[Boxing] Jake Paul vs Andre August - December 15th in Florida

[Fundamentals Of]

It's probably a good thing especially for boxing itself that there is almost no discussion happening even a day after this match ended in a brutal knockout. I've noticed just a handful of posts, cannot even fill a single page.

You gotta give props to Jake Paul when they’re due. He knocked that Andre dude out in the first round with a wicked uppercut. Even the clip made it seem like there wasn’t much hype in the building but you have to consider this mission accomplished if you’re Jake Paul. A brutal knockout on a real boxer… That’s what people said he couldn’t do…

Props indeed to Paul for winning the fight in the first round. Not special though. Who is Andre August by the way? A real boxer? A cab driver who sometimes do fights? Yes, Jake Paul can knock out so many professional boxers. He just have to choose carefully.

Now a Youtuber is finally a real boxer because he's defeated a real boxer who looked more like a Youtuber than the Youtuber himself. Lol.

[Distinctin]

Props indeed to Paul for winning the fight in the first round. Not special though.

People doesn't care beccause in the first place this fight does not gain hyped compared to his previous fights.
Probably people got fed up already with him cherry picking his opponents just for them to look good and win easy fights, and this happened as expected.

Who is Andre August by the way? A real boxer? A cab driver who sometimes do fights? Yes, Jake Paul can knock out so many professional boxers. He just have to choose carefully.

Now a Youtuber is finally a real boxer because he's defeated a real boxer who looked more like a Youtuber than the Youtuber himself. Lol.

Not a very popular fighter but had a good record prior to this fight.

As you can see in https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/651075, he had 10 wins and 5 of that came from KO, while only have 1 lose, (2 now).
if we would judge on his reccord, we can expect he could give a youtuber a fight but Jake Paul's talent as a boxer was underrated.

[Fundamentals Of]

Props indeed to Paul for winning the fight in the first round. Not special though.

People doesn't care beccause in the first place this fight does not gain hyped compared to his previous fights.
Probably people got fed up already with him cherry picking his opponents just for them to look good and win easy fights, and this happened as expected.

And this last one isn't any different. It remains a cherry-picked opponent. Perhaps the only difference is that in the past Jake Paul used to cherry-picked those who are old yet popular, those who are worthless inside the boxing ring but have solid names and have a huge following. Now it's a cherry-picked opponent who hasn't proven anything yet. It's hard to tell whether the choice is becoming better or worse.

Who is Andre August by the way? A real boxer? A cab driver who sometimes do fights? Yes, Jake Paul can knock out so many professional boxers. He just have to choose carefully.

Now a Youtuber is finally a real boxer because he's defeated a real boxer who looked more like a Youtuber than the Youtuber himself. Lol.

Not a very popular fighter but had a good record prior to this fight.

As you can see in https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/651075, he had 10 wins and 5 of that came from KO, while only have 1 lose, (2 now).
if we would judge on his reccord, we can expect he could give a youtuber a fight but Jake Paul's talent as a boxer was underrated.

Record isn't anything in boxing. I've watched many fights involving boxers who have perfect records but don't seem to know what to do inside the ring.

[stadus]

Props indeed to Paul for winning the fight in the first round. Not special though.

People doesn't care beccause in the first place this fight does not gain hyped compared to his previous fights.
Probably people got fed up already with him cherry picking his opponents just for them to look good and win easy fights, and this happened as expected.

And this last one isn't any different. It remains a cherry-picked opponent. Perhaps the only difference is that in the past Jake Paul used to cherry-picked those who are old yet popular, those who are worthless inside the boxing ring but have solid names and have a huge following. Now it's a cherry-picked opponent who hasn't proven anything yet. It's hard to tell whether the choice is becoming better or worse.

We can tell based on how much that fight has generated in terms of revenue, and since it's not a popular fight, it was probably the the fight with very few earnings compared to his past fights. With that if true, I think he would try to find a worthy opponnent next time, a fighter that could bring up some hype and that he could also be confident to beat, so it's a win-win for him padding his record and increasing his earnings.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Jake Paul made light work of this fight, easy KO in the 1st round.

He’s targeting a World Title according to Sky Sports - https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12040/13031495/jake-paul-sets-sights-on-world-title-after-first-round-knockout-victory-over-andre-august-in-florida

[BitcoinPanther]

Props indeed to Paul for winning the fight in the first round. Not special though.

