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The social media personality, Jake Paul, is the emerging phenomenon in the sport of boxing. His professional debut against the YouTuber, AnEsonGib, was one of the biggest events of the year 2019. Since then, he never looked back and fought four more fights. However, most of the boxing speculators thought that ‘The Problem Child’ is way too ridiculous to be a boxer, but then he stunned everyone in the boxing fraternity with his emphatic wins.

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Despite his accolades so far, his fighting skills and technique have remained questionable. Notably, ‘The Problem Child’ didn’t grow up as a trained boxer, which stunned the boxing world. In a brief span, he trained himself so much that he knocked out established Bellator, Ben Askren, and the former UFC champion, Tyron Woodley. This is close to being unimaginable to many social media users. Therefore, it led to a trend on Twitter. While ‘The Problem Child’ was celebrating his victory in the rematch against Tyron Woodley, ‘rigged’ was trending on social media platforms.

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The YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul slammed all claims of rigging. He said, “It’s illegal to rig these fights. It’s impossible, Anyone who thinks that has an IQ of 4 and I feel bad for them. I would go to jail if I was rigging fights. I’m doing such an amazing job with my career that people can’t believe it’s real.”

However, ESPN and DAZN ranked ‘The Problem Child’s one-punch knockout as the ‘Knockdown of the year’.

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The rematch between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley

However, ‘The Problem Child’ was supposed to fight ‘The Gypsy King’s brother, Tommy Fury. But due to serious injuries during training, Tommy Fury stepped back from the scheduled bout. So, in quick succession, Tyron Woodley agreed to a shot on the same date and venue.

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The epic battle between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley took place in Tampa, Florida, on December 18, 2021.

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Notably, they exchanged heavy leather in the initial rounds. But a well-crafted lethal hook on the ear of Woodley at 2:12 of the 6th round seized the challenger in the ring.

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However, ‘The Problem Child’ showcased remarkable performance, probably the best of his career. On the other hand, Twitter buzzed with the remarks of ‘rigged’. As this performance was beyond anyone’s expectations.

What do you think of this rigging concept? Do you think that Jake Paul’s fights are rigged? Let us know in the comments below.

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