Jake Paul has made a name for himself in the sport of boxing through high-profile events, most recently an eight-rounder against 58-year-old Mike Tyson.
The controversial contest was underwhelming, with Paul cruising to a unanimous decision victory after ‘Iron’ Mike was competitive for a minute or two.
Speaking to TMZ Sport, five-weight world champion and the most decorated female in the sport, Claressa Shields, says she would be very confident of beating the YouTuber-turned-fighter.
“I don’t think Jake Paul has the skills to get inside the ring with me or any of the guys at 154 pounds and up who is ranked in the rankings. I’m not gonna lie to you. 1-10. I don’t think he could pick a guy 1 to 10 in any of the rankings, any of the weight classes and beat them.”
Shields followed up the interview with a prediction on social media – ‘stoppage, knockout.’
I get him by stoppage Ko 🥊 https://t.co/i0bhqe4xAj
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) December 1, 2024
Though there’s no chance of the fight taking place, Shields has given her view to Fight Hub TV on fellow champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and how he should respond to the call out from Paul, telling him to take it.
“Which one of you guys that Jake Paul is calling out – and I’m gonna even say this for Mr King Canelo – if Jake Paul is calling you out talking about he can beat you in a fight, why won’t you just whoop his ass? Just do it!
What is all this, ‘oh he hasn’t earned the fight with me, he isn’t that great, he’s not a real a boxer’? Well, show he not a real boxer. Shut him up. It’s a cheque. I heard that he made 40 million tonight and Tyson made 20 million. Hey, if they’re gonna pay Canelo that type of money for a guy who can’t fight, for a guy who they say not a good boxer. Come on now. Let’s be real.”
Paul is yet to announce his next move but is expected to soon to build on the hype and controversy creating from the Tyson spectacle.
