Jake Paul's Goals Include Becoming a World Champion and Shocking the World by Beating Canelo
Jake Paul joined senior writer Chris Mannix ahead of his December 15th fight with Andre August and discusses his boxing goals and how he is confident he will shock the world by fighting and beating Canelo Álvarez.
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00:00 The best part about me fighting Canelo
00:03 is gonna be when I pull off one of the greatest upsets
00:07 in the sport of boxing
00:08 and leave people with their jaws on the floor.
00:11 - On Friday night, Jake Paul is back
00:14 looking for his eighth professional win
00:16 when he takes on veteran Andre August.
00:18 That's a fight you can watch live on DAZN.
00:20 The co-main event is actually a terrific
00:23 women's world title fight between former
00:25 undisputed champion Franchon Cruz-Dazurn.
00:27 So let's talk about you.
00:28 Last summer, you beat Nate Diaz
00:31 in kind of a grudged match.
00:32 What was your thinking after that fight
00:35 and how did we get to Andre August?
00:37 - Yeah, my thinking has been stay active.
00:41 You know, my goal, I wrote it down
00:42 at the beginning of the year, is fight three times.
00:45 So I had Tommy, Nate, and it was like,
00:46 let's finish off the goals for this year
00:49 and get another one in, staying active.
00:52 I'm the path to world champion
00:54 and that's what my coaches are really pushing on me.
00:57 It's like, oh, you want this Jake?
00:59 All right, you have to fight and stay active
01:02 and stay in camp and taking their advice
01:05 and their leadership as well
01:07 because they've been in the game for so long
01:09 and know how to get there, right?
01:10 Jay Leon, a world champion.
01:12 Third, as a coach, has tons of world champions
01:17 and experience there.
01:18 Same with Larry Wade.
01:20 So we all have the same mindset
01:23 and it's about putting it into action
01:26 and bettering myself.
01:28 - You know, Canelo Alvarez,
01:30 who is the undisputed champion at 168,
01:32 for a lot of years, he would often say,
01:35 "Nah, I'm not gonna fight Jake Paul,"
01:36 whenever it was brought up.
01:37 He's kind of opened that door a little bit
01:40 in recent interviews about the possibility of fighting you.
01:43 Do you think that is becoming more and more realistic,
01:47 whether it is next year, the year after?
01:49 Do you see that window opening up to an extent?
01:52 - For sure.
01:53 I still fully believe that it will happen
01:56 and I've believed it since the first day I said it.
01:59 It just makes sense all the way around the board.
02:02 And as I grow in my experience
02:05 and as he comes to the end of his career
02:10 in terms of fighting the number one people in the world,
02:13 he's gonna want to go out of the sport
02:17 with hundreds of millions of dollars
02:19 and what better way than to fight me?
02:22 So I think it's very interesting
02:25 and I think because of my weight,
02:30 because of my height,
02:32 and me gaining more experience in the next 24 months,
02:37 it actually becomes a really interesting matchup.
02:41 I know what I'm capable of.
02:44 I know that I can rise to occasions.
02:49 And a lot of times, you know,
02:52 these fighters are filled with fear
02:54 and think that they can't do something.
02:56 And if that's the case, then they're right.
02:59 I'm getting better on a day-to-day basis in this sport.
03:03 And the best part about me fighting Canelo
03:07 is gonna be when I pull off one of the greatest upsets
03:12 in the sport of boxing
03:14 and leave people with their jaws on the floor.
03:17 So, you know, it's all fun and games.
03:19 People can laugh at it, can doubt me,
03:22 all of these things.
03:24 It's nothing new.
03:25 Since I was a kid, that's been the case.
03:27 Me saying I'm gonna do something,
03:29 everybody in the world, besides maybe my brother,
03:32 my mom, and my dad, thinking it's a joke,
03:35 and then me accomplishing it, times f***ing 10.
03:39 So f***ing can be sweet.
03:41 We can sit here, but I believe it's gonna happen
03:44 and I believe I'll win.
03:46 We know you're ready to go.
03:48 Friday night, Andre.