All lined up to fight Jake Paul.
Even though Paul has yet to fight a professional-ranked boxer in his career, he is being courted by the sport's rightful champion.
Paul posted a message he received from England's Daniel Dubois, the current IBF heavyweight champion, calling for the two to meet in the ring.
“Hello, Jake. We had a good weekend, but how do you feel about fighting for the rightful heavyweight championship of the world? Daniel Dubois is calling you. Let's give it a try.” Dubois said in an Instagram direct message.
Paul responded to a photo of the photos in numerical order, similar to what you'd see at a deli, with the comment, “Please line up.”
Dubois, 27, who is 22-2 in his career, upset Anthony Joshua for the title in September.
Paul, who is 11-1, has never fought anyone close to Dubois' skill set, and if the fight were to happen, he would be a heavy loser in this fight.
Paul suffered the only loss of his career to Tommy Fury, the younger brother of boxing heavyweight Tyson Fury (a professional boxer several weight classes below Dubois) in Saudi Arabia. The fight ended in a split decision in February 2023.
What Paul lacks in ring knowledge, he makes up for in box office potential.
The fight between Paul and 58-year-old Mike Tyson attracted an unusual amount of attention, with broadcast partner Netflix reporting 60 million viewers on the app, resulting in intermittent stream crashes throughout the fight. did.
Fans were understandably upset about those issues, but they were even more upset about the game itself.
Tyson struggled to get up and move around the ring late in the match and was almost carried to the match's goal line.
Paul then agreed that he had Tyson on his back, revealing his age at various points in the match and saying, “I didn't want to hurt anyone who didn't need to be hurt.”
Paul is now the biggest star in the sport by a wide margin and everyone criticizes him and vice versa.
After the Tyson fight, Paul called out UFC superstar Conor McGregor and others by name.
