Jake Paul Phony Fights Discussion

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Is Jake Paul a Fraud, a Joke or Complete Garbage?

  1. Fraud

  2. Joke

  3. Garbage

  4. ALL of the Above

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  1. d4n1elc

    d4n1elc New Member Full Member

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    Gets out of round 1, doesn't make it past the 2nd.
     
  2. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It might take them a couple of rounds, even a few rounds to beat Paul but it would be an inevitable conclusion.
     
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  3. LoveThis

    LoveThis Sweet Science Full Member

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    Yes, if they fight their usual style and paul inevitably fights just to survive it will take a few rounds.

    If for some reason they try to ko him in 1, I expect them to do it with a high probability. Imagine Opetaia going for him. Since Nyika I actually don't want to see that...
     
  4. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    No way he makes it out of the first round against Opetaia or Zurdo. Jack is older he might take his time a bit more but still gets him out of there in 2 or 3 rounds.
    I even reckon Tank will stop him if that fight happens he will time him after a few rounds.
     
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  5. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They shouldn't fight him or he'll think he's world class even if he loses in the first round.
     
  6. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Jai would finish him in a minute
     
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  7. oldcanvasback

    oldcanvasback Active Member Full Member

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    Like most here I'm no fan of Paul but I do wince on his behalf when I think of Jai landing clean shots on his head. The X-rays would look like a Rorschach test
     
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  8. West of Hollywood

    West of Hollywood Active Member Full Member

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    Somewhat paradoxically, and counterintuitively, I think they would fight very cautiously in the beginning and Paul would last a few rounds. They wouldn't want to be embarrassed by Paul landing any meaningful punches.
     
  9. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beterbiev challenged him too at one point.
     
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  10. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    He fights the very weakest (Chavez Jr.) and the oldest (Mike Tyson) opponents he can find, yet is still making enormous amounts of money off their names (in the case of Chavez Jr., his father's name).

    At the same time, many talented fighters cannot seem to get into meaningful fights nor receive good paydays.

    There's a decent matchup between two bona-fide top cruiserweight contenders on Sunday's card, but somehow it's taking second place to the sad joke of a "main event".
     
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  11. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You know George Foreman fought five cans in one night, right?
     
  12. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    But George Foreman was a prime top heavyweight at the time, he wasn't a phony.

    I wouldn't be surprised if Jake Paul digs up Foreman's corpse or Muhammad Ali's for his next opponent, but who would want to watch such fights?
     
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  13. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I don't like him but none of this is his fault. He is a smart man who has made a lot of money fighting people with some kind of name. For whatever reason, people pay for this garbage. Props to him and pity the boxing fan,
     
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  14. BCS8

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    I'd love to see somebody like Bivol turn him inside out.
     
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  15. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Boxing did this to itself.