A FORMER Brit world champion has sensationally claimed Jake Paul won’t fight him for fear it’ll bring an end to his lucrative “gravy train”.
The YouTuber has ruffled plenty of feathers in the boxing world since turning pro back in January 2020, drawing criticism from many of the sport’s purists.
GETTYJake Paul has been on the receiving end of several callouts from retired pros[/caption]
GETTYEx-super-middleweight champ Carl Froch has been chasing a fight with Paul for well over a year[/caption]
STEVE BELLBut the 47-year-old reckons The YouTuber is too scared to fight him[/caption]
And he’s received absolute pelters following the March announcement of his controversial clash with 58-year-old Mike Tyson.
Former Disney star Paul hasn’t been short of fight offers from retired world champions in recent years, including one from Brit Carl Froch.
But the former WBC super-middleweight champion reckons the social media sensation will do everything in his power to avoid sharing the ring with him.
‘The Cobra’ told snooker legend Stephen Hendry: “He’s a commodity, Jake Paul.
“He knows how to make money. So you’ve got to give him respect for that. But he’s not a boxer, [he’s] useless.
“Which I keep reminding him about. And you never know.
“If I keep poking the bear enough me might just [fight me].
“I think he just knows he’ll get beat and he doesn’t want me to end the gravy train.
“He doesn’t want to get better, does he, by a guy that’s been retired ten years.”
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Froch, 47, shared fight fans’ outrage when it was announced that Paul would throw down with former undisputed champ Tyson.
And ‘The Cobra’ can’t foresee any other outcome than a Paul pounding of the near-pensioner-aged great.
He said: “Mike Tyson is an old man, 58 years old by the time he gets into the ring.
“You can’t beat the clock. In a game like this, you can play. But physically, – he’s 26 years old. He’ll have a round in him.
“If he caught Jake Paul with a big shot, he’d probably iron him out. But is he going to catch him? No.
“He’s there to make the numbers up, Tyson.”
Tyson hasn’t set foot in the ring since his Covid clash with fellow icon Roy Jones Jr in November 2020, in which he looked every bit his then 54 years.
RexJake Paul is gearing up to throw down with boxing legend Mike Tyson in November[/caption]