Comments Thread For: Jake Paul, after beating an ageing former middleweight, is ranked at cruiserweight

[joe strong]

Rank jake anywhere. I think it's responsibility of a boxer to end jake, until then put jake in top 10 even. Get him to fight someone decent

If he’s ranked give him a voluntary title shot! That would be a huge payday on PPV & gets him some exposure to all Jake’s fans as he beats him to a pulp…

[IceTrayDaGang]

Bull butter!!!! It is a slap in the face to guys who have fought actual professional boxers.

chavez Jr is an actual pro boxer and at one point was the wbc champ. like it or not. don't blame jake, blame Jr for allowing this to happen.

[126Feather]

How can this clown be ranked 14th by WBA, yet he's #69 in Boxrec, lol. Nothing more than the WBA trying to get a money grab by a clown youtuber who's been able to elevate himself and fight a bunch of nobodies and a senior citizen Mike Tyson who can barely walk.

[PBR Streetgang]

I was about to criticize the WBA as corrupt (they are) for this tanking so I looked at what happened to one of the recent guys to beat Chavez Jr:

• Mario Abel Cazares was 11-0 after beating JCC at 168 in September 2020.
• April and May, 2021 Cazares enters SMW ranking at #15 by WBA
• June 2021 Cazares gets KO'd by interim champ Morrell in 1 round and retires.

I suppose that Paul entering the rankings at #14 for beating Junior isn't some new or unique low for the WBA, they have been doing this for a while. Of course we all knew this.

[chicken-]

Gone are the days when you have to actually be ranked in the top ten to get a title shot.

Crazy as this sounds; it's conceivable that Jake could actually be more than competitive against Badou Jack, if Jack had to get old in the ring and hardly throw punches like Chavez Jr.

Well, he's not getting a title shot ranked #14. Also, let's not pretend like rankings were ever legit. All sorts of shenanigans have always happened. I'm not sure any of us would be any more positive about JP if he had been beating up bums just as easily.

If you had the option to beat up on washed up former fighters and make millions, vs fighting "pro" bums that your management find to pad your record and making a fraction of the money?

Nobody watches that division, I couldn't even name more than a few of them.
I'm sure whoever he fights is going to get get far more viewers and make far more money than any other 2 cruiserweights would get....so it is what it is.

[WOO9088]

Let JP go at it. Jai will go at that too...

[Butt stuff]

Well, he's not getting a title shot ranked #14. Also, let's not pretend like rankings were ever legit. All sorts of shenanigans have always happened. I'm not sure any of us would be any more positive about JP if he had been beating up bums just as easily.

If you had the option to beat up on washed up former fighters and make millions, vs fighting "pro" bums that your management find to pad your record and making a fraction of the money?

Nobody watches that division, I couldn't even name more than a few of them.
I'm sure whoever he fights is going to get get far more viewers and make far more money than any other 2 cruiserweights would get....so it is what it is.

This is where the fookery starts. Under WBA rules you can make a voluntary defence against anyone in the top #15. They've done this on purpose.

[Vanchi73]

Please , give this bum a title shot. He will be beaten to death.

That What I was about to say. If You fans of boxing really wanna get rid of him. GIVE HIM A TITLE SHOT. And thats it, Long gone JPaul

[MulaKO]

This is where the fookery starts. Under WBA rules you can make a voluntary defence against anyone in the top #15. They've done this on purpose.

You beat me to it
Was just about to say the same thing
Champ can pick him as a voluntary defence

[PlasterHands]

I really don't think its that big of a deal. CW division is very weak and boxing is a business. If he gets beat its puts the conversation to rest

Finally! Someone who understands just how shallow the Cruiserweight division is. Just check out the guy who is ranked #13, one spot higher than JP...he's even less worthy.