Teddy Atlas has named the former world heavyweight champion that he wants to see Jake Paul take on next.
Paul continued his boxing journey last month when he defeated former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, putting him one step closer to achieving his unlikely dream of becoming world champion.
Prior to that, ‘The Problem Child’ had a controversial bout with boxing legend Mike Tyson, defeating the former world heavyweight champion by unanimous decision, though the fight received a lot of criticism due to Tyson being 58-years-old and having not competed professionally for nearly two decades.
Respected analyst Atlas now feels Paul should face another former world heavyweight champion, telling Bet Victor that the YouTuber-turned-boxer should take on Deontay Wilder.
“Jake Paul has seen Deontay Wilder get knocked out in his last couple of fights. I know Wilder came back with a win, but the fights before that were the consequential fights, we saw him tarnished.
“Jake Paul sees an opportunity. He’s good at seeing opportunities. He’s made zillions of dollars seeing opportunities. I’m not gonna deny that he doesn’t see this [as an opportunity]. “I’m not gonna knock him. I’ll take you at face value. You’re seeing another opportunity. God bless you. Let’s see what you do with it.”
Wilder had lost four of his last five fights before he bounced back with a stoppage win over the unheralded Tyrrell Herndon last month.
‘The Bronze Bomber’ is now searching for his next opponent, and Atlas has revealed how he would see a fight with Paul going.
“Now, if you ask my opinion, if it actually came to fruition, I think that Wilder, even at this age, this is a guy who Paul is not gonna have a size advantage over, and he’s not gonna be that old, and he’s still got that great right hand that has unbelievable power in it, I’d be interested in seeing that because that would be to me a real risk.
“Wilder is obviously not the fighter he was. I know that he obviously has been dissipated. You know, he’s been eroded in in many areas, but he could still punch just like George Foreman could still punch when he was 45 years old “If Jake Paul puts himself in the ring with him, I’ll watch it to see if Jake Paul can stand up to that right hand.”
Paul had hoped to challenge for a cruiserweight world title in his next contest before those plans were dashed recently, so a fight against Wilder could present a big commercial opportunity for ‘The Problem Child.’
