JAKE PAUL has issued a chilling warning to Anthony Joshua after the confirmation of his shock showdown with Gervonta Davis.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer’s long-rumoured exhibition with the controversial Davis was accidentally leaked on Wednesday before being officially announced by Netflix.
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Jake Paul will throw down with WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis on November 14Credit: NETFLIX
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The Problem Child was in talks to face Anthony Joshua before inking a deal to face DavisCredit: REUTERS
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Paul has sent a chilling warning AJ’s wayCredit: Reuters
Paul’s November 14 punch-up with the WBA lightweight champion, who he’ll dwarf in size and weight, came on the back of very real conversations over a shock showdown with AJ.
And ‘The Problem Child’ had a message for the former two-time unified heavyweight champion after confirming his freakshow bout with ‘Tank’.
The 28-year-old said in a statement to ESPN: “Gervonta is an angry little elf who has been disrespecting my name for too long.
“His nickname might be ‘Tank’, but I’m an FPV drone and I’m about to disable his a**.
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Brit bruiser Joshua has remained silent on the prospect of fighting Paul and has yet to comment on the former Disney star’s cash with Davis.
Paul fighting Davis has cleared the way for Joshua to finally share the ring with long-time rival Tyson Fury.
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But Fury continues to flip-flop on the prospect of returning to the ring, telling Sky Sports earlier this month when asked if he’d return to the ring: “Never. Really!
“[I’m] too old, look at my beard, all grey. Boxing’s a young man’s game.”
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Anthony Joshua hasn’t set foot inside the ring since his slaying at the hands of Daniel Dubois last SeptemberCredit: GETTY
Joshua, 36, hasn’t set foot inside the ring since his devastating fifth-round KO loss to Daniel Dubois last September.
He underwent surgery on a niggling elbow injury in May and is expected to lace up his gloves again by the end of the year.
