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      Jake Paul will ‘NEVER get credit he wants or deserves’ until fighting a boxer, says Eddie Hearn after Anderson Silva win

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      EDDIE HEARN has warned Jake Paul must fight a professional boxer to receive the credit he desires. The YouTuber-turned boxer improved to 6-0 by scoring the most credible win of his career, beating UFC legend Anderson Silva.
      Jake Paul after beating UFC legend Anderson SilvaCredit: EPA
      Eddie Hearn warned Jake Paul must fight a boxer to receive the credit he desiresCredit: Getty
      And despite Silva’s greatness in the UFC octagon, and five prior bouts in the ring, critics are still demanding Paul face a boxer.
      Hearn told DAZN: “I think Jake is improving, he’s working hard.
      “He does a lot of things wrong in the ring, but he’s not a boxer, he hasn’t been boxing for years and years.
      “Now Jake really has to fight a boxer. He’s never going to the credit that he maybe wants or deserves until he actually fights a professional boxer.
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      “I believe he wants to do that; I’m guessing he will do that next.”
      Paul, 25, twice signed to fight celebrity rival Tommy Fury, 23, who pulled out on both occasions.
      Firstly, Fury suffered a rib injury in December before withdrawing from the reschduled date in August amid a US visa issue.
      On that occasion, 12-1 heavyweight Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, signed in as a replacement but the bout was soon scrapped due a row over weight.
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      It left Paul turning to Silva, 47, for his return fight, which he won on points over eight rounds.
      Hearn said: “I haven’t seen the fight, I’ve only seen the knockdown, but I think you have to give him credit.
      “Yes, he’s not fighting any real boxers yet, and yes Anderson Silva was 48, but it’s still an opponent for your sixth fight of a level where most prospects are fighting at.”
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      ‘We got a couple of names’ – Jake Paul already in talks for next fight as coach teases boxing and MMA opponents

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      JAKE PAUL already has “a couple of names’ lined up for his next outing to the ring.The YouTuber turned boxer stretched his professional record to a perfect 6-0 last weekend with a unanimous decision victory over UFC legend Anderson Silva.
      Jake Paul stretched his perfect record to 6-0 with a win over MMA great Anderson SilvaCredit: Rex
      Paul is itching to get back inside the ring and is already eyeing opponents for next yearCredit: REUTERS
      Tommy Fury is in contention to face Paul early next yearCredit: BT SPORT
      Former UFC star Nate Diaz is also in the running to face The Problem ChildCredit: GETTY
      Paul, 25, is eager to get back into the ring as soon as possible next year, so much so his team have already started eyeing up opponents.
      During an appearance on The MMA Hour, head coach BJ Flores said: “We got a couple of names that we’re looking at.
      “And that’s all I can say about it.
      “Jake wants the biggest names, the biggest challenges and he deserves those types of fights.
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      “He’s taken care of these guys. He’s paying these guys. Well, he’s given them full training camps.
      “He’s letting these guys really come in the best version of themselves.
      “There’s boxers on there. There’s a couple of MMA fighters too. That would make sense too.”
      Tommy Fury and former UFC star Nate Diaz are the frontrunners to face Problem Child Paul next year.
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      Paul and Fury have twice been scheduled to face one another but have yet to share the ring.
      Injury and illness to Fury – the younger brother of WBC heavyweight king Tyson – scuppered the pair’s first scheduled meeting last December.
      Visa issues for Love Islander Fury laid waste to their rescheduled rumble last December, which both men are seemingly keen to re-book.
      MMA great Diaz alluded to a switch to the boxing world after seeing out his UFC contract last month.
      And Paul is confident he’d mop the floor with the Stockton slugger, saying during an appearance on The MMA Hour: “I’ll be down.
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      “I just beat one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.
      “Nate Diaz is easy work. Anderson Silva is way more difficult than Nate Diaz.” More

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      Jake Paul backed to BEAT Nate Diaz by UFC legend Michael Bisping… who laughs off YouTuber’s callout of Canelo Alvarez

