Jake Paul has proven he is serious about facing Anthony Joshua by accepting an incredibly low purse split for the crossover clash.
‘The Problem Child’ met with Saudi powerbroker Turki Alalshikh last week to discuss a possible fight with AJ.
Paul has set his sights on the former unified heavyweight champion after overcoming Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in his last outing.
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The YouTuber-turned-boxer vowed to knock out Joshua during a lengthy rant on his podcast where he claimed the Watford powerhouse ‘doesn’t have a chin’.
This led to a phone call with the Olympic gold medallist, where both men verbally agreed to face each other in 2026.
Boxing mogul Alalshikh was then contacted to get involved with the fight.
And during a recent appearance on ‘Tha Boxing Voice’, he revealed that Paul had accepted his proposal for a 99-1 purse split in Joshua’s favour.
“I’m not against what Jake Paul’s doing in boxing, it’s good for boxing to have a young generation,” said Alalshikh.
“I’m against some kinds of fights he does. I’m now thinking him against Joshua. Joshua, if he destroys (Paul), it will be good for me.
“The headache of Jake Paul goes from my mind.
“If Jake Paul wins, I will know that Joshua is finished, and Jake Paul deserves his ranking and deserves to have a future in boxing.
“I don’t want 50-50. In this situation, I want 99-1.
Jake Paul has accepted. Now, next week I will talk with Joshua about it.”
If Paul signs for these terms, then Joshua will receive a 99 per cent lion’s share of the total prize pot.
Both men are commercial juggernauts in the boxing sphere, and the expectation is that they would demand a similar cut.
Paul pocketed $40million to fight Mike Tyson last November, but under Alalshikh’s terms, he wouldn’t come anywhere near that sum.
On the flip side, Joshua would bank one of the biggest purses in boxing history.
There will undoubtedly be serious money on the line for the fight, and with a 99 per cent share, Joshua could make eight figures.