Jake Paul claimed the latest win in his boxing career last month.
‘The Problem Child’ defeated former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr by unanimous decision at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California to take his professional record to 12-1.
The majority of Paul’s victories have come against ex-MMA fighters, such as Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz and Tyron Woodley, whilst he also claimed a controversial win over former heavyweight king Mike Tyson back in November.
Tyson was 58 at the time and hadn’t competed professionally in nearly two decades, but another former world heavyweight champion has now called out the Youtuber-turned-boxer for a fight.
Shannon Briggs held the WBO heavyweight title from 2006 to 2007, and holds the record for having the most first round knockout wins in history with 37.
Briggs actually trained Paul during the early stages of his career, but that hasn’t stopped ‘The Cannon’ from calling out his former protege.
Speaking to Fight Hub TV, Briggs was first asked what he thought of Paul’s clash against Chavez Jr.
“Not much. Chavez really wasn’t throwing no punches. Kinda weird. But Jake Paul’s doing great cause he’s proving that he’s taking it serious. He’s trying really hard to make a name for himself in the game and he has the money behind him, so he’s doing good.”
When then asked if Paul could himself hold a belt in the future, Briggs was not convinced, and the knockout artist from Brooklyn revealed he’d be willing to take on ‘The Problem Child.’
“I’ll knock Jake Paul out, and I’m 53,000 years old. I’m the oldest man in the history of the planet and I’ll knock him out cold. In regards to him fighting for a title, who he gonna fight? … Whoever he fights, good luck. But if he fights me, I know what will happen.”
Paul may have his sights set on a world title clash at cruiserweight instead, but the world ranking he recently received could soon be taken away from him.
