This is public knowledge by now that Sean Strickland doesn’t like Jake Paul. The former UFC champion, in fact, thinks ‘The Problem Child’s is akin to cancer and only fights smaller, washed-up mixed martial artists. This is why many were expecting him to accept a million-dollar offer and put up a proper fight against the boxer. Watching ‘Tarzan’ beat up on controversial red pill streamer ‘Sneako’ in a sparring session earlier this year apparently didn’t sit well with ‘The Problem Child’.

On X, Paul called the UFC star a “horrid boxer” who “only picks on inexperienced people.” The celebrity boxer then offered ‘Tarzan’ $1 million if the mixed martial artist could beat him in a boxing sparring session. But Strickland, after initially seemingly agreeing to the offer, backed out later. And this decision has gobsmacked BKFC superstar Mike Perry. ‘Platinum’ joined Strickland’s coach, Tim Welch, on the latter’s podcast. There, the bare-knuckle star revealed why he thinks ‘Tarzan’ would have done well against Paul and should have accepted the million-dollar offer.

“Sean’s powerful and we’ve seen some videos of him and he works a lot with Pereira… Sean Strickland’s a little wild and you know he throws like even hammer fists while boxing. And we’ve seen sparring videos of him sparring pro boxers and he’s clocking them pretty well. Sean’s a tough son of a gun, dude. So I don’t know why he didn’t take that million dollars [to spar Jake Paul],” he said.

Of course, Strickland had responded publicly to Paul, telling him wants to fight him in the desert alone with no cameras or even money. But it does not change the fact that the former 185lbs king refused to step in for a proper bout against Paul. After all, ‘The Problem Child’ has shown that he is skilled, even if against smaller opponents who are not boxers.

Strickland’s decision may be in part to avoid the ridicule if he potentially lost to Jake Paul, possibly the most hated man in combat sports, which would have been historic and potentially un-live-downable. Not to mention Strickland would have to get Paul’s media company’s name, ‘Betr’ tattooed on him if he lost. But thankfully ‘Tarzan’ would not need to venture anything next week and still possibly get to see Paul knocked out cold for very the first time.

Why Mike Tyson has a shot at beating Jake Paul

Jake Paul’s upcoming, November 15 clash with Mike Tyson will possibly be the most-watched fight of 2024 (or really ever). After all, Tyson-Paul will be broadcast live globally on Netflix and its 282 million subscriber base. And if even ten percent of these subscribers tune in, the fight will do exponentially bigger numbers than Mayweather-Pacquiao, which at a reported 4.6 million PPV sales is currently the biggest fight in history.

With Mike Tyson on board, who is perhaps the biggest, most beloved figure in all of the combat sports globally, this possibility doesn’t seem very far-fetched. Especially because fans could well see Paul get knocked out for the first time in his celebrity boxing career. After all, Mike Tyson, despite his three-decade age disadvantage, is still the “baddest man on the planet”.

‘Iron’ Mike, after all, has forgotten more about the sweet science than Paul has ever learned. He still has the power, technical know-how, and size to sleep ‘The Problem Child’. If he can catch him, that is. Paul, of course, has the speed and athletic advantage over old man Tyson.

But all Tyson needs is one punch, one wrong decision from Paul, and one moment of hesitation on Paul’s part to knock him out. What do you think about Mike Perry’s thoughts on Sean Strickland refusing a million-dollar sparring session with Jake Paul? Tell us in the comment section below!