Joseph Parker: Anthony Joshua’s proposed battle with Jake Paul “doesn’t make sense” for a former champion

Joseph Parker says, ‘It makes no sense’ For former two -time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to fight against YouTuber, boxer Jake Paul. Parker must fight against the top fighters that he is considered “serious” about the sport.

The WBO-TUs-Verde Heavyweight Champion Parker mentions that Paul (12-1, 7 COs) has done well since he became professional in 2020, but he is “not a real boxer”. Jake reportedly earned $ 100 million in his short five -year goat. With the kind of money earned in such a short time, your Joshua can’t blame him for facing him, rather than one of the less popular ‘real’ heavyweights.

Joshua’s biggest payday yet

Promoter Eddie Hearn says the Joshua-Paul battle will take place in 2026. “I truly believe (the fight) will take place in early 2026,” Hearn told Sky Sports. Hearn believes that the battle will be Joshua’s ‘biggest payday ever’, and it is understandable. Jake Paul has a great follow -up to social media with millions of subscribers on Instagram, X, Tiktok and YouTube.

“AJ was a wonderful champion when he was a champion. If he is serious about boxing and being serious about being involved in the sport at the top level, the fight doesn’t make sense at all,” said WBO Tussente Heavyweight Champion, Joseph Parker. Sky Sports Boxing Joshua could fight Jake Paul in 2026.

It is unclear whether Parker still holds out a glitter of hope that Joshua will look in his direction to give him the chance to avenge him seven years ago. Realistically, I give Parker no hope of waging a second battle against AJ. There is no benefit for Joshua to fight Parker again, because he is not popular compared to other heavyweights. In addition, Joshua has already beaten him.

Joshua defeated the then WBO heavyweight champion Parker on March 31, 2018 in a unification fight. It was a strange battle involving referee Giuseppe Quartarone, which regularly separated the two fighters when they were close. Some fans believe it prevented Parker from getting off his shots.

Is Paul a ‘real boxer’?

“Jake Paul did well to promote himself and say that he is one of the best in the world. But when you look at it, he’s not really a real boxer. He is a YouTuber who comes to boxing, and he has done well. But if AJ wants to be serious, he has to fight against the top fighters in the world, ‘says Parker.

It doesn’t matter if Parker considers Jake Paul a ‘real boxer’. What is important here is that his promoter, Hearn, believes that Joshua can make more money to fight against him than against other fighters, except for Tyson Fury.