Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul tease 2026 fight as they share phone call after YouTube star’s shock call out
Find out what Joshua had to say about a potential super-fight
ANTHONY JOSHUA and Jake Paul teased a shock fight in 2026 after sharing a phone call.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul sent social media into a frenzy after he called out AJ on his podcast released on Thursday.
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Jake Paul on the phone to Anthony Joshua
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AJ also shared his phone call with Jake Paul
Paul said: “I want to fight Anthony Joshua – exclusive – because I know I will f***ing beat Anthony Joshua’s ass.
“He doesn’t have a chin, and he has no skill and he’s stiff. I love you Anthony, we’re friends, all this s*** but I want to fight you.
“I will beat Canelo, I will beat a lot of f***ing people.”
Then, later the same day, Joshua posted a screenshot showing he was five minutes into a phone call with Paul.
And the two-time world heavyweight champion threw fuel on the fire as he wrote: “2026.”
Paul soon followed suit as he also uploaded a photo with AJ on the phone and captioned it: “Look who called. 2026 @anthonyjoshua.”
The American, 28, beat Mike Tyson, 58, in his last bout but it was marred in controversy due to the age gap between them.
After the fight – which was viewed by more than 100MILLION on Netflix – Paul’s team opened the door to a potential AJ fight.
A fight with Joshua would blow those figures out of the water.
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Paul weighed a career-heaviest 227lb (16st 2lb) for his eight-round points win over Tyson.
Joshua, 35, was 252.5lb (18st) for his September KO loss to Daniel Dubois meaning there is still a TWO STONE difference with Paul.
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Paul is 11-1 as a boxer with his only defeat coming by split-decision to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia in 2023.
In 2021 – a year after the YouTuber-turned-boxer’s pro debut – Joshua voiced public support of Paul.
He told iFL TV: “[He’s] great for boxing. He’s trying, zero amateur experience, throwing himself in the deep end.
“He’ll probably learn a lot more than a lot of fighters, throwing himself in the deep end, putting himself under pressure. Good luck to him.”
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Anthony Joshua with Jake Paul in 2022
