Derek Chisora brands Jake Paul Anthony Joshua fight 'f***ing nightmare' as he gives advice for two-time champion
Derek Chisora has given his unfiltered view on the possibility of Anthony Joshua getting into the ring with Jake Paul.
Now, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has addressed claims in the media that a prospective fight between the pair is a done deal, telling BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast that 'everyone has jumped the gun'.
What he did say is that if Joshua vs Fury keeps getting stalled, then the idea of going up against the YouTuber could make a lot of sense in between.
"We have a big fight planned for February and a big fight hopefully against Tyson Fury next year," he said.
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"We may run out in 2025. We were just going to have a low key fight somewhere - if that is going to destroy the run of Mr Paul and make tens of millions of dollars in the process, then maybe. Nothing is confirmed yet."
With talks going on between Joshua and Paul's teams about a potential fight, his good friend has some wise words of advice for him.
The Zimbabwean-British boxer, 41, has known the two-time heavyweight champion since way back in the day when they were young fighters in North London.
“AJ took a year out, easy fight for him and I think it should be laid to rest because I don’t think AJ’s going to go in there and try and pat him. AJ is going to smoke him,” Chisora told iFL TV.
“I will say this about AJ: don’t let that guy knock you out, because that will be f***ing nightmares forever.
“But AJ has to kill him in three rounds.”
Having sparred together several times, Chisora is also part of Joshua's management company, 258 MGT.
“[If it goes beyond three rounds] it doesn’t mean I back Jake Paul [to win], it means what is AJ doing?” he added.
Mentioning his win against Francis Ngannou in March, Chisora said: “How many rounds was Ngannou? Two? Exactly, so he has to smoke him in two rounds.”
Joshua hasn't boxed since his fifth round stoppage by Daniel Dubois in September last year.
Paul, meanwhile, was supposed to fight lightweight world champion Gervonta Davis in an exhibition match on 14 November.
But it was cancelled in light of Davis' ex-girlfriend filing a lawsuit against him, accusing him of battery, aggravated battery, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Some reports suggest a December fight between Joshua and Paul could be on the cards.
Topics: Boxing, Anthony Joshua, Jake Paul
Anish Vij