YouTuber Jake Paul breaks into top 15 WBA rankings

Many boxing fans volition ne'er judge Jake Paul arsenic a existent nonrecreational boxer. He volition proceed to beryllium called "YouTuber", careless of his occurrence successful the ring, and volition not beryllium considered a superior sanction successful the satellite of boxing.

However, the facts accidental otherwise. Jake has 12 wins and 1 nonaccomplishment successful nonrecreational boxing, and this past play helium scored different large win; implicit erstwhile satellite champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., erstwhile WBC middleweight champion. Paul celebrated without immoderate large problems with the unanimous determination of the judges, which silenced those who doubted his relevance.

Relevance of opponents and WBA rankings

However, the question arises: is Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. inactive a worthy opponent? Although helium is not young, helium is 39 years old, his champion days are over. This was besides seen successful the lucifer against Paul. Only successful the ninth circular did the Mexican amusement the signs of the erstwhile champion, but it was wide that it was excessively small for him to win.

After this victory, Jake Paul has been officially recognized by the WBA (World Boxing Association) arsenic 1 of the 15 challengers successful the cruiserweight division, up to 90.7 kilograms. Yes, you work that close — the YouTuber is present ranked among the apical 15 boxers successful this division. The database includes boxers specified arsenic Alexei Papin, Chris Billam-Smith and Umar Salamov, portion beneath Paul is Craig Parker, an undefeated American combatant with 20 wins.

Jake has been saying for a agelong clip that helium wants to container for a satellite title. It seems that the WBA federation is giving him a accidental and support. The existent champion Gilberto Ramirez has an awesome grounds of 48-1-0, but owed to Paul's selling powerfulness and popularity, helium could leap immoderate steps and onslaught the title. He would astir apt person a hard clip winning, but everyone progressive successful the combat could marque a bully profit.

According to BoxRec rankings, Paul is presently ranked 69th retired of 1,567 boxers successful the cruiserweight division, and the eighth-best American successful that category. Not atrocious for idiosyncratic who started retired arsenic a YouTuber, right?