“This is unprecedented. Four huge PPVs in 12 months and I knocked out everyone I saw.”
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Jake Paul
Jake Joseph Paul is an American professional boxer, influencer, and former actor. He began his career posting videos on Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views before the app was discontinued. He launched his YouTube channel, Jake Paul, in May 2014, and was ranked by Forbes as one of the highest-paid YouTube creators of the 2010s and 2020s.
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entertainment · American influencer and professional boxer (born 1997) · YouTuber · model · comedian · child actor · Internet celebrity · vlogger · actor · musician · television actor · television producer · also Jake Paul, RNBO, Jake Joseph Paul, The Problem Child, Paul
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2026· 35 entries
“He took this fight on two weeks”
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“I told you I was going to f--- him up.”
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“I just became that product. ... I believe I have inspired a significant amount of people.”
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“The media and the public made me the villain ... after a couple of years, I was like,”
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“plan was to have Paul spar with professionals for three to four months straight, attempting to accumulate as many as 50 sessions. If Paul was serious, then he had to make up for not having an amateur career. Paul rented a house outside the city, sparred, trained and watched sparring films all summer. Fighting primarily out of Clarence”
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“And that woman who flew around the world, she took off from here the last time. What was her name?”
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“I started to become famous and see money, and that”
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“If I play my cards right over the next couple of fights and win and win and win a couple more times, then I could walk away from this sport having made $250 [million] to $500 million. That would suck to not do that.”
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“What are they going to do? That”
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“My means of entertaining are just evolving as I get older.”
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Published video “The Ketel Marte timeline is WILD #ketelmarte #dbacks #diamondbacks #arizonadiamondbacks #baseball”.
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Published video “Klay Thompson is expected to sign with the Miami Heat🔥 #nba #miamiheat #heat #klaythompson #klay”.
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Published video “LMAOOO NAHH #wnba #basketball #angelreese #atlantadream #sports”.
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USA TODAY: Will TikTok, Jake Paul lure boxing's next fans with historic Serrano fight?
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Published video “What grade would you give Le’Veon Bell’s draft 🤔”.
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Published video “What would you grade Jake Paul’s Draft? 🤔”.
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Published video “Good pick? 🤔”.
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Published video “Was this a reach? 🤔”.
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Published video “Jake Paul might be a league winner 👀 #fantasyfootball #fantasydraft”.
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Published video “Derek hasn’t forgiven Le’Veon Bell for 2018 🤣 #fantasyfootball”.
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Yahoo: Jake Paul’s Wedding Lands in the Center of a Bizarre Viral Hoax
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Published video “THE BETR $50,000 FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT 2026 (Jake Paul, Le'Veon Bell, Lonzo Ball, Gelo Ball)”.
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Published video “It's Finally Happening”.
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Published video “Happy 4th of July America 🇺🇸🇺🇸”.
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Published video “I’m Flying One Of YOU To My $40,000,000 Ranch 😤🦌”.
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Published video “Proof Messi is the GOAT 🐐”.
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Published video “The Secret To Building Power 💪”.
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Published video “My $500,000 Lake Powell Vacation”.
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Published video “Generational anthem”.
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Published video “Paul vs Ngannou 2026 🤫”.
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Published video “It’s everyday bro”.
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Published video “We manifested it fr that’s my dawg”.
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It was reported that Paul had departed the PFL as his deal with the promotion had expired, leaving without ever fighting for the promotion
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The New York Times reported that Anti Fund managed $180 million after closing a $100 million growth capital fund
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2025· 3 entries
It was announced that Paul would take on the former two-time unified heavyweight champion, and IBF/WBO No
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It was announced that Paul would take on the WBA Lightweight Champion Gervonta Davis in a non-title bout on November 14 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
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It was reported on February 11, 2025, that Paul discovered that his maternal grandmother was Jewish, making him Jewish according to Jewish law.
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2024· 10 entries
Full Fact rated the claim “Images show Mike Tyson posed with the Palestinian flag before his fight with Jake Paul.” These images are not real, and appear to have been generated by AI..
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FACTLY rated the claim “Mike Tyson posed with the Palestinian flag before his recent boxing match against Jake Paul.” FALSE.
