Can Jake Paul become a world champion?

by Manny Delgado: Jake Paul (12-1, 7 KOS), “The Problem Child” won last Saturday against former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (54-7-1, 34 KOs). Considering that Chavez was the champion almost 15 years ago, I don’t have much to write about at home, but perhaps his most important victory is the most important victory ever. Needless to say, Chavez is considered the biggest lazy person in boxing. He is a living legend, Giulio Cesar Chavez Sr., who never took sports seriously and lives under his father’s shadow.

This was the second time Paul faced a “legal boxer.” His first presence opposes Tommy Fury. But Fury is nothing special either. He has no outstanding attributes or natural talent in the sport. Anyway, he gave Paul the first defeat in history and the first real boxing lesson.

The outcome of this fight further incited conversations that were further emphasized in the sport. For example, Paul couldn’t compete with real boxers or become a legitimate boxer. He is simply a “sideshow” or “circus behavior” and people often love to argue. Criticism of a generally offensive personality like Paul, given his loudmouth attitude, has generally surprised him that many observers of the sport have improved quite a bit since their defeat to Tommy Fury in 2023.

He seems to take sports seriously now and moves like a very decent amateur level boxer. He has only five years in a professional boxing career, but he has the technical benefits and foundation of a 1-2 year boxer to a highly competitive amateur boxing career. But not everyone agrees. Because many people go to call him “trash.” You can say that for someone who has the amount of money and resources he has, he should be much better by leaps and boundaries.

Anyway, there’s the saying that the WBA officially ranks him at his best performance ever. Paul wasted no time calling out multiple people after his victory. He wants to be tougher challenges and becomes a world champion. The dream of a boxer who turned YouTuber started off very late in a sport that was very late into his 20s. This is a sport that begins as soon as the biggest superstars are able to walk normally. There are exceptions, but in many cases they are people with technically limited abilities. In that respect, Paul is still a very limited boxer.

Many people go as far as to bring out Jake Paul’s delusions, but it would be hard to object. Even Chavez Jr. said in a postwar interview he didn’t believe Paul was ready for the championship. Jake replied, “What I need is myself. If I listen to someone in life, I wouldn’t be where I am today, so self-belief, self-belief, that is what I need.”

He sends positive messages to his children and repeats the importance of self-belief.

“If you’re a kid at home, don’t listen to the people who tell you, you can’t shit. I live this s*** proof. I’m from Ohio. I didn’t have s***.

This could easily be criticized by people who accuse him of the right message as a false messenger. Criticism aside, after all, it’s a positive message and what you can say will resonate with many young, impressive minds. As for all the flaws in Jake Paul’s personality and flawed delivery methods, we cannot slap him too hard for his well-meaning attempts to inspire the next generation.

There has also been much criticism about the legitimacy of his battlefield against Paul. Words like “Rigged,” “Circus Act,” and “Scripted” are thrown into the mix of conversation synonymously with referencing his name. The way he carefully chose his opponents isn’t that different from how new prospects are paired with taxi cab drivers, construction workers, and overall part-timers. This is to fill their record with their first 10-20 fight or so wins to build their credibility. The difference is that Jake Paul does it at a bigger stage and uses it by selecting a recognizable name. He secures a big salary by fighting excess MMA fighters, retired legends, and Husbeen, rather than monitoring part-timers known only within his home.

It’s a sensible move, unlike the typical boxing tradition, but it has attracted a lot of criticism because he is not generally accepted by avid boxing fans. His approach is controversial due to its sensationalism, and many argue that he made the “ock ha ha” of sports perfectly.

In the post-mortem interviews, Paul continued to call on Zurdo Ramirez, Badou Jack, Anthony Joshua, Gervonta Davis, and Tommy Fury. Jake Paul seems more confident than ever. This could be attributed to his six-winning streak, due to the loss of Tommy Fury, including legendary Mike Tyson and former champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The gimmick is clearly playing around with. You could call it a delusion, and the exaggerated self-inflation made possible by Paul’s mental exercises. He defeated the legendary Mike Tyson, the most famous name in boxing (even if he’s currently an elderly person), so for Jake Paul, it could be as rewarding as if he could actually beat Prime Mike Tyson.

Despite Paul’s grand sense of self, many consider him an antic extension of his antics if we take him seriously in pursuit of greatness and believe he is going to find the name he called. The question remains: can he really become a world champion?

Most boxing fans actively disagree. Paul shows steady improvements and shows that he has a solid grasp of the basic boxing fundamentals, but that’s still at the amateur level of boxing. He has a long way to go before becoming a world champion. After all, he had a solid heartbeat in the ninth and 10th rounds after Chavez Jr. was finally willing to put his hands down.

Paul’s most realistic pursuit is to revenge his losses against sub-par boxer Tommy Fury. But even if this happens, he appears to be engraved on biting than he can bite by challenging a legitimate world-class boxer. Are you kidding me, or genuine ambition? Only the next few months will be known.