If you’re of legal voting age in most countries, you could be forgiven for wondering who exactly this Jake Paul guy is, and why he’s chosen to take on the UFC’s retirees in the boxing ring. Here’s the critical info you need to know going into the Paul vs Woodley fight.
Key Facts:
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Jake Paul is undefeated in the boxing ring with a 100% knockout rate.
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Tyron Woodley is a former UFC welterweight champion on a four-fight losing streak. His pro MMA record is 19-7, one draw.
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Jake Paul has never fought a professional boxer. His victories came against a fellow YouTuber, a professional basketball player, and Ben Askren, a wrestler.
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Woodley has been training with Floyd Mayweather to prepare for this boxing match.
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Both fighters will be looking to secure an early knockout victory.
- Woodley vs Paul will take place this evening. The headline fight is expected to take place between 8 and 8.30 Pacific Time.
Everything You Need to Know about Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley
Jake Paul is most famous for his YouTube career. His initial rise to fame came via short-lived video platform Vine, followed by an equally short stint on the Disney Channel. Paul, and his brother Logan, are best known as YouTube pranksters, although both have since transitioned into professional boxing. Logan Paul actually fought Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition match earlier this year.
Combat sports (like most entertainment industries) boasts a long, proud tradition of fighters courting controversy to boost their careers. The list of fighters whose reputations outside the ring were less than stellar reads like a who’s who of boxing and MMA. The likes of Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Conor McGregor all found themselves as famous for their antics outside the ring as their performances inside it.
Jake Paul’s consistent courting of controversy should, then, be par for the combat sports course. Paul’s YouTube content has repeatedly come under fire as inappropriate for his young audience. Paul’s parties and pranks found him consistently butting heads with neighbors and authorities, as did allegations of scamming his followers. Jake Paul has also been accused twice of sexual assault.
Paul and his brother Logan took to boxing only a few years ago. Jake Paul boasts an undefeated professional boxing record, with three wins by knockout to his name. However, he’s never fought a professional boxer, and has, to date, never fought a fighter known for striking. Tyron Woodley may well be the one to change that.
Tyron Woodley was once the UFC’s welterweight champion, a title he defended four times. He lost the title to current champ Kamaru Usman in 2019, and Woodley hasn’t won a fight in the UFC since.
Although Woodley’s fighting style in the UFC was rooted firmly in his prodigious wrestling, Woodley was no slouch on the feet. His professional record boasts seven knockout wins, including a notable knockout win over Robbie Lawler.
Tyron Woodley is the first opponent Jake Paul has ever faced to offer the serious threat of a knockout. Woodley trained for this fight with Floyd Mayweather, and will be looking to establish himself as a serious threat in boxing.
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