Jake Paul’s fight with Anthony Joshua ended with him suffering a sixth-round knockout and a brutal double jaw fracture that put his comeback in jeopardy, but POTUS Donald Trump has a name he wants Paul to fight after returning.

Paul sat down with Trump for an interview that was released on his YouTube channel on March 13. Amidst other discussions, Paul confessed that he seriously underestimated how big Joshua actually was. He said, "I got into the ring with him and um I realized he was much bigger than I thought."

With a sarcastic tone, Trump questioned, "You didn't see that, like at the weigh-in or anything?" Paul, with a little smirk, expressed that even during the weigh-ins and the press conference, he couldn’t understand how big Joshua was. He said, "And then I got into the ring, I just saw his size, and I was just like, 'Okay, this is going to be a tough night.'"

Then came Trump's question, which even the fans want to ask, "Who do you fight next? Will you fight him? (Anthony Joshua) again?"

The YouTuber-turned-boxer expressed that he plans to stay in his weight class for now, “I think I need to stay at my weight class. I think so.”

Jake Paul is a natural cruiserweight. Last year, after defeating a listless Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., he became the No. 14-ranked cruiserweight and is even eligible to challenge WBA cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez for a world title.

However, he miscalculated his chances against the heavyweight Joshua, which ended in nothing short of a disaster. Standing 6'1" with a 76 in reach, he is a perfect cruiserweight. Let’s have a look at the averages.

Statistically, Jake Paul should just stay in the cruiserweight division, considering that the heavyweight division is a bit too big for him. However, now he is looking beyond the realm of boxing

Donald Trump Calls for Jake Paul vs Ex-UFC Champ

Speaking about his forthcoming plans, Paul expressed that they were looking to promote fights right now. "We're promoting fights now on Netflix. We got Ronda Rousey versus Gina Carano. Uh, maybe Usyk in MMA. Uh, Francis Ngannou, Ryan Garcia, maybe Tommy Fury. There's a lot," said the MVP co-owner.

However, the POTUS also expressed interest in watching Paul as a fight, and he even had a rival for 'The Problem Child.' In response to Paul's question about who he should fight next, Trump responded, "Well, I probably Khabib [Nurmagomedov]. How about Khabib?"

Paul's response? Well, he is more than ready to take him on. He said, "I'm down."

Trump may have suggested an encounter that can grab millions of eyeballs, but given Nurmagomedov's strict resolve not to fight anymore, the materialization of the fight looks far-fetched.

Still, do you think it can happen in some way? How do you think it would've ended if the fight actually materialized?

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Written by

Suryakant Das

Edited by

Souvik Roy