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Netflix premiered the first two episodes of Countdown: Paul vs
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The bout against Perry was confirmed for July 20, 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL
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It was announced that Paul will face former UFC fighter and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship "King of Violence" Mike Perry on July 20, 2024, after Mike Tyson was unable to compete on that date
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It was announced that the fight would take place at the same arena on November 15, 2024
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It was announced that the fight was postponed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare up aboard a plane
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It was announced that the fight would be sanctioned as a professional boxing match by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR)
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It was announced that Paul would take on former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
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Paul's opponent was announced to be American professional boxer Ryan Bourland (17–2)
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2023· 5 entries
It was announced that Paul would be fighting on March 2, 2024, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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It was announced that Paul would be returning to the ring on December 15
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It was announced that Paul would face Fury on February 26 in Saudi Arabia
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It was announced that Paul had signed a multi-year deal with the Professional Fighters League (PFL)
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Most Valuable Promotions and DAZN announced a new series of events billed as 'Most Valuable Prospects,' which would feature up-and-coming boxers headlining events on DAZN without pay-per-view
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2022· 3 entries
In a class-action lawsuit filed against the cryptocurrency company SafeMoon that alleged the company is a pump and dump scheme, Paul was named as a defendant along with musician Nick Carter, rappers Soulja Boy and Lil Ya
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Paul co-promoted with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing, Katie Taylor vs
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Paul was scheduled to face Fury for August 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, but Fury withdrew once again due to travel issues
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2021· 5 entries
Paul, alongside his adviser Nakisa Bidarian, founded a boxing promotion titled 'Most Valuable Promotions
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After a back-and-forth on social media, it was announced that Paul would headline a bout with former Bellator MMA and ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren on April 17, 2021 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgi
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Signing professional boxer Amanda Serrano to a promotional deal in September 2021
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Paul partnered with serial entrepreneur Geoffrey Woo to launch a venture capital firm called Anti Fund
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Paul founded Most Valuable Promotions, a boxing promotion alongside his adviser Nakisa Bidarian, and co-founded Anti Fund, a venture capital firm, with Geoffrey Woo
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2020· 11 entries
Paul sparked frustration by stating that he paved the way for content houses and boxing matches between high-profile social media stars
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Paul attracted further COVID-related controversy due to statements in an interview with The Daily Beast
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Paul released the single "Fresh Outta London", which was released alongside the music video
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Paul threw a large party at his home in Calabasas, California, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
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Paul was charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly, both misdemeanor charges, for being in the mall during the riot
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Paul and a few of his friends came to have dinner at P
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In Las Vegas, Nevada, Paul was involved in an altercation with British singer Zayn Malik at Westgate, the hotel near the MGM Grand Garden Arena at which the two were staying
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Edfluence was shut down, which stopped the course permanently
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Paul made his professional debut against English YouTuber AnEsonGib
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As COVID-19 did and claimed that "Medical professionals have [recently] also said that masks do absolutely nothing to prevent the spread of coronavirus"; he later referred to said professionals as "dozens of my medical f
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“We filmed everything we saw in an effort to share our experience and bring more attention to the anger felt in every neighborhood we travelled through; we were strictly documenting, not engaging.”
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2019· 3 entries
Paul released another single, "These Days", alongside a music video featuring model Julia Rose
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Paul released the track and music video for "I'm Single"
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Paul, along with fellow YouTuber RiceGum, came under fire for promoting MysteryBrand, a website that offers the chance to open a digital "mystery box" of pre-selected items with a promise to win one in real life at rando
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2018· 6 entries
Paul released another single titled "Champion", with a music video
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Released the single and music video for "Malibu" with now-former Team 10 member Chad Tepper
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It was reported that Paul was being sued by Cobra Acquisitions, the company that owns the house, for $2
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In the week after his "I lost my virginity" video and his brother's Aokigahara controversy, TMZ revealed a video in which Paul used the racial slur nigger multiple times while freestyle rapping to "Throw Sum Mo"
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Paul uploaded a video to his YouTube channel entitled "I lost my virginity" that used a thumbnail of himself and his then-girlfriend Erika Costell posing semi-nude on top of each other
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Paul made his boxing debut in a white-collar match against English YouTuber Deji Olatunji
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2017· 6 entries
Paul released a remix of "It's Everyday Bro", featuring American rapper Gucci Mane in place of Team 10, alongside the new music video for it
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Paul uploaded a video titled "SELF DRIVING TESLA IN DRIVE THRU PRANK (FREAKOUTS)"
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During the middle of filming the second season of Bizaardvark, the Disney Channel announced that Paul would be leaving the series
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Awarded Diamond Play Button (2017).
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His 20th birthday, it was reported that he had launched media company TeamDom with $1 million in funding to create an influencer marketing management and creative agency around teen entertainment
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Paul released and later deleted singles including "Ohio Fried Chicken", "Jerika", "No Competition", "That Ain't on the News" and "Litmas"
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2016· 2 entries
Earned Silver Play Button (2016).
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Awarded Gold Play Button (2016).
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2009· 1 entry
Released album “Go With the Flow”.
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1997· 2 entries
In Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Westlake, Ohio, with his older brother Logan, who is also a YouTuber and internet personality
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Born 1997-01-17.
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