After his fight with Mike Tyson proved a major hit with viewers, Jake Paul has been awash with offers from potential next opponents, with legend Canelo Alvarez hinting at being open to a bout
Jake Paul appeared to make a U-turn on his previous remarks over whether he would be open to fighting Canelo Alvarez - as he issued a cryptic social media post seemingly welcoming a 12-round bout.
Coming off the back of his win over former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, the stock of "Problem Child" has never been higher. Following that spectacle on Nov. 15, the 27-year-old has been laden with offers from stars including Artur Beterbiev, Daniel Dubois and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over a potential contest.
After his battle with Tyson pulled in a staggering 108 million worldwide viewers on Netflix, speculation has also abounded that he could step into the ring with Canelo. After initially seemingly dashing these rumors, Paul appeared to go back on his previous remarks in a veiled message on X.
Taking to the social media site, the American influencer-turned-fighter set some hypothetical conditions for a fight as he outlined his single request if he was to fight the Mexican. The YouTube sensation simply requested: "Only if it’s 12 rounds."
A post previous to this, Paul had reacted to Canelo's comments about a potential contest as he appeared irked by the suggestion. He said: "Why the f--- would I give him the payday? When I beat him it would be the same bulls--- and lies... that Canelo was too small and Jake Paul paid him off."
Previously entertaining the idea of a match against Paul, the legendary pound-for-pound fighter said: "You know, I feel sad about what I saw from Mike Tyson. Because at his age and everything, he can't do that kind of stuff. But it's business for them and it's fine, whatever. I [did] think about it when I saw the fight, when I see that injustice. But we'll see."
Either way, Paul has been open to the prospect of facing Canelo in the past, once saying: "It's Canelo. This moment will prove I'm the face of boxing, the largest attraction and me vs. Canelo at 200lb for the cruiserweight championship of the world is the biggest fight, arguably even bigger than me vs. Tyson, and it makes so much sense.
"Canelo is on his way out. He's going to want a payday and I want to show the world all the stuff I've been talking about beating Canelo is actually true and I'll have the biggest upset in the history of boxing. We'll fight to really see who is the face because after this event, I'm going to be claiming it."
Meanwhile, Canelo has remained open the possibility of potentially facing Terence Crawford in the future, while maintaining that he is enjoying a break from boxing currently. He added: "Now, I’m working on other things. Now, I’m enjoying my family. I’m not talking about boxing yet. So maybe in January we’re going to start doing that."
