Jake Paul, 27, worked hard to win by unanimous decision after eight short rounds in front of 70,000 fans at the AT&T Stadium in Texas last weekend.
On top of that, more than 60 million people watched Netflix’s first-ever live boxing show, where Paul and Tyson were the main event in a fight many found boring.
Now, even though his match with Mike Tyson left fans yawning, Jake Paul looks set to land another big-money boxing fight soon.
Jake Paul Answers IShowSpeed’s Callout After Beating Tyson
After his win over Tyson, Jake Paul has been getting challenges from some big names in sports and entertainment.
Carl Froch, a former super middleweight champ, said he’d finish Jake in just 30 seconds. Artur Beterbiev, a tough light heavyweight fighter, even offered Jake a chance to prove himself against a real pro boxer.
World heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois also joined the mix, and Jake seemed open to the idea.
But out of all the names, the most surprising one might be YouTube star IShowSpeed, who wants to face Jake in the ring.
On social media, the internet star said he could beat Jake Paul if he trained for six months. Nakisa Birdarian, who works with Jake’s team, then said they would pay the 19-year-old $20 million to make the fight happen.
Jake Paul says he wants to be a world champion someday, so he knows he needs to fight real boxers, not UFC fighters or older legends like Mike Tyson.
That’s why fighting IShowSpeed doesn’t make much sense. IShowSpeed is smaller than Jake and hasn’t had much training.
But it seems like Jake thinks the YouTuber isn’t serious about the challenge.
