Jake Paul claims influencer boxing is \u201cdying\u201d as he casts doubt on long-hyped McGregor fight Associated PressDespite being a poster boy for influencer boxing, Jake Paul claimed that the sport\u2019s days are numbered and that the scene is \u201cdying out\u201d. In a September 6 interview with Daily Mail, Paul, 27, stated his belief that fans of the sport, born from Logan Paul\u2019s clash with KSI in 2019, had grown \u201ctired of seeing the s***** punches\u201d, criticizing fixtures as \u201csloppy\u201d. \u201cNow that they\u2019re fans of the sport, I think they want to see like, more real, higher level skill. So it\u2019s definitely dying out\u201d, he continued. Following his victory over former UFC fighter Mike Perry in July, Paul\u2019s next fight is scheduled to be against heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson. The matchup is penciled in for November, though doubts remain over if the match will go ahead, due to the latter\u2019s ongoing health issues. Should Tyson, 58, be forced to pull out, Paul stated previously that he doesn\u2019t currently have a backup in place. As for other fixtures, Paul, when asked to share his thoughts on a potential fight with Irish MMA star Conor McGregor, wasn\u2019t optimistic. \u201cI don\u2019t think we will [fight], just because he knows what will happen,\u201d the YouTuber said. The pair have traded blows on social media numerous times in the past, and Paul pulled no verbal punches this time, either. \u201cConor has a brittle body,\u201d Paul continued, adding, \u201cHe\u2019s known for getting injuries all the time. It\u2019s basically like every camp, he was getting injured even in his prime. So he just needs to drink some milk\u201d. After Paul\u2019s victory over Mike Perry in July, McGregor slammed the former, labeling him the \u201cbiggest p***bag I have ever seen in my life.\u201d Jake Paul has only lost one boxing fixture to date, against Tommy Fury in 2023. You can find a complete breakdown of the former\u2019s boxing record in our dedicated breakdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul claims influencer boxing is \u201cdying\u201d as he casts doubt on long-hyped McGregor fight Associated PressDespite being a poster boy for influencer boxing, Jake Paul claimed that the sport\u2019s days are numbered and that the scene is \u201cdying out\u201d. In a September 6 interview with Daily Mail, Paul, 27, stated his belief that fans […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}