Canelo vs Jake Paul very nearly happened this year.
The two men were linked to a shock clash this summer, and were believed to be in deep negotiations before the fight collapsed at the 11th hour after Canelo opted to sign a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season instead.
It means that the Mexican superstar will take on IBF champion William Scull in May before turning his attention to Terence Crawford in September, but that hasn’t stopped YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul from claiming that Canelo ‘ducked him.’
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The fight would have been viewed by most boxing fans as a huge mismatch, with Canelo the current unified super-middleweight champion and one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world.
It is a stark contrast to Paul, who was last in action in November taking on a 58-year-old Mike Tyson who hadn’t fought professionally for over two decades.
Canelo has now revealed exactly how he thinks a fight against Paul would have gone, telling The Breakfast Club that he might have ‘played with him a little’ before stopping him in the first round.
“Not that Long. Maybe [first round], not long. Yeah [I might play with him a little], I think people would enjoy it.”
With Canelo now having fights against Scull and Crawford lined up for the reminder of 2025, it has left Paul once again searching for his next opponent.
It could potentially come against a current world champion with 20 knockouts from 21 victories, who has stated they want to face ‘The Problem Child’ in order to try and get payback for Tyson.
