who is Jake Paul, the sultry YouTuber who will face Mike Tyson in a boxing match?

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The biggest night ever. This is how we sell the boxing fight which will see Mike Tyson et Jake Paulbroadcast on Netflix next Saturday, November 16, at 2 a.m. French time.

The show is more anticipated than ever, and for good reason. The duel is sure to excite the crowds: Jake Paul, the YouTuber with 20 million subscribers, will find himself in the same ring as the legend of the discipline. But how did the 27-year-old Internet star get here?

Before putting on boxing gloves, the one we nicknamed “the enfant terrible” worked on Disney Channel, revolutionized social networks and accumulated (bad) buzz on the Internet. A sulphurous, multi-faceted personality.

The smooth image of the “Disney boy”

Jake Paul was born on January 17, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio (United States). Before becoming the star he is today, Jake Paul was mostly a “brother of”. Logan Paul's.

The latter became known in the early 2010s on the social network Vinea social network where we published short videos designed to be viral. Sort of TikTok 10 years ahead of time.

Thanks to his brother, he also made a place on Vine. So much so that he gets noticed by Disney Channelwho offers him a role in the series Frankie and Paige. Jake Paul is, at this time, a smooth and nice boy.

But the “Disney boy” will soon be given a new nickname: that of “enfant terrible”.

A YouTuber without limits

In 2017, because of his behavior, he gets fired from the Mickey channel. His withdrawal will be on YouTube where he explodes with daily vlogs that he posts with his brother.

He then founded the team 10a group of content creators, with its older brother. The principle? Several influencers live in a villa to make videos together and increase the number of their subscribers.

THE videos are always more impressive…and not very smart. For example, after emptying the water from his swimming pool, he sets fire to furniture placed in the pool. The flames, which exceeded the roof of his villa, called the firefighters. The next day, he jumps in with a scooter. And so on.

At that time he will also come out a few singles and produce music groups.

His beginnings in boxing

In 2018, his brother organized an amateur boxing tournament which saw rival influencers. After his victory, he decided to start a professional career. In 2020, he no longer fights YouTubers, but real athletes. A basketball player in this case.

The young man from Cleveland takes things up a notch and begins to face (and beat) boxers from the UFC (the world league for mixed martial arts). But his victories are not enough for detractors since he never fights “real boxers”.

Jake Paul at the Los Angeles Olympics?

In 2023, that will change thanks to his victories against Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz. Is the problem child a real boxing genius? According to what he says in his podcast BS w/Jake Paulhe intends to participate in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.

“I'm tired of waiting for another boxing gold medal for Team USA,” he said. A characteristic arrogance of the character.

The man of several controversies

If many people know the saga of Jake Paul, there are perhaps just as many who hate him. Expert in the art of provocation, the boxer multiplies the controversies.

In 2020, his California home is raided by the FBI as part of an investigation into “allegations of criminal acts” in a shopping center. After hours of searches, firearms were seized.

While the whole world is confined, the influencer declares that Covid-19 is a “prank” and organizes big parties in his villa.

In 2021, the boxer is accused of sexual assault by Justine Paradise, a TikTok star. The YouTube star's lawyers then formally denied the claim. In 2017, it was the model Railey Lollie who accused him in the columns of New York Times.

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