Boxing

JAKE PAUL has committed himself to boxing so much his Los Angeles mansion is now a gym.
The YouTuber has won his first two pro fights, the second of which was a viral knockout against ex-NBA star Nate Robinson.

Jake Paul sparring in the ring in his back garden

The ring is fitted next to his LA mansion

Paul sparring in the ring in his living room

The life of a multimillionaire social media sensation has afforded Paul the luxury of turning his home into a boxing gym.
The 23-year-old has a ring in his LIVING ROOM as well as outdoors in his back garden.
He also has a room attached to his home full of boxing bags, running machines and weight equipment.
Helping mould the internet phenomenon into a fully-fledged boxer is ex-cruiserweight BJ Flores and super-middleweight J’Leon Love.

Love is the No2 cornerman, but is widely recognised as one of Floyd Mayweather’s former proteges, with the pair still life-long friends.
The 33-year-old has been blown away with Paul’s commitment which he insists far surpasses the average fighter.
Love told SunSport: “A lot of people are stamping him as a ‘YouTuber’ but take that away and then you’d say he’s a boxer.
“He wants to learn, and I see what people don’t see in terms of dedication.

BJ Flores holds pads while training in the ring

Paul has a room fitted with boxing bags

“This kid’s got two big boxing rings in his house. One in his living room and one in his backyard and a whole gym on the side of his home dedicated to boxing.
“He’s in the gym training everyday, whether it’s in Vegas or LA, he’s in the gym.”
Love has been around Paul’s circle of Hollywood pals for years but only this year joined his team as a trainer.
And he revealed he was instantly drawn to the YouTube sensation.
Love said: “We wake up in the morning and call sparring partners, professionals, he pays them like a training camp.
“That’s what attracts me to him. He’s dedicated and has the will to learn.”

Paul uses his home ring to train in

The YouTuber has won his first two pro fights

Paul during an outside sparring session
Paul won his debut in February stopping ‘AnEsonGib’ in one round.
He then returned in November and left Robinson, 36, out cold having dropped him three times in two rounds.
Paul has since become public enemy No1 inside the boxing business for his audacious callouts, including of ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor.
But Love is well schooled in the importance of hype, with Mayweather’s career as the pay-per-view king proving playing the villain is far more lucrative as a prizefighter.
He explained: “Jake’s marketing strategy is 100 per cent ill.
“What he brings, if you take the blueprint of his marketing strategy you can really uplift you’re game, he’s the most talked about fighter with just two fights.
“Whether it’s bad or good everybody’s talking about him, wanting to see him fight.”

YouTuber Joe Weller during a sparring session with Paul

Paul uses his home gym when he is not training in Las Vegas

Paul gives fans a sneak peak into his training
Paul’s brother Logan, 25, has also crossed over to boxing, but lost his debut by split-decision against his rival KSI, 27, by split-decision.
Somehow, it landed him an exhibition fight with Mayweather, 43, set for February 2021.
But according to Love, his former mentor has been paying more attention to younger brother Jake.
He revealed: “Floyd calls me on a regular and says, ‘Yo, you’re doing a good job, be smart’.
“He says, ‘Keep this kid on the right track, you’re doing a good job’.
“Floyd says, ‘Just keep him sharp, keep working with him, make sure he’s taking it serious’.”

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER and Logan Paul are looking to break the pay-per-view record ‘by a long shot’ – making it the richest fight of all time.
Mayweather retired as the undisputed box office king, selling 29million PPVs during his iconic 50-0 career.

Floyd Mayweather fights Logan Paul in 2021 Credit: Rex Features

Paul lost his boxing debut against KSI in 2019 Credit: Getty Images – Getty

His 2015 points win over Manny Pacquiao smashed the record with 4.6m sold, with his fight against UFC star Conor McGregor two years later coming in at 4.4m.
Both made close to £700m in revenue – but Solomon Engel, Founder and CEO of Fanmio, who are bringing Mayweather out of retirement, expect to topple those numbers.
Engel told SunSport: “We do see it breaking the record. We have projections which I don’t want to comment on but we do see it breaking the record.
“I can tell you we are very bullish on beating that number and possibly by a long shot.

“We have already sold a great deal of PPVs, which is kind of unheard of early on.
“We are already seeing success in that area and between who the two fighters, between how we handle distribution we do see it breaking the record.”
Mayweather, 43, has not fought as a pro since 2017, when he beat UFC star Conor McGregor, 32, in ten rounds.

He did come back a year later, taking out featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in round one of their exhibition.

But he faces his most underqualified challenger of all time in Paul, 25, who lost his pro debut to internet rival KSI, 27, by split-decision in 2019.
The social media sensation does take in a sizeable FOUR STONE and six inch height advantage – but loses out in every other department by astronomical measures.
So it comes as no surprise that Mayweather jumped on the opportunity after promoter Engel put forward the ring novice as a lucrative opponent.
He said: “Floyd had no reaction to his size or weight. He had no concern or worry about Logan’s size in this fight.
“Logan was the first real opponent that we said let’s explore.
“We have a lot of talk about different things for the future, but initially this one was what was proposed.”

