Jake Paul's Risky Heavyweight Gamble: Usyk, Joshua, and a Combat Sports Empire

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Jake Paul just cannot stay away from the headlines this past week and might be engineering the wildest chapter yet of his boxing career. Over the July 19 weekend, he flew to Saudi Arabia for the blockbuster Oleksandr Usyk–Daniel Dubois 2 fight. There, in full view of the combat sports world, Paul stared down Usyk in the ring after his victory and made a public push to challenge the newly re-crowned undisputed heavyweight champion. Social media lit up as Paul declared he wanted Usyk not just in boxing, but also in MMA—his post reading First AJ then OU Book it, referencing a potential leap from Anthony Joshua to Oleksandr Usyk as future opponents. This spectacle sparked heated debate, with boxing purists slamming Paul as a “disgrace,” while his fans and detractors alike marveled at his chutzpah and influence according to MMA News.

But the real frenzy revolves around Paul’s acceptance of a challenge to fight former unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua, arguably one of the biggest and riskiest moves of his career. Saudi event powerbroker Turki Alalshikh confirmed Paul is game for Joshua—though AJ himself hasn’t signed on—and the fight is causing genuine concern for Paul’s safety among boxing fans, who fear he’s outclassed at heavyweight as reported by Bloody Elbow. The internet exploded with predictions of disaster, but the buzz is exactly what Paul depends on—for business, for branding, and for negotiating leverage. In an unexpected twist, even Tyson Fury has gone on record predicting that Jake Paul could knock out Joshua, doubling down on the sense that Paul is rewriting the script for celebrity boxing, as detailed by BJPenn.com.

Beyond the ring, Paul continues to flex his business empire. His Most Valuable Promotions outfit, built in tandem with ex-UFC exec Nakisa Bidarian, has helped vault his net worth to an estimated 100 million dollars per The Tradable as he diversifies into real estate, betting app Betr, energy drink deals, and more. On Instagram and TikTok, he stoked his underdog image and hyped future odds-defying moments, fueling speculation about his next steps. He’s also getting high marks for his philanthropic presence—like the anti-bullying “Boxing Bullies” initiative—and remains a powerful force in athlete-managed social media narratives.

Speculation about Jake Paul’s future now reaches beyond mere fight hype. With bold faceoffs, calls for crossover bouts, wild-card challenges, and an ever-growing business machine, the past few days may go down as a pivotal moment, solidifying his place as not just the sport's loudest disruptor but potentially a lasting fixture in combat sports history.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jake Paul just cannot stay away from the headlines this
past week and might be engineering the wildest chapter yet
of his boxing career. Over the July nineteenth weekend, he
flew to Saudi Arabia for the blockbuster Olexander Yusick Daniel
Dubas to fight there in full view of the combat

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sports world, Paul stared down Yusick in the ring after
his victory and made a public push to challenge the
newly re crowned undisputed heavyweight champion. Social media lit up
as Paul declared he wanted Yusick not just in boxing,
but also in MMA. His post reading first AJ then

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O You book it referencing a potential leap from Anthony
Joshua to Olexandra Yusick as future opponents. This spectacle sparked
heated debate, with boxing purists slamming Paul as a disgrace,
while his fans and detractors alike marveled at his hutzba
and influence. According to MMA News, but the real frenzy

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revolves around Paul's acceptance of a challenge to fight former
unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua, arguably one of the biggest
and riskiest moves of his career. Saudi event powerbroker Turkey
Alashik confirmed Paul is game for Joshua, though aj himself
hasn't signed on and the fight is causing genuine concern

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for Paul's safety among boxing fans who fear he's outclassed
at heavyweight. As reported by Bloody Elbow, the Internet exploded
with predictions of disaster, but the buzz is exactly what
Paul depends on for business, for branding, and for negotiating leverage.
In an unexpected twist, even Tyson Fury has gone on

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record predicting that Jake Paul could knock out Joshua, doubling
down on the sense that Paul is rewriting the script
for celebrity boxing as detailed by BMP. Beyond the ring,
Paul continue use to flex his business empire. His most
valuable promotions outfit, built in tandem with ex UFC exec
Nikisa Badarian, has helped vault his net worth to an

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estimated one hundred million dollars per the Tradable as he
diversifies into real estate, betting at bet, energy, drink deals
and more on Instagram and TikTok he stoked his underdog
image and hyped future odds, defying moments, fueling speculation about
his next stets. He's also getting high marks for his

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philanthropic presence like the Anti Bulging Boxing Bullies initiative, and
remains a powerful force in athlete managed social media narratives.
Speculation about Jake Paul's future now reaches beyond near fight hype,
with bold face offs, calls for crossover bouts, wildcard challenges,
and an ever growing business machine. The past few days

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may go down as a pivotal moment, solidifying his place
as not just the sport's loudest disruptor, but potential a
lasting fixture in combat sports history. And that is it
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