Jake Paul says he's ‘like Megan Fox from Transformers' and boxing's most wanted man with talks to fight SEVEN stars
JAKE PAUL says he is boxing's most wanted man - comparing himself to Megan Fox in the Transformers movies.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer is only 12 bouts into his professional career but already has the sport's elite queuing up to earn a payday off him.
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Paul is adamant he will one day challenge for the cruiserweight world title - putting champions Jai Opetaia, Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez and Badou Jack on notice.
And ranking the trio, Paul said: "Zurdo and Jai are probably tied for No1 and I would say Badou is No2.
"But all formidable opponents and we're in conversations with Zurdo and also Badou as potential fights for next year."
Paul was probed on why he is not interested in talks for a fight with Australia's IBF champion and pound-for-pound star Opetaia.
But like Hollywood's Fox - who became every teenager's dream girl after her 2007 breakout role - Paul argued he has too many suitors to contend with.
He said: "No, there is. But look, I'm like Megan Fox from the Transformers movie - everyone wants me!
"So there's not enough time to do it all and it could make sense. Look, it might.
"It might line up but at the end of the day, there's 100 people that want to fight me."
Paul, 28, returns on June 28 against former middleweight world Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, in California on DAZN pay-per-view.
It comes after mega-fights against Gervonta Davis, 30, and Canelo Alvarez, 34, collapsed but the world champs make Paul's seven-man shortlist of opponents.
He said: "I got Canelo, Gervonta, Anthony Joshua, Badou, Zurdo, Tommy Fury, KSI, the list keeps on going.
"So it's just about what makes sense and we'll see."
Paul's last fight was as controversial as it was commercially successful.
He beat Mike Tyson - returning aged 58 after 20 YEARS retired - over eight rounds with over 100 MILLION watching on Netflix.
But it also came at the cost of Paul bulking up to 227lb (16st 2lb) from his usual 14st 4lb cruiserweight fighting limit of 200lb.
And Paul admitted: "It was brutal, and I won't do that again most likely. It was just too much and my body wasn't made for it.
"And even when I got into the ring, I just felt too fat. So cruiserweight is definitely the perfect weight for me."
He drops back down in weight to fight Chavez, son of Mexican boxing icon Julio Cesar Sr.
And Paul added: "Chavez and I have been going back and forth for a long time and he's always been a great opponent on the list of someone that I wanted to fight.
"And now it made perfect sense to go up against him as a former world champion and just continuing to further my resume and get more time under the lights."
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