Could Jake Paul be a serious contender in the cruiserweight division ?

[WillieWild114]

Based on what yall seen in his last 3 fights ?

[_Rexy_]

Maybe the WBC cruserweight division where there are currently zero fighters campaigning. I doubt ANY current cruiserweight will be able to cut an additional ten pounds.

[MikeyMike100]

I have not seen enough yet to go that far. Have to see him vs other professional boxers with at least some experience

[dan_cov]

Absolutely no way, never.

[whollisboxing]

Based on what yall seen in his last 3 fights ?

I imagine that anything's possible but I would need to see WAY more from him.

Let's see what he does against a journeyman who actually boxes for a living instead of a fellow Youtuber or a retired basketball player.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Hell no. He wouldn’t be a contender fighting 86 Kg amateurs.

[Eff Pandas]

If we are considering "serious contender" being ranked in the top 10 or top 15 of a ABC group I think its attainable with his younger age still, his name which would give him benefit in lesser opposition + likely higher consideration by ABC groups & if he took the sport serious & as the #1 thing in his life for the next 5 to 10 years that it could take. This is basically like saying someone could become a top 50 guy in the world cuz there are 4+ title holders & usually 40+ ABC top ten ranked guys among the 4 groups. I think thats a very attainable goal for plenty of young athletic folks with a drive towards learning if they put their mind to doing it for the obviously long amount of time it could take. And in this case Paul's name would definitely be a plus in cleverly matchmaking him up to being ranked. Like if TR signed him they'd move him perfectly to the goal & like they did with a guy with a name like JCC Jr.

If serious contender is the indie top ten which is how I'd usually consider it, then I think its much less likely & would take finding some high level weak links that sometimes don't even exist at this level. The indie top ten in most divisions is usually filled with guys who've been boxing since before hair was on their balls or at least before they graduated high school. If you could get to the top 50 & then try to pinpoint guys on the downslide who are still ranked high & you win a few fights like that I think its possible, but personally I'd bet against it. But hell you could bet against Olympic Medalist & maybe even specifically Olympic Champs making it into the top ten & be profitable thats how hard it is to make the indie top ten.

[boliodogs]

In my opinion absolutely not. There are about 1400 pro cruiserweight boxers in the world and boxrec ranks all of them. He can't fight much and shows no big potential for getting much better. I think will never go higher than number 800 so over half of the world's cruiserweights will be ranked above him. He is just an over payed joke of a pro fighter who's fan base is not serious boxing fans.

[Bain01D]

Based on what yall seen in his last 3 fights ?

Not based on what we have seen, I find it highly unlikely but anything is possible!

He would need a good 3-5 years solid training before he even looks at area title level!

[Willy Wanker]

If Jake Paul moves up to Bridgerweight he'd already be a contender as we speak.