Jake Paul named Breakout Boxer of the Year by Sports Illustrated Following in his older brother\u2019s footsteps, Jake Paul\u2019s boxing career has taken off over the past few years. After a spectacular year in the ring, Sports Illustrated has awarded Paul the prestigious title of 2021 Breakout Boxer of the Year. Whether it be YouTube or boxing, Jake Paul\u2019s career has been shrouded in controversy. From causing neighborhood disturbances in the Team 10 House to challenging everyone on Twitter to a boxing match, Paul certainly knows how to cause a stir on the internet. Regardless, one of Paul\u2019s greatest strengths is being able to captivate an audience no matter what he\u2019s doing. \u201cAny publicity is good publicity\u201d applies to both of the Paul brothers, and they continue to thrive even after facing severe backlash from the internet. The most recent drama surrounding Paul is his ongoing feud with Dana White. While many people theorize that Jake Paul\u2019s boxing matches are rigged, Sports Illustrated has deemed Paul a great success. Jake Paul named Breakout Boxer 2021 Sports Illustrated writes that, after only five fights into his professional career, Jake Paul has \u201celevated\u201d the sport of boxing. The piece naming Paul Breakout Boxer of the Year recounted his fights against Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley\u2026 all three ending via knockout. SI also references the negative comments Paul has received from professional boxing legends. However, SI isn\u2019t awarding Paul because of who he\u2019s knocked out, but because of how polarizing he is. In 2021, Jake Paul has managed to sell out arenas and generate astronomical pay-per-view sales. While he isn\u2019t boxing in Vegas arenas or putting up numbers that championships are, he\u2019s doing more than most newby boxers could hope to accomplish. The boxing community doesn\u2019t love Paul, and SI claims he won\u2019t win over many people, either. But his already massive following is growing, and opponents are lining up to get a piece of fame Jake Paul can offer. Paul\u2019s trainer B.J. Flores stated, \u201cEveryone around him gets lifted up.\u201d Even those fighting on the undercard during a Paul event see a boost in their Q-rating, which proves Flores\u2019 point. Jake\u2019s response to wining BBotY Jake Paul later responded to receiving the title via a screenshot of text on Twitter with the caption \u201cSome reflection after winning \u201cBreakout Boxer of The Year\u201d. In the tweet, Paul expresses how overwhelmed and grateful he is to be given the title. He recounts how, in less than two years, he went from YouTuber to professional boxer. During this time, he\u2019s set lofty goals for himself that push both himself and boxing as a whole to innovate and improve. His full statement can be found below. Some reflection after winning \u201cBreakout Boxer of The Year\u201d Thanks @SInow pic.twitter.com\/TxFgPhB8aP \u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) January 5, 2022 In an interview with SI, Paul stated, \u201cI feel like I just finished my rookie season.\u201d It\u2019s safe to say Jake Paul won\u2019t be leaving the boxing scene anytime soon. And with the amount of publicity and money Paul saw in 2021, it wouldn\u2019t make sense for him to quit. Love him or hate him, Paul is Sports Illustrated\u2019s 2021 Breakout Boxer of the Year. For more Paul content, check out how Dream ratioed Jake on Twitter amid UFC drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul named Breakout Boxer of the Year by Sports Illustrated Following in his older brother\u2019s footsteps, Jake Paul\u2019s boxing career has taken off over the past few years. After a spectacular year in the ring, Sports Illustrated has awarded Paul the prestigious title of 2021 Breakout Boxer of the Year. Whether it be YouTube […]<\/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-51388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51388","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=51388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}