'No one even knew who they were' - Jake Paul sparks outrage with bold self-comparison involving Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson

Time of India

10 hours ago

Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson (Image via WBC/Instagram) and Jake Paul (Photo via Getty Images)
American professional boxer, influencer and actor
Jake Paul
once again grabs the limelight with his latest comment, as the fighter compares himself with the boxing legends
Muhammad Ali
and
Mike Tyson
in a recent interview. Ranked among Forbes' list of the highest-paid YouTubers in the past, Jake's achievements in the world of boxing include his wins against fighters such as Nate Diaz, Ben Askren, and
Anderson Silva
.
In 2021, the fighter launched a boxing promotion named Most Valuable Promotions.
Jake Paul lists out his contributions in the world of
combat sports
, draws a comparison with achievements of legends like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson
Undoubtedly, Jake Paul did earn certain accolades as a fighter as well as a promoter. However, throughout his career as a YouTuber and an influencer, the fighter faced certain allegations owing to his content on social media. Despite this, the allegations revolving around his content, racist remarks, scam and public nuisance leading to lawsuits did not put a hindrance in the progress of his combat career.
Paul currently stands with a 5-fight winning streak and plans to keep it intact with his next bout against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Ahead of the ambitious fight, in a recent interview, Paul talked about his preparations for the upcoming bout. While reflecting on it, the fighter made an unusual comment that has turned the heads of the combat sports community. In a rather unapologetic statement, the fighter compared himself with the boxing legend Muhammad Ali, known for his contribution in the world of combat sports.
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Paul started off the statement while criticising the claims revolving around Chavez's contribution in the world of boxing, 'To me, he has done nothing in this sport. I feel like I'm the only one doing it. Everyone else is just trying to gatekeep or say that they're doing things for the sport, or something is bad for boxing. But I'm the greatest thing to happen to boxing since Muhammad Ali, and there's no debating that.'
The fighter actually listed out certain milestones that he had achieved during his career until now, 'No other fighter is building gyms, getting boxing gloves into the hands of kids, throwing multiple events a year, donating my whole entire purse back into my own charity when I fought in Puerto Rico.
Taking women from getting paid a 1000 dollars to 5, 6 millions. Breaking Netflix records.'
His statement ended with a comparison with certain boxing legends, 'I've done this in only 12 fights, where Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, Marvin Hagler, you can name any of these people, fought nobodies for their first 15-20 fights, and no one even knew who they were.'
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Paul seemed quite confident while counting his achievements during the interview and throwing in a self-comparison with legends like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. His upcoming bout has been scheduled for June 28, 2025.