Jake Paul burst into the boxing scene in the last few years. However, he did not buy the public at large over. For the longest time, the YouTuber-turned-boxer received flack from the boxing world for not facing formidable opponents. Specifically, professional boxers. To put this criticism to bed, the 26-year-old resorted to facing the brother of WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury. After several attempts bolstered by entertaining back and forth on social media, Paul faced Fury in February of this year and collected a hefty paycheck of $30 Million.

However, the Ohio native was defeated via a split decision. Many felt that Fury was evidently the superior boxer and continued to discredit Paul. Moreover, in a recent turn of events, Jake Paul took a sly dig at Tommy Fury and made an intriguing argument. So without further ado, let’s jump right into his comments.

Jake Paul reflects on his choice to face Tommy Fury

Despite his defeat, Paul was proud to face an opponent like Fury for his seventh bout. He deems it laudable as Fury has been boxing for the majority of his life while Paul turned professional only back in 2020. Considering the disparity in experience, Paul still managed to weather the storm and was handed a split decision defeat. Reflecting on the same, he stated, “Going up against Tommy Fury who has been doing it since he was six years old, taking him to a split decision.”

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Moreover, he compares his career to that of other boxers. He claimed that other boxers did not face the type of competition he faced for the first few bouts. He added, “So I am definitely not going to make everybody happy but you have to respect that most other boxers, pad their record, they fight taxi drivers, to build up their record, and in their 25th fight, they have been doing it since 15 years, they take a tough challenge. I risked it all since the beginning.” Paul’s aforementioned claims will definitely be a cause for debate within the boxing community. Moreover, do you wonder, why Paul thinks he lost to Fury? Let’s find out.

Paul weighs in on his only defeat

In retrospect, Paul thinks it was his lack of sincerity and discipline in led up to the fight that handed him a defeat. He revealed that he was even drinking during training camp which was not expected, to say the least. In the same podcast, he stated, ” “I knew I wasn’t focused going into the Tommy fight. I was like drinking like seven weeks before,” In addition, he also blamed his pomposity as the reason for his downfall. He stated, “You think like okay…Like no one’s really beat me or like giving me a crazy challenge.” 

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