When you've conquered the heavyweight division like Oleksandr Usyk has, you're allowed to dream big. But don't expect the unified heavyweight champion to trade leather with YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul anytime soon.

"I don't know because Jake is my friend now," Usyk told the Associated Press, shutting down talk of a potential money fight with the social media star. "With Jake, a fight is not possible, I think."

That's not to say Usyk is above the spectacle. The undefeated champion (24-0, 15 KOs) is set to make some "noise" before hanging up the gloves, starting with a May 23 showdown against a champion kickboxer in Egypt. He understands the appeal of cross-sport matchups that have taken boxing by storm in recent years.

The Paul brothers—Jake and Logan—have turned their YouTube fame into legitimate boxing headlines, facing legends like Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather himself set the template by fighting UFC's Conor McGregor and kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa. But when Jake Paul stepped in against former two-time heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua last December, the result was a harsh reality check: a sixth-round knockout that left Paul with a broken jaw in two places.

Usyk sees these fights as part of boxing's evolution. "It's a media fight aimed at drawing even more people into professional boxing and combat sports in general," he explained. "You know how it was when we were kids watching movies. 'Who's stronger, Jean-Claude Van Damme or Chuck Norris? Or Sylvester Stallone, or someone else?' Everything that happens in today's world is a show, it's all like a movie. And we are simply actors in that movie."

For now, Usyk is focused on his own legacy—and his own kind of noise. Just don't expect him to share the ring with a friend.