Anthony Joshua would ‘lose all credibility’ if his next fight was against Jake Paul.
That’s according to talkSPORT boxing pundits and Fight Night hosts Spencer Oliver and Gareth A Davies, who both believe now is not the right time for ‘AJ’ to fight Paul.
Paul criticised Joshua’s ‘skill’ and ‘chin’ during a social media call-out of the former two-time heavyweight king this month.
Joshua then revealed on his Instagram that the pair had shared a phone call that lasted over five minutes, cryptically teasing a clash by writing ‘2026’ as the caption.
He was shockingly defeated by Daniel Dubois in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium last September, subsequently derailing the Brits hopes of reclaiming his throne in the heavyweight division.
Joshua hasn’t fought since, but wanted to make a return against British boxing legend Tyson Fury, until the ‘Gypsy King’ announced his retirement from the sport and made himself unavailable.
Oliver and Davies both acknowledged Joshua could make serious money from a bout with Paul but insisted his priorities should lie elsewhere for now.
One thing that Jake Paul does is draw huge numbers,” Oliver said on talkSPORT’s Fight Night.
There’s not a fighter that wouldn’t fight him because there’s huge money on the table, that’s the fact.But do we want to see it? No.
I don’t think we could. I think…no, I’m going to rephrase that, I don’t think we could see it but later rather than sooner.”
