Meet Jake Paul, the controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer up against Mike Tyson: Logan Paul’s younger bro is an ex Disney star who lost a fight to Tommy Fury and is dating a Dutch Olympic medallist
“This is called an exhibition, but if you look up ‘exhibition’, you will not see any of the rules we will be fighting under. This is a fight,” the broadcaster quoted Tyson as saying.
The article adds that, in an exhibition, there is a referee but no judges, and no winner is declared. “I saw a YouTube of him at 16 doing weird dances,” Tyson said of his opponent to Fox Sports. “That’s not the guy I’m gonna be fighting.
“This guy is gonna come, he’s gonna try to hurt me – which I’m accustomed to – and he’s gonna be greatly mistaken,” the former champ continued. Aged 27 to Tyson’s 57, Paul is actually the favourite to win.
Here’s what we know about Jake Paul, who’s always in the headlines.
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Why is Jake Paul so famous?
Besides his social media presence, Paul also played the character of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel television show Bizaardvark. According to Sporting News, he also has his fair share of haters, with his song “It’s Everyday Bro” being one of the most disliked videos ever shared on YouTube.
How many fights has Jake Paul lost?
Paul’s villain YouTube persona earned him the nickname “The Problem Child” in boxing. So far, the Cleveland, Ohio native has won nine fights and lost just one – to Tommy Fury in February 2023 – per Sky News.
Who is Jake Paul dating?
Paul is currently dating world champion speed skater Jutta Leerdam, who hails from the Netherlands, per People. Leerdam took home a silver medal from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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He has been embroiled in multiple scandals
Then there’s his famous bro, Logan Paul
Jake’s older brother, Logan Paul, is arguably even more famous than him. On Instagram, Jake has 26.5 million followers at the time of writing, while his brother Logan – who’s also a YouTuber-turned-boxer – has 27.1 million followers. Like Jake, Logan has also found himself caught up in multiple scandals, including an abandoned cryptocurrency game, CryptoZoo, which he encouraged his fans to invest in, per the BBC.
- Former world champion Mike Tyson, 57, is set to fight 27-year-old YouTuber Jake Paul in an exhibition bout in Texas – it will be streamed live on Netflix on July 20
- Jake rose to fame in the early 2010s as a YouTuber, sharing comedy sketches and vlogs of his life, often featuring his brother, Logan; he was also on the Disney Channel show Bizaardvark