Jake Paul roared Canelo Alvarez “needs me” after ‘The Problem Child’ beat Mike Tyson on Friday night.
The crossover YouTube star has frequently called Canelo out for what would be a blockbuster fight in terms of interest, albeit one unlikely to go down well amongst boxing purists.
Mexican superstar Canelo, after all, is one of the sport’s pound-for-pound greats and Paul is unlikely to have garnered much in the way of respect in the boxing world for easing to a points decision against a 58-year-old Tyson.
Paul, at least, did not pursue the knockout of a man thirty-one years his senior but there can be little doubt the fight was a tough watch. ‘Iron Mike’ landed only 18 punches across eight two-minute rounds after 19 years out of the sport in a professional capacity.
Still, Paul has eyes on undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo – who he also called out prior to the fight to determine “the face of boxing”.
Speaking after his win over Tyson, Paul said: “Canelo needs me. I'm not even gonna call him out. He knows he wants a payday and he knows where the money man's at."
