Ilia Topuria hates Jake Paul not surprisingly like so many other UFC hunters.
Love him or hates him, Jake Paul paved his own unique path in the boxing ring by beating several former UFC stars, YouTubers and most recently real boxers.
Admittedly, the last opponent of Paul, the legendary Mike Tyson, was 58 years old, but the former heavyweight champion and YouTuber boxer at the most streamed sporting event of all time on Netflix last November.
Paul's silly decision victory over Tyson Trew in a record 108m viewers worldwide.
Now the 28-year-old on June 28 on June 28, former WBC champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. On Dazn Pay-per-View.
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Ilia Topuria credits Jake Paul: 'He lets you go to the TV'
A PPV headliner in his last two fights against Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, former UFC Vederweight Champion Ilia Topuria loves what he sees of Paul, whose next opponent was almost Canelo Alvarez.
While other hunters of Michael Bisping Stack on Paul for fighting against many older enemies and his social media capital, Topuria says that the American is the honor to step into the ring and all the eyes he brings as a result.
“You have to respect that,” Topuria said about Paul about the entire podcast.
'Somehow he lets you go to the TV and see him fight.
“You have to give him his honor, you know?”
Ilia Topuria challenges Jake Paul's critics to do the same
Paul started his professional career in 2020 by boxing YouTuber Anesongib and NBA star Nate Robinson before gradually his competition against former MMA champions Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley and a 47-year-old Anderson Silva, one of the big ones, increases.
A boxer with a 11-1 record, Paul still gets a lot of hatred with many fans in the hope of seeing him being eliminated.
“Many people say” he is a YouTuber “… do the same,” Topuria said about Paul's critics.
“Do it. Try to do it …
“People don't understand how difficult it is [fight]. “
Topuria went on.
“You have so many things going on on Saturday. Concerts, you can watch a movie, so many things … Why someone has to choose to stay at home or go to the stadium and see your fight.
“You have to have that power, and he has it, and you have to respect that,” Topuria said about Paul's pull.