Jake Paul has charted his path forward in boxing. He wants to build his promotional company, MVP, and work to become a world champion.
The bit about becoming a world champion has caused Jake a lot of ridicule on social media, with fans seeing him as off his rocker and completely ignorant. There is no doubt that Jake Paul is addicted to boxing and wants to become a world champion. Without sudden changes in the way he chooses his opponents, he will quickly grow old and be resigned to his gimmick fights.
Jake’s goals
- Building MVP – focused on women, perspectives and cultural events
- Become World Champion
- Do massive events
Can Jake Paul become a World Champion?
These are admirable goals for Jake Paul, and he is able to accomplish two of them. The world champion thing is probably out of reach at this point, given his late start in boxing.
Paul’s eight-round unanimous decision win over legend Mike Tyson last Friday night turned him into a villain in the eyes of many boxing fans. It was the lowest of the low move from influencer Jake, but he doesn’t seem to mind being hated.
It’s strange, but he seems to be enjoying himself in the role, taking the place previously held by Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the most hated.
It will take a lot of work for the 27-year-old Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) to rise to become a world champion, unless he finds the perfect situation to fight for a vacant title or an interim cruiserweight belt.
Paul easily handled the 58-year-old Mike Tyson, beating him by an eight-round unanimous decision with scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73.
The event broke the attendance record for a boxing match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. 73,300 fans showed up, smashing the previous record of 73,126 for the fight of Canelo Alvarez against Billy Joe Saunders in 2021. Sixty million homes on Netflix watched.
My boxing path forward: Build MVP (the company will focus on women and perspectives and cultural events in each sport), becoming a world champion, and doing massive events along the way
– Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 18, 2024
We did this Mike @MikeTyson – crush the haters
– Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 18, 2024
