Jake Paul has included Tyson Fury and Floyd Mayweather on a five-man list of potential future opponents after his convincing win over former UFC champion Tyron Woodley on Saturday. The latter was knocked out in the sixth round of their cruiserweight bout in Florida to mark his second defeat at the hands of Paul in just five months.
Paul was initially expected to face Tommy Fury in a highly-anticipated grudge match before the undefeated Brit pulled out with a rib injury at the start of December.
Woodley was quickly drafted in to replace him but was unable to enact revenge on Paul, who ended the fight with a ferocious right-hander in the sixth round of the contest.
The result extended the YouTube star’s professional record to five wins from as many outings since making his debut as a boxer back in 2019.
It seems as though Paul is eyeing a blockbuster opponent for his next fight, with the 24-year-old taking to Twitter to name Fury and Mayweather on a five-strong list of candidates.
He placed Mexican pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez at the very top of the pile, while heavyweight legend Mike Tyson was also put forward as a potential option.
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Paul also decided to name UFC president Dana White, who has taken aim at him on a number of recent occasions, as the fifth and final candidate on the list.
Meanwhile, Frank Warren has suggested that Paul could ultimately end up facing Tommy Fury in his next fight if the original bout can be revived over the coming months.
“We will be looking to reschedule in early 2022,” Warren told Sky Sports earlier this week.
“Jake said that Tommy Fury was ‘lucky’ he wasn’t in there, but really Tommy was extremely unlucky to miss out with his injury.
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“A fit Tommy Fury is a very different proposition to Tyron Woodley.”
However, Paul has already cast doubt over the possibility of negotiating with the former Love Island star, who has also managed to avoid defeat since making his professional debut three years ago.
“I don’t know how I feel about it,” Paul told The MMA Hour when quizzed on the possibility of scheduling another fight with Fury in the near future.
“For me, I almost don’t want to give him the opportunity. Let’s say I do, let’s say I get over the emotional part of it, I’ll give him this opportunity.
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“Who knows if he’s going to back out or have some excuse then, or have a chest infection or not show up at the press conference?
“It’s looking bad for him. Part of me wants to just be cynical and not ever give him this payday or this opportunity ever again.”
Paul is yet to fight a true boxer, having only entered the ring to face other YouTubers and retired athletes from a variety of sports up to now.
It remains to be seen whether he will eventually decide to rearrange a bout with Fury or go down a different route when his next opponent is announced in due course.