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Jake Paul criticizes Ilia Topuria, claiming he is too small for a boxing match and mocks his abilities. The two have previously argued over Paul's boxing skills, but no match has been confirmed.
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Jake Paul thinks Ilia Topuria is too small.
Earlier this year, Paul and Topuria got into a heated argument over Paulās boxing ability. While Topuria was on Adin Rossā livestream, Topuria called Paul a āvery bad boxer,ā leading Paul to call Ross, where he fired back at Topuria, even offering to spar with him to prove his skills. Topuria agreed, but thus far nothing has come of it, and Paul isnāt holding his breath that anything will.
āIāve proven it time and time again with the best strikers from MMA and just beat them pretty easily at earlier points in my career,ā Paul told Complex while talking about the interaction. āSo when they say they can beat me in boxing or whatever theyāre saying is a joke to me. And I finally just want someone to get in there with me.
āI tried to send a jet to Paddy Pimblett to spar, and I was going to give him $1 million, and then itās just radio silence. And Iām guessing it will be the same with Topuria. You know, they have to publicly, when theyāre on the live stream, say, āIāll do it right now! Letās do it!ā And then when it goes to happen, it just doesnāt come to fruition. We will see.ā
Topuria is, of course, busy with other things at the moment. The UFC lightweight champion is currently preparing to unify his belt against interim champion Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC White House. But if afterward, Topuria wants to take him up on the offer, Paul is still happy to oblige him.
Jake Paul stated that Ilia Topuria is too small for a boxing match and mocked his abilities, calling the idea of Topuria beating him a joke.
The argument stemmed from Topuria calling Paul a 'very bad boxer' during a livestream, which prompted Paul to challenge him to spar.
No, despite their heated exchanges and Paul's offer to spar, no fight between Jake Paul and Ilia Topuria has materialized.
Jake Paul claims to have proven his boxing skills by defeating top strikers from MMA early in his career.
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āI have respect for him, but in a boxing match, thatās honestly a warm-up for me,ā Paul said. āAll jokes aside. If we did MMA, he would probably win. But you just have to know the truth, and I think these fighters try to boast too much and act like theyāre better than they are to the world. But letās find out the truth. Thatās whatās great about the sport.
āIt would be like playing with a little toy. Iām not even kidding. Also, heās like 5ā5ā. If we were the same weight āheās a good striker ā same height, it would probably be closer. I would still beat him, but like, he canāt even ride a roller coaster. The guy is tiny.ā
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I may be in the minority, but Iād legit be interested in seeing Jake Paul vs. Ilia Topuria in boxing. Paul is way bigger, but Topuria is a much better boxer, but not to the level of like, Bud Crawford, so maybe Paul could win? Genuinely intriguing matchup that will never happen.
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