What are your thoughts on Jake Paul's boxing career?

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[–]TheJoint[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Nope but there is some talk that he will face Julio Caeser Chavez Jr a one time world middleweight champion who was 53-6 but Julio lost to Anderson Silva another washed up mma fighter who was a couple of times the P4P best UFC fighter until he snapped his leg and then lost most of his MMA bouts because his opponent targeted his leg. Anderson does look like a legit boxer but the Dude is 46. Julio also has a drug problem.

[–]FlippyKing 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

A lot of MMA guys end up with drug problems, even while fighting but once retired they can go off the rails fast. Boxers too, but I think less so.

I think he's not really pursuing a boxing career if he's 4-0 and planing on fighting a 46 year old drug addict. Also, if no boxer who is building a career is seeking him for a fight, it might be that he's be a waste of their time.

[–]TheJoint[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Silva isn't a drug addict while Caeser Chavez Jr is.

[–]FlippyKing 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

but there is some talk that he will face Julio Caeser Chavez Jr

Well, either way, he should face someone who will get more than a payday for winning. The bad leg being targeted tactically (or stategically I guess) in MMA doesn't apply in boxing BUT the foot work needed in boxing is complicated and critical. that would be compromised and could be taken advantage of strategically by a boxer.