JAKE PAUL blasted Canelo Alvarez’s win over William Scull – but says their shock fight WILL happen.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer and Mexican great were close to announcing a blockbuster May 3 bout in Las Vegas.
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But Canelo walked away to instead sign a four-fight deal with Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh.
He beat Scull, 32, in Riyadh to win back the undisputed super-middleweight titles ahead of a September clash with Terence Crawford, 37.
But Canelo put on a lacklustre performance in doing so, landing just 56 punches after throwing only 152 over 12 rounds.
Paul told Ariel Helwani: “I would have beat Canelo, for sure.
“Even just watching him against Scull, he’s just washed up, inactive, doesn’t throw a lot of punches, not very strong.
“What’s crazy is one of my main sparring partners from the last two years was the one who ‘lost’ to William Scull.
“He was the one that should have been fighting Canelo. His name is Vladimir Shishkin.
“He beat Scull way worse than Canelo did, and this is the guy I’m sparring with every day for two and a half years, going toe-to-toe with.
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“When it happens, I’m going to have the last laugh, and I know what I’m capable of, and there’s a lot more names on the list I’m going to beat in the next couple of years.
“It’s going to be the greatest boxing career of all time.”
Despite the dramatic collapse of their deal, Paul, 28, is still confident he will fight Canelo, 34, in the future.
He said: “Yeah, I think so. I think so, just because from a third party view we’re the two biggest names in the sport.
“And because of that it’s just going to be fun and exciting and I like making history with big events.”
Paul’s last fight was at heavyweight beating Mike Tyson – who controversially came out of retirement aged 58.
Now he returns back down at cruiserweight on June 28 against ex-middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, in California.
It comes after talks to rematch Tommy Fury, 26, who Paul lost to in 2023 and arch enemy KSI, 31, both failed.
Paul said: “I think Julio, that conversation has always been there, and fans have always wanted it.
“He’s a former world champion, super experienced, and it’s a good chip on my belt to test myself in the ring with a very, very tough opponent.
“He has the name behind him, the Mexican fan base, Puerto Rico vs. Mexico, and he was actually somebody that stepped up to the table.
“The Tommy Fury [talks] have always been there, the KSI discussions have always been there, but those guys don’t actually want to make a fight happen.
“Julio stepped up, credit to him, and we made June 28 happen.”
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