The boxing community has slowly begun to accept the presence of Jake Paul, the famous YouTuber turned boxer, who has gained ground with exhibitions that reached their peak when he brought the legendary Mike Tyson out of retirement, and the next step in his consolidation as a pugilist will be on July 28, when he faces Julio Cesar Chavez at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The promoter and former boxer Oscar de la Hoya endorsed the process that The Problem Child has gone through to earn a place in boxing, during a chat on Power 106 Los Angeles.
“He got 11 fights now. Will he fight Chavez Jr, a former world champion, who went the distance with Canelo? I can’t blame him for trying. Chavez Jr has over 60 fights… Jake Paul is rising little by little and a lot of people hate him, but that’s why he’s so popular, because they watch him,” said the Golden Boy.
Jake Paul is more popular than Canelo Alvarez
The economic success in the fight against Mike Tyson made him attractive for other boxers to want to face Jake Paul, even Canelo Alvarez was about to agree a fight, when the negotiation fell through he is now in the sights of Gervonta Davis, even Ryan Garcia has been on his radar.
A big part of many boxers’ business is their popularity on social media, and after a count by Boxing.media, it was found that Jake Paul is the most followed boxer on Instagram, ahead of Saul Alvarez, Anthony Joshua, Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis.Jake Paul has 28.5 million followers on Instagram, followed by Canelo Alvarez with 19 million. Anthony Joshua is in third place on the podium with 16.6 million, while Ryan Garcia, another who boasts of his popularity to generate attractive purses, has only 12.1 million. Next on the list is Tank Davis with 7.6 million.
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