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JAKE PAUL’s dominant victory over Ben Askren on Saturday night supposedly raked in £54million through pay-per-view buys alone.And the YouTuber’s one-round demolition of Askren has also catapulted him into the all-time top ten of PPV buys for a boxing match.
Jake Paul entered elite company
Jake Paul made light work of Ben Askren at the weekendCredit: Getty
Purists have bemoaned the ever-growing noise surrounding Paul’s foray into the sport.
But they can’t argue that he at least draws eyeballs.
His easy KO of grapple-heavy former MMA fighter Askren drew in 1.5million buys.
This kind of number puts Paul, 24, in elite company.
His Saturday night victory pulled in the same number of buys as Floyd Mayweather’s 2012 bout with Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto.
In fact, only fights featuring Mike Tyson or Mayweather have EVER managed to secure more PPV buys than Saturday night’s at-times maligned match-up.
And No2 on the list also featured a crossover from a former MMA champion, when Conor McGregor’s 2017 bout with Mayweather reeled in 4.3million buys.
At No1, with 4.6million sales, was Mayweather’s long-awaited clash with Manny Pacquiao in 2015.

Floyd Mayweather’s 2015 bout with Manny Pacquiao drew in 4.6million buysCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Conor McGregor crossed over from the world of MMA in 2017Credit: Reuters
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As Paul chases boxing legitimacy, as well as more millions in the bank account, eyes have turned to what could be next for the Problem Child.
He revealed before Saturday night that he feels that he is on a collision course with Conor McGregor.
But with the Notorious aiming to get his UFC career back on track against Dustin Poirier on July 10, Tommy Fury has emerged as a serious contender.
WBC heavyweight champ Tyson’s little brother, 21, called Paul out in the wake of his victory over Askren.
And Paul has stoked the flames further, by bringing Tommy’s girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague into it.
The American claimed: “Tommy is weak… and Tommy’s girlfriend [Molly-Mae Hague] DM’d me before they went on that reality show.”
He has form for taunting his rivals by mentioning their other halves after he made derogatory remarks about McGregor’s partner Dee Devlin.

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JAKE PAUL has attempted to goad Tommy Fury by claiming his girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague once slid into his DMs.The YouTuber could be about to fight Love Island star Fury next following his first-round win over Ben Askren.
Tommy Fury has been dating Molly-Mae Hague since meeting on Love Island in 2019Credit: The Mega Agency
Jake Paul – pictured on right next to brother Logan – claimed Molly-Mae was in his DMs before entering the villaCredit: Getty

And Paul has upped the ante in the pair’s war of words with a low blow by suggesting that Molly-Mae was interested in him first.
The 24-year-old avoided details about what the message allegedly contained but claimed it was sent before she met Tommy on Love Island in 2019.
Paul shared the information in an interview with ES News in which he also laid out the one condition for agreeing to fight the younger Fury.
He said: “I’m going to plant the seed now.
Tommy is weak… and Tommy’s girlfriend DM’d me before they went on that reality showJake Paul
“Tommy Fury vs me and Michael Hunter against Tyson Fury on the same night.
“Tommy is weak… and Tommy’s girlfriend [Molly-Mae Hague] DM’d me before they went on that reality show.”
Paul has form for taunting his rivals by mentioning their other halves after he made derogatory remarks about Conor McGregor’s partner Dee Devlin.
The American secured his third professional boxing win when he savagely KO’d Ben Askren in the first minute of round one at the weekend.

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Fury then took to social media to publicly call out ‘The Problem Child’ by tweeting: “I’m ready to give the people what they want.”
The feud began when WBC champ Tyson implored Paul to take on his younger brother.
Light-heavyweight Tommy boasts an impressive pro boxing record with five wins from five fights, the last four all by knockout.

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BOXING legend Floyd Mayweather has left fans questioning whether he has had a hair transplant after showing off his new look on Instagram.The 44-year-old – who has rocked a bald look since 2008 – posted a picture of himself with a full head of hair, much to the confusion of his 25.2 million followers.

Floyd Mayweather has sported a bald look since 2008, with fans stunned by his recent Instagram postCredit: Reuters
His picture has been liked over 363,000 times, with users taken aback by his transformation.
It remains unclear if Mayweather – who won 15 world titles across five weight classes – has simply grown out his hair, or had a transplant.
American rapper 50 Cent speculated earlier this year whether he has undergone surgery on his head as well as his beard.
And others shared the same opinion, as one commented: “Transplant on point.”
Another messaged: “The double hair transplant look.”
A third added: “He’s had a hair and beard transplant recently.”
Meanwhile one remarked: “Lovely beard transplant haha.”
Another simply stated: “Hair transplant? Was sure he was bald.”
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Mayweather was set to fight YouTuber Logan Paul in an exhibition bout this month, only for the dust-up to be pushed back to allow supporters to attend.
And Paul was quick to send the 1996 Olympic bronze medallist a message after his brother Jake destroyed Ben Askren over the weekend.
Sharing a video of Jake’s highlight-reel KO on Instagram, he captioned the post: “@floydmayweather you see this.”
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