Jake Paul's recent WBA ranking and pursuing a world title continues to divide the opinion in the boxing community.
Paul brought a significant step closer to his ambitious boxing goals at the end of June, while the polarizing YouTuber-Omdo-made Pugilist expanded his professional record to 12-1.
In the Honda Center of Anaheim, Paul defeated former champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., a result that came for months from the controversial victory of the resident of Cleveland on Mike Tyson on Netflix.
As a result of his last version, Paul is ranked by the WBA in the Cruiserweight Top 15. 'The Problem Child' is now one of the options for the champion, and that fight was possibly set up when Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez met Paul after he had defended his titles against Yuniel Dorticos.
It is sufficient to say that the decision of the WBA and talking about Paul challenging for legitimate boxing gold has caused a commotion in some corners of the combat sports community. However, one prominent UFC figure sees things differently.
Chael Sonnen supports Jake Paul's claim on a world title shot
During a video that was recently uploaded to his YouTube channel, the former two-part UFC-title-seconder Chael Sonnen Paul defended against claims against the claims that he is not worth a title shot.
'The Bad Guy' quoted the coming return of Manny Pacquiao and claimed that if the boxing legend is now 'eligible' for a championship fight, then Paul should be absolutely.
“I have something like” goodness, this must be an old message, “Sonen said about a post of social media he saw about the Pacquiao comeback.” A committee should give a statement or stop with the misled, “our number one task is hunting safety.”
“Manny did not fight in four years … And the fight he does is at the MGM in a main event for the championship. … So Manny did not fight in four years, Jake Paul has established a normal schedule … Jake Paul should not be eligible to fight for a world title?
“My question is very simple: why is Manny Pacquiao – why is that an accepted world title fight because of experiences from the past, while Jake Paul is a resistance in world titling because the experiences from the past of his opponents don't matter?
“Is there anyone in a weight class that is ranked no. 14 that you would like to bring to the fore than Jake's? Do you have someone?” Sonnen went on. “Everyone you think can match Jake's performance?”
Four years after his last professional competition, Pacquiao will return from pension to challenge Mario Barrios for the WBC Welterweight Championship on July 19 in Las Vegas.
Jake Paul's last focus was on making promotion for history
Shortly after his last triumph in the boxing ring, Paul's attention turned away from his active career in the ring and on the history of his promotion in Madison Square Garden.
On Friday, July 11, the most valuable promotions organized a completely female map in the iconic location in New York City, characterized by the long -awaited trilogy fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.
After another fascinating match, Taylor came out as a victor through a unanimous decision to extend her lead over Serrano to 3-0 and successfully defending the undisputed super light weight championship.
Paul looked at the ring and had a short but emphatic reaction while the two women again fought a close and competitive match.
“Women won tonight. Congratulations,” Paul wrote on X.