‘He’s a monster’ – Jake Paul reveals which boxer he would never fight after calling out Anthony Joshua

JAKE PAUL has revealed the one “monster” boxer he will never fight.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer sent social media into a frenzy when he called out Anthony Joshua on his podcast.

And the two later shared a phone call and teased a shock fight in 2026.

Paul made the callout while joined by former super-middleweight world champion David Benavidez – nicknamed the Mexican Monster.

The Arizona-born light-heavyweight is 30-0 with 24 knockouts and renowned for his dazzling speed and punch power.

So Paul had no problem admitting to Benavidez's face that he would not go anywhere near fighting him.

He said: “(My manager) is talking about all these potential fights, and I’m like, ‘Yes, no,' and the only no is you.

“I will not fight this f***ing guy, he’s a fucking monster. I’m just gonna f***ing die, bro. I know my boundaries.

“But here's the thing, I want to fight Anthony Joshua – exclusive – because I know that I will f***ing beat Anthony Joshua’s ass.

“He doesn’t have a chin and he has no skill and he’s stiff. And I love you, Anthony, we’re friends, all this s***, but I want to fight you.

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“I will beat Canelo, I will beat a lot of f***ing people, I will not beat David Benavidez. I would get torn up, bro. This guy is different. He’s different.”;

Benavidez, 28, most recently beat David Morrell, 27, to win the interim WBC and WBA titles.

Paul, 28, meanwhile beat Mike Tyson, 58, in his last bout but it was marred in controversydue to the age gap between them.

After the fight –which was viewed by more than100MILLIONon Netflix– Paul's team opened the door to a potential AJ fight.

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 aTWO STONEdifference with Paul.

And promoter Eddie Hearn revealed AJ is board for the fight.

I will beat Canelo, I will beat a lot of f***ing people, I will not beat David Benavidez. I would get torn up, bro. This guy is different. He’s different.

Jake Paul

Hearn said: “To be honest, I look at it and I think Jake Paul against Anthony Joshua—for me, we’d do it for the banter.

“AJ would fight Jake Paul. He’d fight anyone to be honest with you. If Jake Paul wants to step up and fight Anthony Joshua, he’ll need the relevant insurance.

“The only thing that was disappointing was he says 2026. That’s like me saying, LA Olympics for the surfing in 2028, I’ll be there.’

“Do it in 2025 if you really want to do it. You’re not going to get really much better at this stage.

“I don’t know. Those two have spoken, I spoke to AJ this morning, he went, ‘Listen, of course I’d fight him.’

“[Joshua] said, ‘Why not?’ I said, ‘What do you want me to say when I’m asked about it?’

“He said, ‘Tell everyone I’ll fight anyone, any time, it’s not a problem for me.’”;