""I didn't expect the fight with Joshua to happen this year," Paul told ESPN about his selection process. "But the plan was always to fight Gervonta Davis and then Anthony Joshua, so we bumped it up ahead of schedule.""
""It was very close to being Crawford instead of Joshua," Paul said. "It really just came down to a timing thing and wanting to market a fight with Crawford properly. Maybe we do it in 2026 and align the schedules because we were very close to making that fight happen. It's a massive fight and when I beat Joshua it will be even bigger.""
Jake Paul moved quickly to find a new opponent after Gervonta Davis's fight was canceled due to legal issues, aiming to fight before the end of 2025. Several potential opponents were considered, and Paul ultimately booked Anthony Joshua to fight at Kaseya Center in Miami, live on Netflix. The original plan had been to face Davis then Joshua, but the Joshua bout was advanced ahead of schedule. Paul came very close to securing Terence Crawford, but scheduling and marketing timing prevented that matchup for now, with a Crawford fight still possible in 2026.
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