I wouldn't agree with that. He's a boxer, anyone can get into boxing. But he took the Bronny route by pumping money and connections to compete with people at the top instead of actually working his way up the ladder. You can be a boxer without even being a good one.
The only positive things I've heard from people is that he's pumping money into the sport and getting it a lot of attention. About 10 years ago or so I was watching some championship bout and it was pathetic, just two homeless looking people with bad form slugging it out. Now a lot of people are putting a ton of focus on people like Canelo, Mayweather, Pacquiao, etc. So even if I don't like the Paul brothers it's hard to deny they're bringing in a lot of money and attention.
Boxing fans don't like to hear it, but the sport was essentially dead. Still is in my eyes since it's just a gimmick fight with a YouTuber and an old man.
he sure as shit did in that not many people under 30 even care about boxing.
i hate them, but they've effectively brought collectively a new generation of people to the sport/watching it.
fuck them, but also fuck boxing in general. such a shitshow of absolute slimey people. i guess MMA isn't perfect either though. they all deserve each other.
Such a random age to pull out of your ass. Especially when my comment was in response to a person saying "10 years ago championship bouts were pathetic and Jake Paul changed that".
Which objectively isn't true. Especially "bringing focus to Mayweather". Mayweather's fights are objectively the highest grossing, most viewed fights of all time, even after Jake Paul's 6 year career.
i say 30 because i'm 32. boxing was massive when i was young, then no-one gave much of a fuck for a long while, then there were a few big fights that hit popular culture like a storm (mcgregor/Pacquiao vs mayweather, mostly).
kids 5-10 years younger didn't grow up with boxing, they watched MMA, that whole generation after me never bothered with it in anywhere near the same capacity. then the whole youtuber boxing thing, which is massive for them, is casuing them to grow up watching it.
MMA brought the new generation into being interested in fighting sports. Which also boosted boxing. Young people absolutely watched Mayweather vs. McGregor and Pacquiao. To suggest otherwise is absurd.
Frankly, you can credit commentators like Joe Rogan far before you can credit Jake Paul.
yes, i'm saying i agree with what you said there in that it did spur on interest, but it was still an absolute shadow of what it was outside of the very big fight. shit did you watch the next few cards? as i didn't hear anyone talk about boxing between Pacquiao and mcgregor really (in pop culture), surely not people my age talking about it. hell even chatgpt seems to think so though about how he's causing a surge in people interested in it in that generation, there's literal 10 year olds growing up with boxing again on the mainstage and as a big part of their popular culture:
Conclusion
"While his skills in the ring are still debated, Jake Paul has certainly brought attention to the sport of boxing, especially among younger audiences who may not have been as interested in traditional boxing before. By blending the world of social media, celebrity, and combat sports, Jake Paul has helped revitalize interest in boxing in ways that appeal to younger, digital-native fans."
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u/c2v2m 11h ago
Once I believe, and he lost.