Mayweather pictured training ahead of his comeback

YouTuber Paul has around four stone on Mayweather Credit: @loganpaul
The PPV spectacle has been hit with criticism, as pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez labelled it a ‘lack of respect’ to the sweet science.
But Engel is quick to remind fans anything is possible in a sport that takes just one wrong move to end it all.
And he argues the new wave of boxing fans following Paul into the unprecedented challenge will only benefit the business.
Engel said: “Boxing is a sport, and just like any other people are welcome to play it or play in it.
“I think this is healthy for boxing and I think the people that are against this type of fight is because it’s a little bit different and it’s not traditional in terms of the background of each fighter, Floyd and Logan.
“Really all that’s different is that Floyd is the undefeated, undisputed world champion and Logan is new to the sport, but very determined.
“Yes, there is a record difference between the two but ultimately it two people competing against each other in sport.”

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LOGAN PAUL has launched a furious attack on Canelo Alvarez after boxing’s P4P king accused the YouTuber and his brother, Jake, of disrespecting the sport.
Four-weight world champion Canelo has taken exception to the Paul brothers – who have four professional fights between them – calling out a number of high-profile fighters in recent weeks.

Logan Paul has fired back at Canelo AlvarezCredit: Instagram @loganpaul

Canelo Alvarez has accused the Paul brothers of disrespecting the sport of boxingCredit: USA TODAY Sports

He told TMZ: “Ya know, it’s all about the money.
“I don’t think we would agree that people that are basketball players, that are YouTubers get licenses.
“Ya know, I don’t criticise [the Paul brothers]. This is a very risky sport, and if you go up there, it’s very risky.”
The Mexican added: “For true fighters, I do believe it is a lack of respect.”

Canelo’s comments well and truly rubbed up Logan the wrong way, so much so the 25-year-old referenced the current WBA (Super) super-middleweight champion’s two failed drug tests.
He told The Night Shift Gaming’s Mike Majlak: “I think he’s the guy who got caught using steroids twice.
“You wanna talk about ‘disrespecting boxing’, let’s talk about a guy who didn’t play by the rules. F*** you!”
Paul’s comments were in reference to Alvarez’s two failed drug tests in February 2018.

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The 30-year-old tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug clenbuterol, which forced him to withdraw from his rematch with Gennady Golovkin.
Alvarez has vehemently denied intentionally ingesting the banned substance, claiming the agent got into his system via tainted meat.
Logan is currently gearing up to box retired 50-0 legend Floyd Mayweather Jr in an exhibition bout in February.
And he reckons Alvarez’s criticism stems partly from him landing a blockbuster bout with the Money man.

How Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul compare ahead of their fight
He added: “I think he’s salty because I get a chance to beat Mayweather and he lost to him. It’s his one loss.
“I get the shot that he failed to do.”
Mayweather’s clash with the elder Paul brother will be his first foray into the ring since his one-round demolition of Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in December 2018.
Fanmio CEO Solomun Engel, who is promoting the fight, recently revealed to SunSport that Pretty Boy isn’t underestimating the controversial YouTuber, saying: “I think Floyd is going to have fun with it but he’s taking it very seriously.
“Floyd trains extensively and I don’t think he’s going to go into this fight and not be prepared. He’s very excited for the fight.
“He sees some big opportunities here, and I don’t want to speak for him but I think we all feel this could be a very historical fight and a number of different levels.”

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THERE could be another “Iron Mike” set to enter the boxing scene.
Once feared as the most terrifying heavyweight boxer ever, Mike Tyson’s son Miguel looks to be a chip off the old block.

Mike Tyson decided to put his 15-year-old son Miguel through his pacesCredit: Instagram, @miketyson

And the teenager showed he can pack a punch, just like his famous fatherCredit: Instagram, @miketyson

Miguel Tyson could be set to reclaim the heavyweight belts that were once owned by his dadCredit: Instagram, @miketyson

The celebrated puncher uploaded a clip onto his Instagram story in 2018, where he put his son, who was 15 at the time, through his paces.
He used the hash-tag “family workout session” and tagged in his pride and joy.
Miguel looked like an Iron Mike 2.0, firing sharp, rasping punches as he worked the pads.
Since the throwback footage, Tyson incredibly made his own comeback – 15 years after retiring following two dismal defeats.

The heavyweight legend returned to the ring in November, and did so with massive pay-per-view success.
Tyson, 54, boxed fellow icon Roy Jones Jr, 51, with the fight ending a draw after eight exhibition rounds.
Iron Mike confirmed afterwards that he will lace up the gloves as soon as possible, and even called for a rematch.
And it appears he is wasting no time in preparing for his next fight after video revealed Tyson hitting the pads with trainer Rafael Cordeiro in a recent training session.

In a clip shared on Instagram, Tyson lets his hands go with rapid speed, slipping and rolling in between, showing off smart defence.
A separate clip revealed the iconic puncher working solely on his defence, slipping several shots coming his way before bouncing on his toes.
Tyson and Jones are believed to have banked £60million for the 1.6million PPVs they sold.
And Iron Mike is ready to do it all again – keen to improve on his last performance.
He said after fighting Jones: “I could’ve done everything better.
“Everything I was doing I could’ve done it better, so God willing, I’ll be better the next exhibition.”

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