People doesn't care beccause in the first place this fight does not gain hyped compared to his previous fights.
Probably people got fed up already with him cherry picking his opponents just for them to look good and win easy fights, and this happened as expected.

And this last one isn't any different. It remains a cherry-picked opponent. Perhaps the only difference is that in the past Jake Paul used to cherry-picked those who are old yet popular, those who are worthless inside the boxing ring but have solid names and have a huge following. Now it's a cherry-picked opponent who hasn't proven anything yet. It's hard to tell whether the choice is becoming better or worse.

At least he is trying to pick boxer of his age than picking opponent that were already worn out due to old age.  It is normal for Jake Paul to pick boxer who are yet to have proven themselves since Jake Paul is still labeled as beginner as a professional boxer.

Record isn't anything in boxing. I've watched many fights involving boxers who have perfect records but don't seem to know what to do inside the ring.

Well, I agree, there are boxers who have a good promoter and a manager.  Almost many unbeaten boxers have their manager match them to boxers that is way lower than the boxer's ability.   This is also a reason why we seldom see dream fights to occur rarely.  Just for example, how many years does it takes for Spence and Crawford match to happen?  As much as possible any unbeaten boxers' manager will try to avoid hard matches that they think they have little chance of winning.

[FinneysTrueVision]

Jake Paul made light work of this fight, easy KO in the 1st round.

He’s targeting a World Title according to Sky Sports - https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12040/13031495/jake-paul-sets-sights-on-world-title-after-first-round-knockout-victory-over-andre-august-in-florida

He's done nothing to deserve a world title fight. This fight was apparently sanctioned by the WBA, who awarded him with a medal after his win. These organizations are so scummy and corrupt that they just might let him skip to the front of the line just so they can get their percentage from his purse. Both, the WBA and WBC, recently started recognizing the bridgerweight division. This division would be the easiest path for Jake to become a paper champion since the weight class has no credible contenders, just a few washed up cruiserweights and small heavyweights.

[TopTort777]

Jake Paul made light work of this fight, easy KO in the 1st round.

He’s targeting a World Title according to Sky Sports - https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12040/13031495/jake-paul-sets-sights-on-world-title-after-first-round-knockout-victory-over-andre-august-in-florida

I can only wish him good luck. They guy wants to trick the system, and began his path to world title without amateur career. Instead he has chosen to fight professional and build rating. So far he is doing good. People here dont understand, that to be able to fight champions, first they must go through tens and tens of scalps. Where they see bumps, punching bags, retired opponents, I see Jake is earning money and building his path up. https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/912383 so far he is very far from the top. The real deal gonna start when he will start facing someone from top 100. Right now he is having an amateur career but fights against professionals.

[Sanitough]

Jake Paul made light work of this fight, easy KO in the 1st round.

He’s targeting a World Title according to Sky Sports - https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12040/13031495/jake-paul-sets-sights-on-world-title-after-first-round-knockout-victory-over-andre-august-in-florida

I can only wish him good luck. They guy wants to trick the system, and began his path to world title without amateur career. Instead he has chosen to fight professional and build rating. So far he is doing good. People here dont understand, that to be able to fight champions, first they must go through tens and tens of scalps. Where they see bumps, punching bags, retired opponents, I see Jake is earning money and building his path up. https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/912383 so far he is very far from the top. The real deal gonna start when he will start facing someone from top 100. Right now he is having an amateur career but fights against professionals.

He is not really into professional sports or wants to become a champion. Jake Paul is just being smart, using his influence in social media to match with his interest in boxing, and boom! easy money.

As per my research, here's what he made already in boxing, but I think it's probably under reported.

Jake Paul career earnings
Per SportsZion, Paul took home $1.2 million for his fight against Nate Robinson, and, per MMA Junkie, $2 million in his first fight against Tyron Woodley in 2021. Per Total Sportal, Paul made $1.5 million against MMA legend Anderson Silva.

Via Sports Zion, Paul made roughly $3.2 million for the Tommy Fury bout and that was before he received a 65% share of the PPV upside. The YouTuber claimed he made $30 million from that bout alone.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/jake-paul-net-worth-purse-history-career-earnings-youtube-boxing/htcxfgjhd7mmshflxcjguvlx

He is still on his prime, he's good in selecting his opponents to improve his ranking, most likely that millions he already earned will significantly increase overtime.

