Eddie Hearn Just Said Something That Made My Jaw Drop About Joshua vs Jake Paul

By Lewis Barnett 2 July, 2025 5 mins read 64 Views

Look, I've covered boxing for years and thought I'd seen everything. But Eddie Hearn basically telling Anthony Joshua to "go and end this geezer" when talking about Jake Paul? That caught me completely off guard.

Here's what happened: I was chatting with Hearn last week about this whole Joshua-Paul circus, and honestly, I expected him to laugh it off. Instead, he's out here having actual conversations with Paul's team about making this madness happen in 2026.

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The Money Talk That Changes Everything

Hearn laid it out pretty bluntly when we spoke. "I don't see that fight soon. I maybe don't see it ever," he told me initially. But then came the kicker.

"You know, in this mad world, I wouldn't rule it out because obviously the money for Jake Paul for that fight is monstrous but it comes with a huge amount of danger."

And here's where it gets interesting - Hearn thinks Paul might actually want the danger if it comes with enough zeros attached.

"There's no point fighting Gilberto Ramirez, there's no point fighting Badou Jack, they're just not gonna give him the money and he's gonna get beat. So if you're gonna get beat, you might as well get beat for tens of millions or even more."

What AJ Really Thinks (Spoiler: It's Not What You'd Expect)

Joshua hasn't exactly been begging for this fight. Hearn was pretty clear about that.

"AJ's never gone to me, 'Oh yeah, can you chase a fight with Jake Paul please?'" But then came the quote that made me do a double-take: "But if it was available, what would he do? Dunno, I'd probably say to him, 'Go on, go and end this geezer.'"

End this geezer. I mean... wow.

The Reality Check Nobody's Talking About

Paul just beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - and let's be honest, that's not exactly prime Mike Tyson we're talking about here. The guy's 12-1 as a boxer, which sounds impressive until you look at who he's actually fought.

After his latest win, Paul called out some actual world champions like Gilberto Ramirez and Badou Jack. But he also keeps circling back to Joshua, and apparently they've been sliding into each other's DMs.

"We've been DMing back and forth. He wants to make it happen. He called me up and it's looking very likely for next year," Paul claimed recently.

Why This Actually Might Happen (Unfortunately)

Here's teh thing that's bugging me about all this. Paul knows he's not a heavyweight - he admitted as much. "I'm definitely not a heavyweight but I'm still gonna take the challenge," he said.

But the math is simple. Paul's team and Hearn are meeting next week in New York for the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano trilogy promotion. They're planning to sit down and actually discuss Joshua-Paul for 2026.

The money would be absolutely insane. We're talking about a fight that could break pay-per-view records, even if it makes traditional boxing fans want to throw their TVs out the window.

My Take? This Is Bonkers But...

Listen, I've been wrong about boxing before. Back in 2019, I thought Wilder would demolish Fury in their rematch. Shows what I know.

But Joshua coming off elbow surgery to fight a YouTube star who weighs 40 pounds less than him? It feels like something from an alternate universe.

Yet Hearn's not dismissing it. Paul's not backing down. And Joshua... well, Joshua might just be crazy enough to "end this geezer" for the right price.

God help us all if this actually happens.

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