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      JAKE PAUL has sensationally been backed to BEAT Nate Diaz by Michael Bisping. UFC legend Bisping, admitted he was wrong to dismiss Paul ahead of his fight against Anderson Silva – which Paul won via a unanimous points victory.
      Jake Paul defeated Anderson Silva on pointsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      He then called out ex-UFC champ Nate DiazCredit: Getty
      Michael Bisping revealed his thoughts on that potential boutCredit: Rex
      And following the fight the YouTuber-turned-boxer was quick to call out potential opponents for his next fight.
      MMA stars Canelo Alvarez and Nate Diaz are both in his sights, with the latter in attendance for Paul’s victory.
      A melee ensued backstage involving Diaz, with the 37-year-old filmed slapping a member of Paul’s entourage before being asked to leave the arena.
      But speaking on his YouTube channel, Bisping warned ex-UFC Champ Diaz that a boxing fight at Paul’s weight would not end well for him.
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      He explained: “The majority of Nate Diaz’s fights have happened at 155(lbs), he was a lightweight.
      “Then he went up to Welterweight 170lbs and he went 5-5, the only knockout he got was against Rory Markham in 2010. With boxing gloves on I don’t think it will be a good idea for Nate Diaz.
      “Nate Diaz was a tremendous mixed martial artist. He beat some phenomenal people and had a tremendous career, you know he lost some fights and he won a lot of fights.
      “The Jiu Jitsu would be gone, the kicking game is gone, just the general craftmanship and the game plans and the adversity of attacks; punches, kicks, knees, elbows, strangles, chokeholds, triangles, takedowns you name it, that’s what Diaz can do.
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      “Those are the advantages that he has over Jake Paul.
      “If he was to fight Jake Paul and at that weight; 200lbs, 196lbs whatever they want to come in at – I don’t think it would go very well for Nate Diaz.”
      While Bisping admitted he was wrong to dismiss Paul’s chances of beating Silva, he firmly told him to cool his interest in a fight with Alvarez.
      He said: “I’m just going to say slow your roll on that one.
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      “Number one the fight is never gonna happen, secondly, shoot your shot.
      “God bless him but he’s never gonna fight or beat Canelo Alvarez.” More

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      Tommy Fury’s dad says son will KO Jake Paul with ‘first right hand that he throws’ and slams fight with Anderson Silva

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      JOHN FURY has backed son Tommy to knock out Jake Paul with the “first right hand that he throws”. And John was left unimpressed with Paul’s decision to fight 47-year-old UFC legend Anderson Silva.
      John Fury pictured with his son TommyCredit: Rex
      He told Global Titans: “If any of my sons was 50 years old and doing that, I’d say, ‘Listen, have a day off, give your head a wobble.
      “‘Alls you’re going to do is make a fool of yourself and entertainment for other people.
      “You’re making the other man that’s useless look good.’ Jake Paul can’t fight. He will knock Jake Paul out with one punch.
      “And I’ll say it now on camera: Jake Paul will get knocked out with the first right hand that he throws, and I’ll put money on it.”
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      Tommy, 23, has twice pulled out of fighting Paul, 25, firstly due to a rib injury and then amid a US visa issue.
      His celebrity boxing rival has opened the door to rescheduling for a THIRD time, which would have to be in the UK or Middle East.
      But Tommy firstly returns on November 13 against 5-2 American Paul Bamba, 33, on Floyd Mayweather’s undercard in Dubai.
      John added: “This man he’s fighting here, at least he’s a proper fighter. He trains as a boxer.
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      “All he’s fighting, he’s had seven pro fights against proper opposition.
      “Not some hand-picked geriatric that needs a Zimmer frame to get in the ring.”
      Tommy last fought in April, beating Pole Daniel Bocianski, 27, on brother Tyson’s Wembley Stadium undercard.
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      Jake Paul reveals prediction for Anderson Silva PPV buys with earnings of $18m but says he’ll only fight in summer now

