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USA Today via Reuters

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USA Today via Reuters

Jake Paul is one of the most debatable boxing biggies of recent times. He chased his pathway to success real quick and many pro-boxers and champions are looking to square off with him. Talking about pro-boxers and champions, one name that stood tall among all is the IBF cruiserweight king, Mairis Briedis, who’s been desperate to fight Paul.

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Briedis recently appeared for Lawrence Okolie’s fight against Michal Cieslak. Here, he donned the Mario costume to bag ‘The Problem Child’s attention. In return, he ended up facing some strong reactions from boxing lovers on Twitter.

“I haven’t seen a guy chase a payday this desperately since Haye ambushed Wald on the escalators all those years ago,” a boxing fan added.

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A fan wrote, “I think the issue is, as his fight with Usyk proved, he could beat Jake Paul – genuinely – with one arm. Which is why, no matter how good these stunts are, it won’t happen”. 

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Absolute idiot” added Nick Ronan.

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One more fan added, “Tony is like wtf are you doing”.

“Everyone one saying embarrassing in the comments probably enjoyed fury dressing up as Batman against wlad,” a Twitter user added.

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Dwayne Pipe wrote, “He’s actually quite funny but Jake ain’t gonna fight you”. 

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“This dude a walking L. Embarrassing himself trying to chase the Jake Paul fight and he got a tattoo of him,” a fan mocked Briedis.

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Colin Clyne asserted, “‘Mario’ going full Canon on Paul…he’s about 2 steps away from stealing his food and papping him off his paddle board!”. 

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Another Twitter account added, “He’s hustling for the millions” 

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Just like the above tweets, many other fans poured in their reactions on Briedis’ costume.

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Mairis Briedis even got a tattoo of Jake Paul

This isn’t the first time when Mairis Briedis did something to get Jake Paul’s attention.

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In January this year, he got a tattoo of Jake Paul and called him out for a fight. Moreover, the champ even posted a video of the same on his Instagram handle, garnering extensive reactions.

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‘The Problem Child’, however, doesn’t quite seem interested in fighting the cruiserweight champ. Regardless of that, Briedis is on top of gaining ‘The Problem Child’s attention.

What do you make of the cruiserweight champ’s Mario costume?

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