UFC President Dana White has rejected the possibility of a future exhibition between company superstar Conor McGregor and Youtuber Jake Paul. Paul, who has a massive social media following, took part in his second professional boxing match last month, as the co-featured pay-per-view attraction to the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones exhibition clash.
There have been many big-name siblings who have made a name for their bloodlines through boxing. The most notable pair today are twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo. There is also Naoya and Takuma Inoue. Before them there were the likes of Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, Ricky and Matthew Hatton, Michael and Leon Spinks and Gabriel and Rafael Ruelas, just to name a few.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will finish 2020 with a pristine 2-0 record and a pair of knockout wins over fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib and former NBA star Nate Robinson.
Over the past few weeks, BJ Flores has repeatedly stated that Jake Paul would not only beat Nate Robinson but knock him out. That is exactly what happened last month on the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view undercard. Paul brutally knocked out Robinson in the 2nd round of their cruiserweight bout.
Unified middleweight/junior middleweight champion Claressa Shields is confident that she would batter YouTube superstar Jake Paul and show him what it's like to go up against a real boxer.
Former world champion Antonio Tarver, 52-years-old, is crossing his fingers that Mike Tyson will get him a fight with YouTube star Jake Paul (2-0, 2 KOs). Paul was in action on Saturday night, when he scored a brutal second round knockout of NBA veteran Nate Robinson, who was making his pro debut.
YouTube star Jake Paul (2-0, 2 KOs) has vowed to continue his boxing career. The 23-year-old certainly stole the show on Saturday night, when he brutally knocked out NBA veteran Nate Robinson in two rounds.
Jake Paul is now the winningest fighter in YouTube history. The online celebrity picked up his second knockout win in as many pro fights, the latest coming in a 2nd round flattening of former NBA star Nate Robinson. Paul scored three knockdowns, the last of the three putting Seattle’s Robinson down face-first and out for the night at 1:35 of round two Saturday evening at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Nate Robinson did his homework before venturing into otherwise unfamiliar territory. The former three-time NBA Slam Dunk champion becomes the latest celebrity to cross over into boxing, as the 36-year old from Seattle makes his pro debut. The moment comes in a strange grudge match with YouTube celebrity Jake Paul, with their scheduled six-round cruiserweight bout taking place this Saturday, live on Triller Pay-Per-View from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Only in 2020 can a petty feud between a YouTube celebrity and a former NBA star produce a prizefight that will come at a premium. This was the fight Jake Paul wanted from the moment he felt slighted after being denied a photo opportunity with three-time NBA Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson. Several months and endless hours of trash talk later, they get to settle their differences in the ring.