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      JAKE PAUL could generate $18million in pay-per-view sales alone for his fight with Anderson Silva – if his estimations are correct. The YouTuber-turned boxer beat Silva last weekend in Arizona, marking the most legitimate win of his 6-0 career.
      Jake Paul on his brother’s podcastCredit: @impaulsive
      And he believes the bout will have brought in up to 300,000 PPV buys when it is all said and done.
      That amount, priced at $60, means $18m (£15.6m) would have been made in box office receipts.
      Paul said on his brother’s podcast: “I think it will go around 200-300,00 which is kind of upsetting.”
      The American also revealed he will now target fights in the summer, having competed against Halloween, the World Series and the NFL.
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      He said: “This is the worst time of the year to fight, but guess what? I had to fight.
      “All of my fights from now on will be in the summer, there’s no sports. There’s like this perfect gap in July/early August where there’s no sports.
      “And by the way, all my others fights were during Covid when no one had anything to do or anything to watch.
      “NFL was cancelled, NBA, nothing was on. I had to fight this year, I just had to get it f***** done, I’m sick of waiting around.”
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      Paul, 25, had not boxed since last December, when he knocked out ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 40, in their short notice rematch.
      Woodley only filled in, four months after losing on points, after Tommy Fury, 23, suffered a rib injury.
      Fury rescheduled with Paul for August but was again withdrawn, this time amid a US visa issue.
      Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, signed in replace but lightening struck twice as the bout was cancelled due to a weight disagreement.
      So by the time Paul stepped foot in the ring against Silva, 47, it had been ten months since he had fought.
      I think it will go around 200-300,00 which is kind of upsetting.Jake Paul on Anderson Silva PPV buys
      And on the week of the bout, it was thrown into doubt after the UFC legend claimed he was knocked out twice in sparring.
      Silva admitted his words were lost in translation but the commission still held an emergency meeting, later passing the Brazilian fit to fight.
      But Paul claimed the initial news of Silva’s fitness woes caused a negative impact on the PPV sales.
      He said: “On the PPV buys thing, the pre-buys were going crazy, up, up, up.
      “On Wednesday, when the news came out about Anderson, saying he got knocked out or whatever and the fight was in jeopardy and all this press came out, the pre-buys tanked all the way down.
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      “The general public sees that and is like, ‘Oh, it’s not happening.’ Tommy pulled out, Hasim pulled out. ‘Oh, Jake f***** Paul can’t get an event together, this is done.’
      “It killed, ticket sales, we’re still selling tickets, that day everything went to zero.”
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      Logan Paul urges brother Jake to RETIRE from boxing after Anderson Silva win but YouTuber is ‘just getting warmed up’

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      LOGAN PAUL urged his brother Jake to RETIRE from boxing after beating Anderson Silva… but the YouTuber is “just getting warmed up”.The social media sensation-turned prizefighter secured the most legitimate win of his career on points against Anderson Silva.
      Logan Paul urged his brother Jake to retire from boxing after beating Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Anderson Silva was beaten by Jake Paul on pointsCredit: Esther Lin
      It improved his record to 6-0 and marked the first time he claimed victory over an opponent with prior professional boxing experience.
      And it has also forced Paul to think twice about his previous goal of leaving the sport at 10-0.
      He said on The MMA Hour: “My brother says that I should retire and leave the world and leave people with their jaws dropped, but I’m not going to do that.
      “I have exceeded my own expectations but this is just the start, man.
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      “I am really starting to get good and there are a lot of people I want to beat and I want to be a world champion.
      “Initially, I was like ‘I’ll go 10-0 and then retire’, but now I’m 6-0 and it’s like I’m just getting warmed up, so who knows what ends up happening?”
      The big criticism that remains for Paul, 25, is not having yet fought a seasoned boxer.
      Tommy Fury, 23, has twice pulled out in the past while Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, was also withdrawn amid a weight row.
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      Fury, who was unable to fight amid a rib injury and US visa issue, remains on the cards for next year in the UK or Middle East.
      Although Paul warned he will not be forced into fighting anyone.
      He said: “I feel like definitely professional boxer is the No1 criticism, but again, anyone that is smart knows that Anderson Silva is a real professional boxer, and just beat a former world champion.
      “So I don’t know. But at this point, I’m just going to do whatever the f*** I want, and fight whoever is willing and ready to show up.”
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      ‘I lose faith in my generation’ – Jake Paul responds to fight fix claims after beating UFC legend Anderson Silva