[Kemarit]

Jake Paul made light work of this fight, easy KO in the 1st round.

He’s targeting a World Title according to Sky Sports - https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12040/13031495/jake-paul-sets-sights-on-world-title-after-first-round-knockout-victory-over-andre-august-in-florida

He's done nothing to deserve a world title fight. This fight was apparently sanctioned by the WBA, who awarded him with a medal after his win. These organizations are so scummy and corrupt that they just might let him skip to the front of the line just so they can get their percentage from his purse. Both, the WBA and WBC, recently started recognizing the bridgerweight division. This division would be the easiest path for Jake to become a paper champion since the weight class has no credible contenders, just a few washed up cruiserweights and small heavyweights.

Of course, he doesn't deserved a shot at a world title, but as you have said, money talks in boxing right now as it is a business. And this corrupt organizations are more willing to get paid. So Paul can either be on that division, CW, Bridgeweight or even HW. But it could be the same exhibition fights, although he might fight boxers who are not in the top 10 so it will be easier path for him.

And as long as there was fans willing to watch this hype job, it will continue. And Jake has established a business model that he is making millions in every fight. And I do agree that he is like tricking or hacking the system to become a champion.

[yazher]

Jake Paul made light work of this fight, easy KO in the 1st round.

He’s targeting a World Title according to Sky Sports - https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12040/13031495/jake-paul-sets-sights-on-world-title-after-first-round-knockout-victory-over-andre-august-in-florida

It ends up quickly because they might cook a crucial strategy for his next fight because this is a chance to prove himself to fight a better fighter next time and this is a sign that he is really improving and can go for a challenging opponent if he really wants to. I don't think he will sell more fights against some unknown boxers a retired MMA fighter or a nobody like this one. But as long as they are getting much more profits from his fight, I don't think they change their way anytime soon.

[Dave1]

Jake Paul made light work of this fight, easy KO in the 1st round.

He’s targeting a World Title according to Sky Sports - https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12040/13031495/jake-paul-sets-sights-on-world-title-after-first-round-knockout-victory-over-andre-august-in-florida

It ends up quickly because they might cook a crucial strategy for his next fight because this is a chance to prove himself to fight a better fighter next time and this is a sign that he is really improving and can go for a challenging opponent if he really wants to. I don't think he will sell more fights against some unknown boxers a retired MMA fighter or a nobody like this one. But as long as they are getting much more profits from his fight, I don't think they change their way anytime soon.

It's really hard to proved though that August did that in this fight. On the contrary, if media found out that this is just a setup for Jake and August was a fall guy then it will hurt his "reputation" as he wanted to build something that will push him to become a professional boxer and a world champion.

Let Jake rematch Fury though if he wanted to shoot two birds with one stone again. Fight a so called pro-boxer and then get the fans hype again and make more money. That formula has been proven already. And also we know that the storyline is that Paul will have his revenge.

[Kemarit]

Yes, there's one name that pops up and that is Viddal Riley.

Social media star Jake Paul is open to the possibility of having a future fight with Viddal Riley.

Last Friday, Paul (8-1, 5 KOs) returned to the ring and knocked out professional boxer Andre August in the first round with a vicious uppercut.

Riley (10-0, 6 KOs), who holds the English title and competes at cruiserweight, helped train KSI for his boxing matches. He also has a strong social media presence.

https://www.boxingscene.com/jake-paul-open-idea-future-fight-with-viddal-riley--180104

So this guy is a pro and campaigns at CW, I think this weight class is good for Paul though, he can easily make this weight. Not sure who Riley though as it's obvious he is a local British champion. But let's see if this is the fighter that Paul wants as he slowly into fighting pro fighters to boost his record and maybe one day become a champion.

[TopTort777]

Strange how people want Jake to fight top boxers from the start, and laugh at his ambition to become a champion day. He has to start with something. He cant just call a champion and instantly get a title fight. People probably never heard of contracts, rating and etc. They want him to face a no-name in first fight, and expect his next opponent to be Smith or Opetaia as next opponent. Of course he make lots of noise, get a lot of attention. He is a media guy after all, that is the way he earns and sells. If he wound not do that, no one would fight him or promote him.

I just dont understand why so many laugh at him. I used to laugh also, but after watching how much time he spend training, how many people he motivated to train boxing. It does not matter if he wont become a champ, or makes it for money also. Looks how much interest to boxing he has brought.