Jake Paul has been known to push all the wrong buttons, finding himself in the middle of several ridiculous controversies.
But the Vine alum recently found just the right button, while going toe-to-toe with former NBA star Nate Robinson.
He dominated Robinson in the ring Saturday, winning their undercard match in the second round with a vicious knockout, at Mike Tyson‘s highly-anticipated return to boxing, against Roy Jones Jr.
KO! Jake Paul dominated Nate Robinson in the ring Saturday, winning their undercard match in the second round with a vicious knockout, at Mike Tyson’s highly-anticipated return to boxing, against Roy Jones Jr
Winner winner: The 23-year-old achieved victory over Robinson, 36, knocking him out cold with a right cross that left him face-down on the mat
The 23-year-old achieved victory over Robinson, 36, knocking him out cold with a right cross that left him face-down on the mat.
Although Robinson started hot, Paul remained in control, landing eight punches throughout the match, knocking his opponent down once in the first round and twice in the second.
Robinson needed some assistance getting up after the third and final knockdown, but he eventually came to.
Paul later praised Robinson in an interview with Jake Gray: ‘He was better than I expected… I wanted to say thank you to Nate. It takes a lot of balls to step in the ring and I don’t want to take anything away from that.’
Eight punches: Although Robinson started hot, Paul remained in control, landing eight punches throughout the match, knocking his opponent down once in the first round and twice in the second
Out cold: Robinson needed some assistance getting up after the third and final knockdown, but he eventually came to
Worthy opponent: Paul later praised Robinson in an interview with Jake Gray: ‘He was better than I expected… I wanted to say thank you to Nate. It takes a lot of balls to step in the ring and I don’t want to take anything away from that’
Trash talk: It comes after he talked some trash at Robinson during the weigh-in: ‘Nate’s kids, if you’re watching, please don’t watch the fight’
It comes after he talked some trash at Robinson during the weigh-in: ‘Nate’s kids, if you’re watching, please don’t watch the fight.
‘I don’t want to… I don’t want to embarrass your dad in front of you. Please, Nate’s kids, don’t watch the fight. It’s going to be bad; it’s going to be bloody.’
The YouTuber previously beat AnEsonGib back in January, during his first ‘professional’ match, stopping the fellow influencer/aspiring boxer in the first round.
He’s also challenged two-time UFC champion Conor McGregor, telling BT Sport Boxing: ‘Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor will happen. People think that’s crazy and Jake’s going to get his a** kicked but we’ll see.’
Bad and bloody: He added: ‘I don’t want to… I don’t want to embarrass your dad in front of you. Please, Nate’s kids, don’t watch the fight. It’s going to be bad; it’s going to be bloody’
Baby boxer: The YouTuber previously beat AnEsonGib back in January, during his first ‘professional’ match, stopping the fellow influencer/aspiring boxer in the first round (pictured in January, 2020)
Meeting his match: He’s also challenged two-time UFC champion Conor McGregor, telling BT Sport Boxing: ‘Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor will happen. People think that’s crazy and Jake’s going to get his a** kicked but we’ll see’
Paul is still facing backlash for calling COVID-19 a ‘hoax’ in his recent interview with The Daily Beast, from which he’s since backtracked.
It’s a pretty privileged stance for someone who became infamous for his super-spreader parties at his $6.9million Calabasas mansion over the summer.
He subsequently told The Verge: ‘So this guy, this reporter, he misquoted me. He took what I said out of context, and I told him that. I told him that the whole entire time.’
But Daily Beast reporter Marlow Stern came back with receipts, taking to Twitter with a recording of the interview, which he later posted a second time, claiming Paul’s team had the original SoundCloud link taken down.
Covidiot: Paul is still facing backlash for calling COVID-19 a ‘hoax’ in his recent interview with The Daily Beast, from which he’s since backtracked