Who is Jake Paul and what is his career and record as a boxer?

(CNN Spanish) – Jake Paul has undisputed status as a 21st century celebrity. He began creating content for social networks and at a glance a few hours before his fight against Mike Tyson you could count his more than 27.2 million followers. instagram profile And it has 20.8 million subscribers Youtube channel,

Paul is first and foremost a celebrity. Then, if you like, he is a fighter with a record of 11 fights and 10 wins, whose boxing adventures from 2020 are told with fantastic nature. exhibitionist,

No exhibitionist Like Tyson, who on the contrary is a boxer first, then a celebrity. Author Joyce Carol Oates said of the boy, who in 1986 became the youngest world heavyweight champion in history: “Mike Tyson, a child warrior, has become, in a certain sense, a legend even before he Become a legend that defined him.”

Jake Paul, with everything his figure and fortune represents, can’t even aspire to such a thing. He is a figure of immediacy and knows how to sell himself: he says he wants to be world champion. After his fight with Tyson was confirmed, he said: “Now I have the opportunity to prove myself against the greatest heavyweight champion of all time, the baddest man on the planet and the most dangerous boxer of all time.”

“This will be the fight of my life,” he said.

Perhaps then Jake Paul’s career in the ring will be spent like this in his quest to prove his worth. In any case, what lies the value of a boxer? In stamina, in the ability to entertain the audience, in knockouts, in surviving a brutal game of sweat and blood? on the belt?

“I am not afraid of any man. I want you to be that old savage, Mike. You say you’ll kill me. Is that what you’re going to do? Mike, because I’m ready. I want that killer in the ring. “I want the hardest fight possible and I want there to be no excuses after I finish you,” Paul said before the fight, according to EFE agency.

The fight of Jake Paul’s life will, in any case, be an exhibition. It will take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with a capacity of 80,000 spectators. It will be telecast live on Netflix. It is scheduled for eight rounds (an official fight has twelve rounds); Each round will last two minutes (instead of the regulation three minutes); Larger, 14-ounce gloves will be used (instead of the usual 10-ounce).

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Jake Paul was born on January 17, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio. Starting in 2018, he branched out into boxing and mixed martial arts, and Debuted in the ring as a professional In January 2020 against another newcomer named Ali Esson Gib.

From there began a career in which till now there have been 10 wins, 7 knockouts and one loss. He lost the fight against Tommy Fury at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia in February 2023, and attendees also included boxer Tyson Fury, Tommy’s half-brother, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and now rival Mike Tyson.

“Iron Mike”, as Tyson is also known, ended his professional career in June 2005 with a record of 50 wins (44 by knockout) and 6 losses.

Tyson doesn’t need to prove anything else in the ring. He had done all this already. So what makes him want to put on the gloves again at the age of 58 and face an opponent 31 years younger than him?

Of course, one answer is money. According to the EFE agency, it is believed that the total funding for the fight will reach US$80 million, which will be distributed equally between both boxers.

Tickets to see the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys home battle range from US$5,000 to US$20,000 depending on location, without more premium packages.

Paul is also a big favorite at most sports betting houses. In fact, according to the Reuters agency, Paul has the most bets on six of the 25 boxing bouts in the history of betting houses.