Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder returned to the ring on June 27 in Wichita, Kansas, and after flooring Tyrrell Herndon and winning the match, he is now eyeing his next opponents.
In a recent interview, he was asked about a possible bout with Jake Paul.
“Nothing has been presented to us. At the moment, it’s not real, but if it came my way, of course, I’m 100% taking it,” he said.
While Wilder respects the YouTuber-turned-fighter’s ability to fill arenas and command attention, he didn’t sugarcoat the differences in their journeys.
“It’s a more brutal road than that. Some of these guys in their lifetime would never see $50,000, it just doesn’t go like that,” he said.
“It would be a reality check, I’ll give him a real experience,” he warned, seemingly responding to fans speculations that some of Paul’s fights may have been scripted, something the boxer denies.
Paul recently threatened to sue anybody who claimed his fights were fixed.
“If anyone says my fights are staged you will be sued and secondly you’re a jealous a– peasant who cannot even believe how good I am at this sport and you should go to church to fix your insecurities,” wrote Paul.