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“I’ll Never Be in the F**king NFL”: Jake Paul Kills Lifelong Dream After Floyd Mayweather Altercation

Published 03/17/2023, 7:45 PM EDT

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Jake Paul finally faced the first defeat of his career at the hands of Tommy Fury, who won the fight through a split decision. He ended up losing the perfect win streak he achieved after so many hard-earned matches. Even though he lost the match, he still managed to prove his ability as a legitimate boxer. It is yet to be seen what his next move will be. But he recently made news once again after Floyd Mayweather pulled up on him. Floyd brought a lot of men with him and threatened Paul, prompting him to run away. Jake later condemned Floyd for his actions and sent a warning to him on Twitter.

In a recent episode of BS w/ Jake Paul, Paul shared what happened at that time from his perspective. He also shared what went through his mind when he was confronted by Mayweather. Paul also revealed the moment he realized that he will not be able to play in the NFL.

Jake Paul reveals how he will not achieve his lifelong dream

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Jake Paul relived the moment when he was walking down the street with his crew toward their car. He was surrounded by fans at that time, which made it much harder for them to move forward. He revealed that Floyd was waiting for Paul at that time and had 3 vans full of people. Floyd and his team started to threaten Jake and his crew, it was then another vehicle pulled up and a group of big people with malicious intentions came out of it.

Jake was talking about this when he shared what went through his head at the time. He said, “there’s like 15 fans, so it’s group of like 40 people in total, and I’m trying to decipher who is about to attack me”.

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Jake said that at that time he felt that things were going the wrong way, so he started to run. He said, “And I was like this is f**ked. So I start fking- I just am taking off”. He then jokes that he got a call from Miami Dolphins because of his run. Then he begrudgingly says that he is indeed not getting a call from the Dolphins.

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“The Dolphins aren’t calling guys, I don’t know if I’ll ever fking pick up on that, I’ll never be in the f**king NFL”. His co-hosts then lose it.

Paul shares his ambition of being a footballer

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Jake Paul last year shared his goal of becoming a footballer. He shared that he wants to join the NFL after retiring from boxing with a record of 10-0, which is now impossible. At that time, in an interview with ESPN, he claimed that he could do a 40-yard dash in just 4.5 seconds. He even tweeted about ordering cleats and gloves to start practicing routes for the NFL.

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But now it seems like he has comes to terms with his limitations. No matter how much talent or money one has, no one can do everything one wants.

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Jake has already achieved so much for his age, it will be interesting to see what else he has to offer.

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Chirag Radhyan

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Chirag Radhyan is a Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English Honors and is a keen follower of Western Boxing. His journey of love for the sport bloomed in his puberty when he first saw a video of the fight where Mike Tyson TKO'ed Donovan in the seventh round.
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Arijit Saha