JAKE PAUL claimed he was ‘selected by the gods to be the new Floyd Mayweather’.
The American YouTuber obliterated ex-NBA star Nate Robinson with a stunning second-round knockout on the undercard of Mike Tyson’s comeback fight with Roy Jones Jr last weekend.
Jake Paul believes he was brought to boxing for a reason[/caption]
Pound for pound legend Floyd Mayweather went 50 fights unbeaten[/caption]
And Paul, 23, has seen his stock rise dramatically in the fight game after the result.
He told Barstool Sports: “It’s life changing and it doesn’t even make sense. I mean, even for this fight.
“It’s crazy but that’s that’s why I’m just like, f***, man, I truly believe that boxing was put into my life for for a f***ing reason.
“I feel like I was destined for this and I was selected by the gods to be the new Mayweather and to carry the crown and to make this sport, like, juicy as f*** and just put on a show, baby, because everyone wants to be entertained at the end of the day. And that’s what this is.”
Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather famously went 50 fights unbeaten – his last bout coming in 2017 in a megabucks crossover fight with UFC star Conor McGregor.
Incredible reports suggest The Notorious’ camp are in talks with Paul over a boxing fight after he vowed to ‘f*** up’ the Irishman.
And Matchroom supremo Eddie Hearn believes a potential fight between Paul and McGregor would be more competitive than his blockbuster clash with Mayweather.
But Paul doesn’t appear to be a fan of promoters like Hearn as he claimed ‘the promoter doesn’t do s***’.
The social media sensation called for boxers and MMA fighters to promote themselves and ‘date famous girls’ to boost their profile.
He added: “I encourage all f***ing boxers and fighters, they need to step up their f***ing social media game and start hustling.
“I work my balls off for six years, posting content to get my name to be the money fight.
“These boxers aren’t just boxers anymore. They need to f***ing promote themselves and make YouTube videos.
“They need to date famous girls. They need to f***ing be in music videos.
“They need to get their name out there and that’s when they can become in control. They don’t need the f***ing promoters. The promoter doesn’t do s***.
“Boxing is now a new sport because of what happened on Saturday and everyone needs to assume their roles and step up to the plate and just promote themselves.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
