{"id":858330,"date":"2025-06-27T01:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T06:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/jake-paul-names-conor-mcgregor-and-three-other-fighters-on-top-10-most-overrated-athletes-list\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T01:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T06:12:49","slug":"jake-paul-names-conor-mcgregor-and-three-other-fighters-on-top-10-most-overrated-athletes-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/jake-paul-names-conor-mcgregor-and-three-other-fighters-on-top-10-most-overrated-athletes-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul names Conor McGregor and three other fighters on \u2018top 10 most overrated\u2019 athletes list"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"post-210606\">\n<p><strong>Jake Paul has been downplayed and dismissed for the vast majority of his career. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Youtuber-turner-boxer has made millions <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/11\/16\/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-result-fight-goes-the-distance-in-dallas-as-heavyweight-great-struggles-through-comeback\/\">beating legends like Mike Tyson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/anderson-silva\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"328\">Anderson Silva<\/a> since turning pro in 2020. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Still, there\u2019s a large group of people who refuse to recognize the 28-year-old as a real fighter. <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his latest fight, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/jake-paul\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"489\">Jake Paul<\/a> has hit back by naming 10 other athletes he believes are \u2018overrated\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#list-arrow-svg\" \/><\/svg><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/06\/10\/jake-paul-broke-the-internet-with-scary-faceplant-ko-win-over-former-ufc-champion\/\">Jake Paul broke the internet with scary faceplant KO win over former UFC champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2185059503-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Paul gets his hand raised as his win over Mike Tyson is confirmed\" ><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption title=\"ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Jake Paul announced as winner against Mike Tyson during LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&#038;T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images for Netflix \u00a9 2024)\">Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images for Netflix \u00a9 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Jake Paul\u2019s top 10 overrated athletes <\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday, Jake Paul named four fighters on his 10-man list of overrated sportspeople. <\/p>\n<p>Former dual-weight UFC champion <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/conor-mcgregor\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"234\">Conor McGregor<\/a> is the only MMA star to make the list. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/11\/25\/stop-disrespecting-people-jake-paul-called-out-as-ufc-legend-rushes-to-defend-conor-mcgregor-and-mike-tyson\/\">Paul has been calling out McGregor<\/a> for years, but the Irishman has shown no interest in the matchup. <\/p>\n<p>Another man who turned <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/02\/08\/jake-paul-leaks-the-contract-that-wouldve-seen-him-fight-canelo-alvarez-in-huge-boxing-blockbuster\/\">down a fight with Paul, Canelo Alvarez,<\/a> also finds himself on the \u2018overrated\u2019 list. <\/p>\n<p>Two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua is the third fighter Paul slammed in his video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/logan-paul\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"571\">Logan Paul<\/a>\u2018s little brother <a href=\"http:\/\/Jake%20Paul%20calls%20out%20heavyweight%20superstar%20with%20%E2%80%98no%20chin%E2%80%99%20following%20Canelo%20snub\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">blasted \u2018AJ\u2019 for having no chin<\/a> as he angled for that fight after Canelo left him hanging. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/ryan-garcia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1212\">Ryan Garcia<\/a> was also branded overrated by Paul following his recent loss to Rolly Romero. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Jake Paul\u2019s Top 10 Overrated Athletes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Babe Ruth <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Trevor Lawrence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. Cristiano Ronaldo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. Ryan Garcia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Conor McGregor <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6. Dak Prescott <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7. Anthony Edwards <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8. Canelo Alvarez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9. Tua Tagovailoa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10. Ryan Garica <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>What\u2019s next for Jake Paul?<\/h2>\n<p>Jake Paul will <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/05\/21\/jake-paul-vs-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-preview-start-time-full-card-how-to-watch-live-stream-as-the-youtube-star-faces-his-biggest-challenge\/#:~:text=The%20event%20featuring%20Jake%20Paul,Honda%20Center%20in%20Anaheim%2C%20California.\">return to the ring against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.<\/a> on June 28. <\/p>\n<p>The fight, which will clash with <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/ufc-317\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"6446\">UFC 317<\/a>, will see the 11-1 prospect take on a former world champion.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez Jr. defended the WBC super middleweight title three times before being dethroned by <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2012\/09\/15\/chavez-jr-vs-martinez-live-results-round-by-round-coverage\/\">Sergio Martinez<\/a> in September 2012. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, the 39-year-old has suffered high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/06\/11\/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-was-humiliated-after-losing-all-12-rounds-to-cancelled-jake-paul-opponent\/\">defeats against Canelo Alvarez<\/a> and Anderson Silva. <\/p>\n<p>Chavez Jr. will be hoping to roll back the years to score a big up against the most divisive boxer on the planet. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Paul hopes to add another faded legend to his star-studded boxing record. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/06\/12\/jake-paul-names-conor-mcgregor-and-three-other-fighters-on-top-10-most-overrated-athletes-list\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Paul has been downplayed and dismissed for the vast majority of his career. The Youtuber-turner-boxer has made millions beating legends like Mike Tyson and Anderson Silva since turning pro in 2020. Still, there\u2019s a large group of people who refuse to recognize the 28-year-old as a real fighter. Ahead of his latest fight, Jake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":858331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22528,1789,104640],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-858330","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-conor","8":"category-names","9":"category-youtube-videos"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858330","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=858330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}