Daniel Dubois called out Jake Paul for a free title shot for his IBF heavyweight belt. It would be a great fight if the International Boxing Federation were to approve it for their belt.
If it does, it will be excellent publicity for Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), the promotional company he works for, and of course Jake. Most Valuable Promotions revealed the call from Dubois to Jake on social media today, and it has created a lot of fan interest in this match.
Fans give Dubois grief
Dubois is getting a lot of flak from fans on social media for calling out Jake Paul, but it’s a smart career move for him. Jake may be the #2 star in boxing right now, possibly even #1, and the money Dubois could make fighting him would be enormous.
The fight would make Dubois a bigger star, and he could benefit from the popularity of fights against Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
If the IBF gives the green light for the Jake-Dubois title fight, it will be up to Jake (11-1, 7 KOs) whether he wants to go through with it because it’s a big step to the kind of opposition he is. fought during his four-year career.
Last Friday, November 15, Jake defeated former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson by unanimous decision in the eighth round in front of a crowd of over 70,000 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Former heavyweight champion Tyson, 58, was no match for Paul’s youth, but he tried, and it was interesting to watch to see if he could land one of his big shots to get him out.
Paul vs Tyson Punch Statistics
– Jake: 78 of 278 shots for a 28% connect rate
– Tyson: 18 of 97 shots for an 18.5% percentage
Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) is coming off a career-best fifth-round knockout victory over former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Sept. 21.
Fighting Jake Paul could be an even bigger fight globally for the 27-year-old Dubois, as the young influencer has a colossal following on social media and is a much better marketer for his fights than Joshua, who can barely speak.
Daniel Dubois challenged Jake Paul to fight for his belt pic.twitter.com/hlMYgzYPlf
— Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) 19 November 2024
