Jake Paul nearly got his wish to box Canelo Alvarez. He'll have to settle for fighting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in his next boxing match, but to hear Paul tell it, he was so very close to a dream fight with Alvarez.
Everything fell apart in the blink of an eye for a Paul vs. Canelo clash on Netflix on Cinco de Mayo weekend. All was nearly signed and sealed in February, then Riyadh Season and Turki Alalshikh swooped in to sign Canelo to a four-fight deal.
Paul revealed on Monday's edition of "The Ariel Helwani Show" the Canelo fight couldn't have been any closer to happening than it was.