Jake Paul catches the eye in the boxing world whenever he steps into the ring.
Terence Crawford, while praising the work he’s put in to get to this point, says Paul is getting more praise than he deserves, given his lack of major achievements in the sport. sports. When asked by Sports Illustrated’s Robin Lundberg if Paul was right for the sport of boxing, Crawford said he wasn’t sure.
“There are a lot of fighters who are putting their lives on the line every time they step foot in the ring and they’ve been doing this for a long time and let a YouTuber walk in and get compliments like they’re worthless. Taking the world against someone who is actually a World Champion is a pretty crazy thing, just because you’re being watched,” said Crawford.
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Crawford praised Paul, noting that the YouTube personality boxer “can fight a bit.”
“I give him credit, he can fight, he’s been training and training and competing for years,” Crawford said. “But you know what. He’s not a really legitimate boxer, so I give him credit for what he’s doing right now. He’s making a living for himself. and his brother. And where he’s from, he’s doing his thing.”
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Crawford is one of those world champions as he mentioned. He currently holds the WBO heavyweight belt, and is set to defend it against Shawn Porter on Saturday at the Michelob Ultra Arena. Porter previously held the IBF and WBC welterweight titles, among others.
During his career, Crawford had a perfect 37-0 record with 28 wins by knockout.
Paul certainly still hasn’t hit the track record for most boxers with holding his kind of name recognition. He is 4-0 in his professional boxing career, with victories over YouTuber Ali Louis Al-Fakhri (AnEsonGib), former NBA player Nate Robinson, former MMA fighter Ben Askren and Former MMA fighter Tyron Woodley. He beat AnEsonGib and Askren by TKO, Robinson by KO, and Woodley by split decision.
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Paul will face Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, on December 18.
As for Paul’s most recent fight against Woodley, which took place on August 29, Paul received at least $1 million for the fight. For comparison, Crawford expected to make up to $6 million for the fight against Porter on Saturday.
