United Kingdom, Dec. 18 -- Jake Paul has claimed that boxing fans should "want" him to beat Anthony Joshua.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer takes on the former heavyweight world champion in Miami on Friday (19.12.25) and thinks fight fans should be rooting for him as a result of the influence he has had on the sport over the past few years.

Paul told reporters: "No one has done more for the sport of boxing in the last decade than myself.

"So if people cared about boxing they would want me to win.

"But I see the angle they're coming from in the sense he's been doing it all his life.

"But I think that I'm more important for boxing so if they cared about the sport they would want me to win."

Paul once again emphasised that victory for him ag...