Jake Paul says he can be face of boxing: 'I can claim that spot for sure'

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The days of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson bouts crowding homes are all but over. But there is an up-and-coming superstar in the boxing world who maybe one day can do the same as his predecessors – if he hasn't done similar already.

Jake Paul's boxing career is just three years old, and he's coming off a loss to Tommy Fury, but his latest bout was one of the most popular in recent memory.

Most Valuable Promotions confirmed that the fight had more than 800,000 pay-per-view buys, one of the most purchased fights of the new decade. That number beat Tyson Fury's rematch with Deontay Wilder in 2021, which did around 600,000.

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Boxer Jake Paul is pictured during a weigh-in event, a day before his match against Tommy Fury (not pictured) in Riyadh, on February 25, 2023. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

In fact, MVP promotions says it's the second-most viewed crossover bout since 2020, behind only Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. – a main event in which Paul fought in the undercard against former NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner Nate Robinson.

That's certainly decent company.

Now, Paul isn't willing to give himself the "face of boxing" title just yet, but he says there are "a couple of big players."

"Me, Gervonta [Davis], Canelo [Alvarez] and Tyson Fury for sure. But I don’t know if there’s one standout person there," Paul told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

But he thinks he can put his name beyond his peers.

Jake Paul exits the ring after his unanimous decision win over Anderson Silva of Brazil in their cruiserweight bout at Desert Diamond Arena on October 29, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona.