Jake Paul: career, earnings, and fight with Mike Tyson — all about the young star
18 november 2024 в 22:37
Jake Paul is a rising star, making a mark in several industries.
After his profitable fight on Netflix with 58-year-old Mike Tyson on November 15, let’s take a look at the 27-year-old's net worth, his multifaceted career, and earnings from the match with the boxing legend.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Paul’s net worth is $ 80 million.
Paul first gained fame in 2013 by posting short videos on the now-defunct platform Vine, quickly amassing millions of followers and billions of views. He later transferred his viral content creation skills to YouTube in 2014, where he launched his own channel known for its controversial pranks, challenges, and hip-hop content.
In 2015, Paul expanded his career to television, signing a contract to star in the Disney Channel teen series «Bizaardvark».
However, his relationship with Disney ended in 2017 due to increasing media attention on his provocative antics on YouTube, including setting furniture on fire in an empty pool at his Los Angeles mansion.
Paul’s fame skyrocketed even further when he entered the world of celebrity boxing, a trend started by his older brother Logan Paul, who fought English influencer KSI in a pay-per-view amateur match in Manchester in 2018. Two years later, the younger brother made his professional boxing debut, facing English YouTuber AnEsonGib in a highly publicized undercard fight alongside a world middleweight title bout.
While event organizers Most Valuable Promotions and the Texas Athletic Commission did not disclose the fighters' earnings, estimates from DraftKings Network and other sources suggest that Paul earned around $ 40 million from the fight, a sum he seemed to confirm in a pre-fight interview.
«I'm here to make $ 40 million and knock out a legend», - Paul said at the press conference.
This social media influencer, with 27 million followers on Instagram alone, is also a co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the company that promoted the event in partnership with Netflix.
In contrast, online sources, including DraftKings Network, estimated that Tyson earned around $ 20 million.
Compared to his previous earnings, the pay gap is significant. After being released on bail and returning to boxing in 1995, Tyson earned $ 30 million for each of his next four fights. Among them was the infamous 1997 fight against Evander Holyfield, in which Tyson bit off a part of Holyfield’s right ear. Tyson was disqualified from the fight, had his boxing license revoked, was fined $ 3 million, but was allowed to keep his purse for the fight.
Paul won by unanimous decision after both fighters went the full eight rounds, each lasting two minutes.
Paul’s last fight was against Mike Perry on July 20, 2024, the same day his initial fight with Tyson was scheduled, but was postponed due to Tyson’s ulcer flare-up.
«When Paul’s fight with Tyson was postponed, I immediately knew I still wanted to fight on Saturday, July 20», - Paul said, announcing the fight. «Now, preparing for my fight against Iron Mike, there is no better opponent for me than Mike Perry». Paul ultimately won the match by technical knockout in the sixth round.
The former world heavyweight champion has not fought in a professional bout since 2005, when he suffered a sixth-round defeat to Kevin McBride. Since then, Tyson has participated in exhibition matches, including a 2020 fight against fellow veteran Roy Jones Jr., which ended in a split draw
After his profitable fight on Netflix with 58-year-old Mike Tyson on November 15, let’s take a look at the 27-year-old's net worth, his multifaceted career, and earnings from the match with the boxing legend.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Paul’s net worth is $ 80 million.
Paul first gained fame in 2013 by posting short videos on the now-defunct platform Vine, quickly amassing millions of followers and billions of views. He later transferred his viral content creation skills to YouTube in 2014, where he launched his own channel known for its controversial pranks, challenges, and hip-hop content.
In 2015, Paul expanded his career to television, signing a contract to star in the Disney Channel teen series «Bizaardvark».
However, his relationship with Disney ended in 2017 due to increasing media attention on his provocative antics on YouTube, including setting furniture on fire in an empty pool at his Los Angeles mansion.
Paul’s fame skyrocketed even further when he entered the world of celebrity boxing, a trend started by his older brother Logan Paul, who fought English influencer KSI in a pay-per-view amateur match in Manchester in 2018. Two years later, the younger brother made his professional boxing debut, facing English YouTuber AnEsonGib in a highly publicized undercard fight alongside a world middleweight title bout.
While event organizers Most Valuable Promotions and the Texas Athletic Commission did not disclose the fighters' earnings, estimates from DraftKings Network and other sources suggest that Paul earned around $ 40 million from the fight, a sum he seemed to confirm in a pre-fight interview.
«I'm here to make $ 40 million and knock out a legend», - Paul said at the press conference.
This social media influencer, with 27 million followers on Instagram alone, is also a co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the company that promoted the event in partnership with Netflix.
In contrast, online sources, including DraftKings Network, estimated that Tyson earned around $ 20 million.
Compared to his previous earnings, the pay gap is significant. After being released on bail and returning to boxing in 1995, Tyson earned $ 30 million for each of his next four fights. Among them was the infamous 1997 fight against Evander Holyfield, in which Tyson bit off a part of Holyfield’s right ear. Tyson was disqualified from the fight, had his boxing license revoked, was fined $ 3 million, but was allowed to keep his purse for the fight.
Paul won by unanimous decision after both fighters went the full eight rounds, each lasting two minutes.
Paul’s last fight was against Mike Perry on July 20, 2024, the same day his initial fight with Tyson was scheduled, but was postponed due to Tyson’s ulcer flare-up.
«When Paul’s fight with Tyson was postponed, I immediately knew I still wanted to fight on Saturday, July 20», - Paul said, announcing the fight. «Now, preparing for my fight against Iron Mike, there is no better opponent for me than Mike Perry». Paul ultimately won the match by technical knockout in the sixth round.
The former world heavyweight champion has not fought in a professional bout since 2005, when he suffered a sixth-round defeat to Kevin McBride. Since then, Tyson has participated in exhibition matches, including a 2020 fight against fellow veteran Roy Jones Jr., which ended in a split draw
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