Tyson Fury Makes Controversial Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua Fight Prediction

Tyson Fury has already given his prediction for how Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua will play out amid speculation the pair will meet in a heavyweight bout.

After Paul's scheduled Miami bout with Gervonta Davis this weekend was cancelled due to a domestic abuse civil lawsuit against 'Tank', Mike Coppinger of The Ring magazine reported that Paul and two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua were "finalising a deal" for a fight on Netflix on Friday December 19.

The journalist then reported that said deal was reached for a professional fight to be contested at heavyweight and the result count on both fighters' records.

Eddie Hearn, Joshua's long-time promoter, went on record to say it would be a "real fight" with Queensbury rules - meaning three-minute rounds with one-minute breaks as well as 10oz gloves.

It has been speculated that the purse for the superfight would be split 50-50, with both men pocketing a hefty £70 million for stepping inside the ropes.

Paul is poised to face Joshua in a huge bout on Netflix. Image: Getty

Paul has said that he "will f**king beat Anthony Joshua's ass" as the Brit has "no chin" and Fury, whose younger brother Tommy handed the YouTuber-turned-boxer his only career defeat, is backing 'the Problem Child' over his fellow Brit.

Having recovered from elbow surgery, there has been talk of Joshua facing Paul as a warm-up fight for a mammoth all-British showdown with Fury, who has been out of action since his second consecutive loss to Oleksandr Usyk in December.

"I don't know about tune-up, I think Jake Paul knocks him out," he told The Ring Magazine in an interview a few months back.

"I just think Jake Paul would knock AJ out. I think AJ's a spent force and Jake Paul's on the rise and I like his new heavyweight look - a bit chubby and a bit bulky.

"And he just did a great job over the ageing Chavez Jr, who was a middleweight but still. I like how Jake Paul calls out the full spectrum from featherweight to heavyweight. That's what you call richter scale call-outs."

On the controversy, Fury's old rival Derek Chisora is backing Joshua, claiming that he will send Paul "home in an ambulance".

Tommy Fury, brother of Tyson, is the only man to beat Jake Paul in the ring. Image: Getty

In a surprise turn of events, Paul appeared to hint that him facing Joshua is not a foregone conclusion as he took to X to write: "Not holding my breath for 2025. Too many yes men."

Should it go ahead, live on Netflix, Paul vs Joshua could generate viewing figures close to the 27-year-old's fight with Mike Tyson - which peaked at 65 million concurrent streams.

Joshua's last bout was a devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley in 2024 and he recently dropped out of the heavyweight rankings due to his inactivity.