UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall believes Jake Paul should fight Tommy Fury, and not Aspinall's fellow MMA fighter Conor McGregor.
Paul has twice arranged a fight with Paul, but the first event was called off due to the British fighter suffering a bacterial chest infection as well as broken ribs. The second event, for this year, was called off when Fury could not gain entry to the United States.
Paul has since said he will come to the UK for a fight with Fury, with promoter Frank Warren optimistic that a deal can be done.
Aspinall believes that of the two, Fury is the real test for the American and he should look to get in the ring with him.
“I've got an unpopular opinion about Jake Paul,” he told Midnite.
“I think Jake Paul's pretty good. I think Jake Paul's been handling himself pretty well in the boxing stuff that he's got into. I know Tommy personally, I've known Tommy since he was 14-years-old. I know that Tommy is from a fighting family. I know Tommy is a good fighter himself.
“And I think it's a great matchup for both guys and from what I can see it seems a pretty even matchup, which we like to see.
"We don't like to see one guy versus a sh—t guy. We like to see young guys both hungry and undefeated fighting each other. That's where the excitement comes. What's going to happen? We don’t know. That’s what’s exciting in combat sports.
“Jake Paul and Nate Diaz or Conor McGregor are even fights, definitely. Both guys have got a lot of experience. But I want to see Jake Paul against someone young, hungry and fresh rather than someone with lots of miles on clock like he’s been fighting, which is fair enough for where he is in his career.
"But sooner or later you’ve got to tick the box of someone in a similar position to where he is. I want to see him and Tommy, that’s who I want.”