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Jake Paul Draws Embarrassing Comments Following ‘Cringe’ Moment at Anderson Silva Weigh-Ins

Published 10/29/2022, 6:54 AM EDT

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With hours left for the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva bout, ‘The Problem Child’, playing his role, endowed with aggression, disclosed what he would do to the Brazilian once they stepped inside the ring. The 25-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer acknowledged his respect for Anderson but simultaneously claimed how the latter attempted to deprive his plate of food.

On October 29, Paul would face the sixth fight of his life. Still unbeaten in boxing, ‘The Problem Child’ viewed Silva as a threat who nourished all the interest and will to stop Paul’s undefeated run.

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Paul, who believes that to be a legend, one has to beat a legend, said it was time for his generation to shine. Grabbing journalist Ariel Helwani’s mic, with all the excitement stored in his bosom, Paul said, “I respect that man [Anderson Silva] but he’s trying to take the food off my plate. He’s trying to stop my run and tomorrow, guess what, Ariel? I’m fuc*ing him up. I’m fuc*ing him up.”

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Following Ariel Helwani’s tweet of the same incident captioned ‘Oh my’, the boxing world took to the same platform and reacted to it. Needless to say, a contribution of a string of hilarious remarks took over the scene.

The Boxing world reacts to Jake Paul saying he will fu*k Anderson Silva up

Irrespective of what you say, Anderson Silva vs. Jake Paul is a win-win. On one hand, there is a revered “legend” and on the other, a 25-year-old who many believe [from a conservative standpoint] is malicious to boxing. Irrespective of what opinion people may have of Paul, he has organized an audience. Closely looked at, Paul vs. Silva is yet another organized commodity the consumer will eat.

Speaking of Paul’s mic skills one said, ‘We haven’t seen mic work like that since:’

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Regarding food off his plate, one said, “Paul family’s got millions and are set for life but Anderson over here making them starve.”

One commented by saying, ‘Jake gets knocked out : “ Lol jake you lost”

Jake knocks silva out : “ SILVA TOOK A DIVE IT WAS RIGGED 😭 😭 😭’

One added, “Almost deep throated the mic on instinct”

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Finally, one said, “Try to think of a word worse than cringe then lmk so I know what to call that”

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What is your reaction to Paul? In addition, what do you make of Paul’s portrayal of himself in public? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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Samrat Sardar

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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Ajinkya Aswale