- Michael Bisping believes that Jake Paul hasn’t done anything for women’s boxing as he promoted the biggest women’s boxing match
- Bisping ridiculed the idea that Paul made many meaningful contributions to the event or is leading the charge for fighter pay
Fresh off a historic weekend of thrilling fights, Michael Bisping has shared his thoughts on Jake Paul. Irish pioneer Katie Taylor took on Amanda Serrano in the first women’s headlining event at the iconic Madison Square Garden. Although Paul was involved in the success of the event, Bisping credits the renowned promoter Eddie Hearn for bringing it all together.
Michael Bisping mocks Jake Paul
Jake Paul was promoting the biggest fight in women’s boxing history this past Saturday. Representing team Serrano, Paul pushed the event together with Hearn who was on team Taylor. There were numerous notable moments during the build-up of the fight that saw the two men butt heads.
In an appearance on the Throwing Down podcast, Michael Bisping trashed ‘The Problem Child’ and his role in bringing women’s boxing to the forefront.
"Let's not start putting him on a pedestal and saying that Jake Paul is the result for [Serrano vs Taylor]."
Michael Bisping (@bisping) gives his thoughts on Jake Paul as a promoter.
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“He hasn’t been able to do anything for women’s boxing. Let’s not start putting him on a pedestal, and say that Jake Paul is the result for that on Saturday night,” said Bisping. “The real promoter involved there is a guy called Eddie Hearn. He’s the guy that’s making it all happen. All Jake Paul was doing was tagging along for the ride looking like an absolute idiot anytime he opened his mouth.”
Bisping went in on Paul for the mockery he faced leading up to the event.
“Eddie Hearn said it to his face, ‘you’ll never be a world-class boxer’. Then there was a Q&A on stage, and someone from the crowd said, ‘hey Jake Paul, do you have imposter syndrome?’ It was clearly an old guy from the voice that was asking it and then Eddie Hearn’s like, ‘that could be your next opponent’.”
Discrediting Paul’s claims of leading the movement for fighter pay, Bisping stated his delight at the ridicule.
“I just got a lot of enjoyment out of Eddie Hearn treating him like the absolute joke he is. God bless him, good for him. But he’s not spearheading this charge for more money for fighters and all the wrestling.”
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