Jake Paul is a polarizing figure in combat sports. While he’s been able to generate revenue in boxing, he’s had a hard time generating respect.
On Saturday, Paul picked up his 10th career boxing win over former UFC fighter and undefeated Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s Mike Perry. While in the UFC, Perry competed in the 170-pound division.
Paul has made a name for himself by defeating former UFC fighters, mostly welterweights. In his third professional boxing match, Paul knocked out former Bellator MMA welterweight champion Ben Askren in under two minutes. He then defeated former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley via split decision before knocking out Woodley in a rematch.
In his next fight, Paul took on former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva. He defeated “The Spider” via unanimous decision. After losing to the first professional boxer that he faced, Tommy Fury, Paul defeated former UFC lightweight and welterweight Nate Diaz by unanimous decision. His next two bouts were against inactive professional boxers and he won both fights by knockout.
Paul was lined up to meet Mike Tyson on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas but a medical issue forced Tyson to push the fight back to Nov. 15. Wanting to stay active and gain experience, Paul took the fight against Perry. Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping thinks the fight should have never happened. He accused Paul of ‘cherry picking opponents,’ fighting smaller athletes, and
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“Coming into this fight, I think myself, the whole fight community, everyone was behind Mike Perry, but the reality was he was too small. There are weight classes in boxing, in combat sports for a reason,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel. “Jake Paul was about twice the size of him. The weight difference is going to be insane.”
“Well done Jake Paul if that’s what you want to see. That was a farce. That was ridiculous. That fight should have never even taken place in the first place because it was a sh*t show,” Bisping continued. “Jake Paul was by far the bigger guy, and as I’ve said, there are weight classes for a reason.”
Bisping isn’t a fan of Paul. He’s even considered coming out of retirement to take matters into his own hands against “The Problem Child.” According to Bisping, Paul ‘cherry picks’ his opponents.
“Jake Paul grinds my gears. Let’s be honest, he does because of all the sh*t talk, of how great that he thinks that he is,” Bisping said. “He cherry picks these opponents that are way smaller and less experienced.”
