When Jake Paul entered the world of boxing a few years ago, no one thought he would be this big. The Problem Child is now at the top of the industry, with several world champions issuing a challenge to him. After defeating Mike Tyson last month, he has ascended to a new level.
Nevertheless, the question of Jake Paul not fighting a legitimate active boxer is still persistent. The 27-year-old has wracked up 11 victories in 12 matches. However, none of those victories came against a sanctioned active boxer in their prime. Which raises the question, has Jake Paul done enough to challenge for a title or even rank prominently? Well, FightHype asked the same question to Paul, and he had some snarky things to say.
Jake Paul does not care
During the press conference of the MVP Prospects 10, the self-proclaimed El Gallo declared, “F**k the rankings! It’s a number who cares,” claiming that numbers or rankings do not bother him. According to the 27-year-old, he only cares about the numbers his fights are doing and what he is doing. “People just want to like classify things into a number chart. I’ve never looked at the rankings. I could care less,” claimed Paul.
The Cleveland native further added that he is eventually going to challenge for the world title. He was soaring with confidence and announced, “I’m the best in the world and I’m going to be world champion.”
This is not the first time that Jake Paul has promised to challenge for the world title. He has always claimed that he wants to fight the best fighters. After his fight with Mike Tyson, The Problem Child issued a challenge to Canelo Alvarez and declared himself as the face of the boxing. Furthermore, world champions like Artur Beterbiev, Daniel Dubois, and Gervonta Davis have also challenged Paul after his win over Tyson.
However, the 27-year-old has not officially accepted anyone’s challenge. It looks like Paul knows that he lacks too much at this stage to challenge some of the best pound-for-pound fighters. He currently ranks #129 in WBA’s heavyweight ranking and will have to improve if he wants to challenge for the title, which he will eventually do.
MVP’s co-founder, Nakisa Bidarian, also gave his opinion on the matter and called out the likes of Dubois and Claressa Shields in a brutal manner.
The biggest box office draw
Bidarian declared, “The rankings are, He’s the biggest box office draw in boxing. He’s ranked number one above everybody else,” claiming that Jake Paul is above every other boxer in the world currently. However, he asserted these rankings based on draw rather than skills.
Bidarian further added, “That’s why Dubois is calling him out. That’s why better Beterbiev is calling him out. That’s why Gervonta Davis is calling him out, and that’s why Ryan Garcia is calling him out,” claiming that everyone wants a shot against The Problem Child.
The MVP co-founder then referenced the comment that the women’s undisputed heavyweight champion, Claressa Shields, made in an interview with TMA Sports, where she asserted, “I don’t think Jake Paul has the skills to get in the ring with me. He’s no match for me.”
Bidarian expanded, “Claressa Shields is calling him out. So, it’s you know it’s pretty apparent who the number one ranked fighter in the world is across all weight classes. It’s Jake ‘El Gallo’ Paul,” claiming that The Problem Child has nothing to worry about when it comes to pull and making a fight happen.
