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Jake Paul vs. Canelo Alvarez? ‘Not right now,’ says Canelo

YouTuber Jake Paul (4-0) believes he can beat pound-for-pound No. 1 Canelo Alvarez (56-1-2) after just four fights, but the latter knows Paul would be completely out of his element.

Canelo was recently asked whether he would consider boxing Paul and, while he didn’t rule out the possibility of facing him, the 31-year-old WBO super middleweight champ didn’t exactly sound too enthusiastic about the matchup either.

Here’s what Canelo said when asked by a photographer whether he would consider fighting the YouTube influencer (translated from Spanish to English by TMZ Sports).

Photog: “What do you think of Jake Paul?