{"id":817652,"date":"2025-01-06T10:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/jake-paul-officially-retires-from-influencer-boxing-as-mvp-drops-bombshell-announcement\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:14:09","slug":"jake-paul-officially-retires-from-influencer-boxing-as-mvp-drops-bombshell-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/jake-paul-officially-retires-from-influencer-boxing-as-mvp-drops-bombshell-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul Officially Retires From Influencer Boxing as MVP Drops Bombshell Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If there\u2019s anyone who knows how to grab headlines, it\u2019s definitely Jake Paul<\/a>! From his social media-turned-boxing career ruffling the wrong feathers, to him beating 58-year-old Mike Tyson<\/a>, Paul\u2019s brush with fame has always been laced with controversy. And then there\u2019s the fact that the boxing community has had quite the reservation to accept him as their own. \u201cHe\u2019s an influencer boxer,\u201d<\/em> they said. \u201cHe\u2019s in it just for the money.\u201d <\/em>Well, not anymore.<\/p>\n

In an Instagram post on November 28, the star\u2019s boxing promotion company, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) killed two birds with one stone\u2026<\/p>\n

Jake\u2019s fellow influencer and boxer, Ali Loui Al-Fakhri aka AnEson Gib, was fresh off of another high in his boxing career\u2014he beat Slim Albaher (76-76, 78-74, 79-73) on Thursday in the Misfits Boxing 19 Supercard in Qatar, to become the Misfits middleweight champion. Immediately after, he made a bold statement, saying, \u201cFrom meme to the best; I\u2019m the best fighter in influencer boxing. I\u2019ve taken out three promotions and I\u2019m happy to be the Misfits champion,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>prompting Paul to do what he does best.<\/p>\n

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Within a few hours, a post appeared on MVP\u2019s official page, complete with a medley of The Problem Child\u2019s <\/em>glorious moments inside the ring. Contentiously, the first two photos were from his clash with Gib back in 2020, where the former Disney star had won via technical knockout in the 1st round within just three minutes. Notably, that was Gib\u2019s only loss in his professional career spanning eight bouts. \u201cYou all said this was my best competitor and I silenced him in one round. I didn\u2019t even get to showcase my boxing ability,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Jake had said after his win. And four years later, he\u2019s at it again, aiming to remind the Brit who\u2019s the best.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlashback Friday to when Jake Paul was an influencer boxer. 2 fights, 2-0, 2KOs. The best there was, is and ever will be,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>the post read, while officially confirming Paul\u2019s status. \u201cJake Paul is RETIRED from that sport. They need him, he doesn\u2019t need them\u2026hence why they said his name 400 times this past week. Gib is the current best in that sport.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For the unversed, Paul\u2019s influencer boxing career had unofficially ended in 2020 after just two fights. After his win against Gib, the 27-year-old had beaten professional NBA player-turned-boxer Nate Robinson that same year with a second-round knockout. While Jake had never come out and confirmed anything directly, it was a long time coming.<\/p>\n

In September this year, he had talked about the dilapidated state of influencer boxing in a conversation with Mail Sport, saying, \u201cHonestly, the other fighters aren\u2019t improving, and I think people are tired of seeing the s***** punches and it just looks sloppy. Now that they\u2019re fans of the sport, I think they want to see like, more real, higher level skill. So it\u2019s definitely dying out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For the unversed, Jake Paul began his boxing career in 2018 with influencer boxing when he first stepped into the ring against fellow YouTuber Deji Olatunji. Their rivalry, fueled by verbal jabs, led to a boxing match in Manchester, sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control, where the Ohio native emerged victorious with a 5th-round stoppage.<\/p>\n

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In various forms of boxing, influencer boxing is quite distinct from professional boxing, as it doesn\u2019t require the same skill level\u2014fame is the key, something social media personalities easily possess. Despite some fans arguing that influencer boxing can\u2019t be officially sanctioned, both of Jake Paul\u2019s influencer bouts received official sanctioning. As \u2018The Problem Child\u2019 closes this chapter of his career, all attention is now on his potential fight with Canelo Alvarez. However, Dana White has recently delivered a harsh reality check, casting doubt on the feasibility of such a matchup.<\/p>\n

Dana White on Jake Paul vs. Canelo Alvarez<\/h2>\n

Dana White has repeatedly criticized Jake Paul for his choice of opponents, asserting that \u2018The Problem Child\u2019 isn\u2019t a legitimate boxer. In response, Jake Paul has targeted the UFC boss, especially over his stance on UFC fighters\u2019 pay. The tension between the two has intensified over time, with both exchanging verbal barbs. The rivalry reached a boiling point after UFC 306 when Paul accused the head honcho of banning him from attending UFC events, which led the Ohio native to adopt a more combative persona. However, the UFC boss swiftly dismissed the accusation, showing little interest in further engaging with Jake Paul and allowing the issue to fade without resolution.<\/p>\n

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Recently, Dana White<\/a> weighed in on the potential Jake Paul vs. Canelo Alvarez fight, dismissing the idea of a \u2018The Problem Child\u2019 victory should the two ever square off. In a candid interview with Shannon Sharpe, White stated, \u201cPeople talk s*** and say whatever they want, but look, Canelo is still the man. He gets in there and goes to work, and it\u2019s hard to stay at that level for so long. What\u2019s he making, $40 million a fight? It would be a f***ing 30-second payday for Canelo. I don\u2019t know why Canelo wouldn\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

What do you think of Jake Paul\u2019s decision to retire from \u2018influencer\u2019 boxing? Is this his way of proving to critics that he\u2019s maturing and will now focus solely on serious professional matchups? Share your thoughts below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If there\u2019s anyone who knows how to grab headlines, it\u2019s definitely Jake Paul! From his social media-turned-boxing career ruffling the wrong feathers, to him beating 58-year-old Mike Tyson, Paul\u2019s brush with fame has always been laced with controversy. And then there\u2019s the fact that the boxing community has had quite the reservation to accept him […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":817653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1393,30174],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-817652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-officially","8":"category-retires"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}