ANTHONY JOSHUA is on the verge of agreeing a £100million Netflix fight with YouTube star Jake Paul.
The scrap is set to take place in Miami NEXT MONTH — after Paul’s fight with Gervonta Davis was axed.
British boxing legend David Haye told SunSport: “If this fight comes to fruition I genuinely fear for Jake Paul’s life.
“If by some miracle he were to pull off an upset, it would be bigger than Mike Tyson’s defeat against Buster Douglas.
“In boxing pedigree terms, This is like a lion vs a house cat. Two completely different propositions.”
American Paul, 28, has amassed almost 21 million YouTube subscribers and took his first boxing fight in 2020.
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He has lost one of 13 bouts — against Fury’s brother Tommy — and struggled to beat Mike Tyson, then 58, in November of last year.
Paul’s date with Davis, originally scheduled for Friday, is off after the lightweight world champion was hit with a fresh domestic abuse lawsuit.
It was due to take place at the 19,600-capacity Kaseya Center — now expected to host AJ v Paul.
AJ, 36, has been out of the ring for 14 months since a fifth-round KO at the hands of Daniel Dubois at Wembley.
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But he would be expected to batter Paul in Miami, where boxing regulations are enforced much more loosely.
The British Boxing Board of Control – as well as respected peers in Las Vegas and New York – would be unlikely to sanction such a mismatch.
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Haye, speaking as a Highbet ambassador, added: “I am struggling to believe that AJ will be allowed to freely punch Paul to the head without some sort of restriction or exhibition.
“Unless Anthony Joshua is in hospital, connected to a life support machine, he should find a way to victory in any way he wants.
“Paul has only 12 career wins to his name, against very modest competition. AJ is an Olympic gold medalist and two-time heavyweight of the world — this is absolutely crazy.”
AJ would ideally take on Tyson Fury in an all-British heavyweight superfight.
But Fury claims he is retired and Oleksandr Usyk, who has beaten both AJ and the Gypsy King twice, must fight WBO mandatory challenger Fabio Wardley.
The biggest hurdle standing in the way of a fight with Paul is Joshua’s exclusive contract with sports streaming service DAZN, who previously cut a deal with Netflix to show Katie Taylor twice fight Amanda Serrano.
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AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn admitted this week: “That would be another issue to overcome. But if he really wanted it, there are ways to make it happen.”
David Haye was speaking as a brand ambassador for Highbet