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      JAKE PAUL has responded to allegations of “rigging” his fight with Anderson Silva. The YouTuber-turned boxer beat UFC legend Silva on points over eight rounds last weekend in Arizona.
      Jake Paul responded to allegations of ‘rigging’ his fight with Anderson Silva
      But keyboard warriors took to social media to suggest Paul fixed the fight while others discredited the result due to Silva’s age.
      Paul, 25, said on The MMA Hour: “I think smart people with intelligence are giving me props and respect.
      “Like the WBC President [Mauricio Sulaimán] saying that anyone who says Jake is not a real boxer is just bitter and is a hater.
      “People like Teddy Atlas showing me mad respect, a lot of fighters showing me mad respect, a lot of MMA guys texting me saying, ‘You look really sharp, that was the best you’ve fought.’
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      “Ryan Garcia showing me respect. So the smart people who I care about are showing that love.
      “There are the people who will always be there in my career who are discrediting it.
      “Now, they’re saying it was rigged. It went from, ‘Jake’s going to get knocked out by Anderson,’ to, ‘Oh, that was rigged.’”
      Paul was forced to deny baseless allegations of match fixing after his wins over former UFC pair Ben Askren, 38, and Tyron Woodley, 40.
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      And after beating Silva, 47, in the most legitimate victory of his 6-0 career, the American found himself in the exact same spot.
      Paul said: “I lose faith in my generation and my peers, and us as a society and a world when I see that type of stuff and that type of stupidity.
      “It just sucks. It sucks because I worked so hard for this.
      “I dedicate everything, sacrifice everything, every single day, bust my balls, have a 15-person team working around the clock to help me become the best boxer possible, and when I do something like beating Anderson Silva, they try to take it away from me.
      “But I know deep down, and I guess that’s all that really matters.”
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      ‘I like the idea of f***ing him up’ – Logan Paul in shock U-turn as he calls out Andrew Tate for MMA showdown

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      LOGAN PAUL has performed a U-turn and is now keen on an MMA fight with Andrew Tate after admitting he would like to “f**k him up”.Paul previously pulled the plug on a potential clash with Tate after the American-British fighter was banned from social media for his controversial views on women.
      Logan Paul performed a U-turn as he is now keen on an MMA fight with Andrew TateCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Logan Paul previously refused to face Andrew Tate after his social media banCredit: Instagram
      The WWE superstar claimed he didn’t want to give the kickboxer a platform but now seems to have changed his mind.
      The 27-year-old claims he would love to “turn his face inside out” and would even be open to facing Tate inside the Octagon.
      However, a potential fight might take a while as the YouTuber is scheduled to challenge Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel this Saturday.
      Paul said during an interview with UFC star Sean O’Malley: “I have said what I said that I didn’t feel like platforming him.
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      “But then this motherf****r starts talking a lot of s**t. And maybe I would take the opportunity to platform him for one night and turn his face inside out.
      “Have him wheeled out on a stretcher with his brother holding his hand in an ambulance. The thought of that is compelling and I like the idea of f*****g up Andrew Tate.
      “So maybe I will take it back and I will fight Andrew Tate. I take back what I said and I am man enough to say I made a mistake when I said I wouldn’t platform him I would do it.
      “He has been talking s*** online, he said that he would fight me for free so I got excited.
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      “So I text his agent and said, ‘He said he would fight me for free it sounds like a money day for me’. So he rang him up and it turns out he wants two warm-up fights.
      “I was pushing for it this would be fantastic. I thought maybe we could forego those warm-up fights and do it. But then the agent replied and said ‘if you want to fight him Whatsapp him directly’.
      “I have a solution, why don’t we do something that neither of us have done? An MMA fight between me and Tate in the UFC. Me vs Tate in the Octagon. I am giving him options.” More