Chris Eubank Jr has insisted that YouTube star Jake Paul is nowhere near his level but he would accept a £20million offer to "beat him up".
Eubank, who renews his family rivalry this Saturday when he faces domestic rival Conor Benn, has praised Paul for making "a lot of noise" since move into the boxing world. Despite insisting he would retire from boxing if he loses to Benn, the former two-time middleweight champion would challenge Paul as a last resort but has put a hefty financial demand on the fight.
"Even though he's not on my level, I'll take £20million to beat up Jake Paul, absolutely," Eubank told SPORTBible. "I don't know how much they're making for each fight, but that would be a super-fight I'd be expecting a nice little paycheck from it.
"Jake is making a lot of noise in the boxing world, he's undefeated, he is a big name and draws big numbers. It's just a fight that people are saying [to me] 'I want you to be the first guy to knock him out'."
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Eubank first welcomed a fight against Paul when the YouTube star was scheduled to compete in his sixth professional fight against Hasim Rahman Jr in August. "Yo Jake Paul. Once I deal with Benn and you take care of Rahman how about me and you go for a couple of rounds," Eubank wrote.
"I’ll come in at 160lb, you come in at whatever weight you want. Winner gets Canelo. And don’t worry I am not Tommy Fury, if I say I will do something, it gets done."
Paul would hold a three-inch height and considerable weight advantage over Eubank if the pair did meet in the ring, with 'The Problem Child' weighing in at 190lb for most of his professional fights whilst Eubank has competed at 160 and 168lb throughout his career. Eubank will weigh-in at 157lb for his fight with Benn this Saturday, a career lowest for the Brit and a weight that he claims he hasn't been since the age of 18.
"I have this weight I have to make which I've never made before in my entire career and there's also a rehydration clause after the fight in that I can't be over a certain weight," Eubank said on Good Morning Britain. "So I can't be 100 per cent for this fight but the 60 per cent I'm going to be will be a very dangerous and a worrying 60 per cent for Conor."
