Jake Paul accused of paying Joe Weller to lose boxing match Jake Paul, Instagram \/ Joe Weller, TwitterSocial media star Jake Paul threw down with YouTuber Joe Weller in the boxing ring on March 23 and walked away with a major victory \u2013 but some critics are skeptical of his win. Drama Alert host Daniel \u2018KEEMSTAR\u2019 Keem questioned the match\u2019s legitimacy in a Tweet on March 26, where he speculated that Paul may have paid Weller to lose the fight. \u201cDid Jake Paul pay Joe Weller to take a fall, or is Joe really this bad at boxing?\u201d KEEM wrote. Did @jakepaul pay @joe_weller_ to take a fall or is joe really this bad at boxing? \u2014 KEEM :popcorn: (@KEEMSTAR) March 27, 2019 KEEM wasn\u2019t alone in his speculation, either; other fans likewise claimed that the match had been fixed beforehand, with some users noting that Weller went down fairly easy after being punched in the gut by Jake. \u201cLooked real until the fakest ending I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d one commenter wrote. \u201cJoe looked like he wasn\u2019t even taking it seriously, he\u2019s terrible,\u201d another quipped. Joe looked like he wasn\u2019t even taking it seriously, he\u2019s terrible \u2014 :face_with_rolling_eyes: (@riksanitys) March 27, 2019 Despite the overwhelming criticism against their fight, Weller explained that the bout was very much legitimate, and claimed that the final blow had truly knocked the wind out of him. \u201cSeeing far too many people genuinely believing I staged to lose in the first round against Jake,\u201d Weller wrote. \u201c\u2026I fully wanted to do good, but that shot that winded me. Just was killer, even if it did look well pussy.\u201d Seeing far too many people genuinely believing I staged to lose in the first round against Jake :sob::joyful: ffs So annoying cuz I fully wanted to do good but that shot that winded me just was killer even if it did look well pussy Also (next tweet) \u2014 Joe Weller (@joe_weller_) March 27, 2019 Weller went on to deny any claims that Jake had paid him off to fix their match, and even poked fun at his own boxing skills in the process. \u201cI\u2019d never take money to look bad and take a loss,\u201d he continued. \u201cI legit do that enough on my own haha. Wish I coulda done better, but boxing just ain\u2019t my sport ffs.\u201d I\u2019d never take money to look bad and take a loss LOL I legit do that enough on my own hahah Wish I coulda done better but boxing just ain\u2019t my sport ffs :joyful::sob: \u2014 Joe Weller (@joe_weller_) March 27, 2019 Even Jake Paul chimed in on the matter, noting that Weller had likewise lost to KSI during their boxing match in February 2018. joe weller lasted 8 1\/2 minutes with KSI joe weller lasts 2 minutes with Jake Paul internet: pic.twitter.com\/uI9a8UJ2T6 \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) March 26, 2019 While Jake appeared to schedule a fight with American rapper Soulja Boy, it appears that the youngest Paul brother now has his sights set on KSI; although official news of a potential bout between the two remains cloudy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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