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Before Jake Paul opposes aging boxing legend Mike Tyson on Friday, he called out another icon of the sport, angling to set up a fight that in his mind would determine the face of boxing.

Paul wants a fight with Canelo Alvarez should he take care of business against the 58-year-old Tyson in Arlington, Texas.

Paul, a former YouTube star, has made a name for himself as a boxer in recent years. He is 10-1 with seven knockouts ahead of this week’s heavyweight spectacle against Tyson.

Paul brough up Alvarez on an appearance on the “Timbo SugarShow” podcast. Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs), who holds the WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight titles, most recently beat Edgar Berlanga in September.

“I do (have a callout). It’s Canelo,” Paul said of the 34-year-old Mexican. “This moment will prove that I’m the face of boxing, the largest attraction. Me vs. Canelo at 200 pounds for the cruiserweight championship of the world is the biggest fight, arguably even bigger than me vs. Tyson. It makes so much sense. Canelo is on his way out. He’s going to want a payday, and I want to show the world that all the (expletive) I’ve been talking about beating Canelo is actually true.

“I’ll have the biggest upset in the sport of boxing, and we will fight to really see who actually is the face of boxing because, after this event (the Tyson fight), I’m going to claim it. I beat his gate record in Texas, I’m beating the ticket sales, all of that stuff. So, the numbers and the data show it. I have more followers than him, etc. And now (Friday) is going to be the most watched fight of this century, so I’m going to be the new money magnet.”

Paul vs. Tyson will be streamed on Netflix. It was originally slated for July 20 before Tyson experienced an ulcer issue, leading to a postponement.

–Field Level Media