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Jake Paul has called out many boxers for a fight, and the list also includes Canelo Alvarez. After a long time, Canelo Alvarez opened up his views on taking up a fight against Paul. Moreover, he puts a condition to fight ‘The Problem Child’.  

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In a recent interview, Alvarez shared his thoughts on fighting The YouTuber turned professional boxer, Jake Paul.

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Alvarez seemed uninterested in this topic, but eventually, he mended his views. He said, “That thing I am thinking about is why… you guys asking me for that, especially the fight, Jake Paul. Please, guys. Maybe in two years, like he said, maybe in two years we… can talk but …”

The Mexican suggested he won’t look to fight Paul in the span of these two years. He added, “But in two years, we’ll see. I hope, I hope he improves more and… he do a really good job really I … say this I hope he did, he doing really good job and improving boxing and um, it’s fine.”

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Alvarez put forth a condition that if Paul improves his skills in the coming two years, then Alvarez can think of fighting him. 

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Jake Paul’s view on the statement by Canelo Alvarez

The Problem Child respected Alvarez’s thoughts and portrayed them on his Twitter account.

He tweeted, “Much to respect to @canelo here. Because he’s done the impossible & created his own lane and legacy he can recognize the optimism required to do something that has never been done before. While this interviewer & @EddieHearn call it delusion, the greats call it self belief (1/2)”

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Paul appreciated Alvarez speaking out his views on this match and also he applauded Alvarez for his significant achievements

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Read more: “I Think He’s So Deluded”- Eddie Hearn Shuts Down Jake Paul’s Ambitions of Beating Canelo Alvarez in Two Years Time

On the other hand, Paul took a dig into Eddie Hearn, who thought Paul was in delusion to approach Alvarez for a match. 

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Paul attacking Eddie Hearn on Twitter

Paul and Hearn organized a fantastic event last weekend. The boxing fans witnessed a tough fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. 

A few moments after tweeting about Alvarez, Paul took a dig at Hearn in his subsequent tweet. In his tweet he wrote, “ (2/2) Not everyone inherits their daddy’s company like Eddie Hearn. Some of us have to believe in ourselves when we had absolutely nothing and foresee no possible way of overcoming our circumstances other than self belief.”

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It was in response to Hearn’s statement about Paul, where Hearn thought Paul is living in his fantasy to fight Alvarez. 

Well, Paul has a strong belief that he can fight the P4P king, Canelo Alvarez, in the near future. Also, his attitude shows that he doesn’t care about what other people think about this fight.

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Do you think Alvarez will accept the challenge of Jake Paul if Paul is up to the mark? Let us know your views in the comments below. 

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Mohit More is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. A graduate of the International Institute of Sports Management, he is a sports enthusiast and has played boxing, cricket, and basketball at various levels. Mohit is a staunch follower of Mayweather and Gennady Golovkin. His never-ending passion inspires him to curate content for the sport's aficionados from a fan's perspective.

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