commercial super power in boxing despite his limited experience.<\/p>\n

But he would be an overwhelming underdog in a clash with Joshua, with many expecting a booming KO from the Briton.<\/p>\n

The ‘Problem Child’ has even received health warnings from Smith’s Matchroom Boxing colleague Eddie Hearn, who suggested Paul will be decapitated<\/a> by Joshua.<\/p>\n

Paul has only fought at heavyweight once, and that was against 58-year-old veteran Mike Tyson, whom he beat in a huge money-spinning event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But Smith ultimately believes a fight with Joshua will spell an end to Paul’s time in the ring.<\/p>\n

He added: “I think you have to respect what Jake Paul has done.<\/p>\n

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Paul revealed to talkSPORT that talks are indeed underway with JoshuaCredit: talkSPORT<\/p>\n

“He’s not at the level of Anthony Joshua, and he keeps calling people and one day these fights will happen.<\/p>\n

“This is the reality, and I think this could be the end of Jake Paul’s influencer dreams of becoming a boxer.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think he can knock out AJ, but we shall see.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul holds the most commercial value in boxing right now, Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4108],"tags":[5060,1935,17819,79,8311,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-326304","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-anthony-joshua","9":"tag-boxing","10":"tag-jake-paul","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tyson-fury","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114989838215505210","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}