Jake Paul was not happy in the aftermath of the biggest boxing card of 2025.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer attracted 60 million people to Netflix for a fight with Mike Tyson in November, which remarkably went the eight-round distance despite their 30-year age difference.
Still, Jake Paul took issue with Joseph Parker’s quick win over heavyweight contender Martin Bakole.
‘The Problem Child’ praised the African heavyweight’s courage but slammed his team after watching him get stopped in two rounds after agreeing to step in for IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on a couple of days’ notice.
Jake Paul slams Martin Bakole’s advisors
According to Joe Rogan, Bakole was the most feared heavyweight in boxing before taking on Parker.
But traveling across the world to box a former world champion with no notice was too much for him.
Paul thinks Bakole should’ve been stopped from taking a career-high payday to face the New Zealander.
“My man flew commercial flights to show up and fight one of the best in the world,” he tweeted.
“Fair play to his courage but shame on his advisors.”
Despite Paul’s thoughts on his latest fight, Bakole was grateful for the opportunity that came his way.
“Big thanks to you all for your support,” he wrote on social media. “And big thanks to his excellency @turkialalshik for the opportunity and well done to @joeboxerparker. See you all in #America in May.”
Jake Paul misses out on Canelo fight
Paul’s salty tweet about Turki Alalshikh’s latest card may have something to do with Canelo Alvarez.
The 28-year-old influencer was believed to be on the verge of booking a fight against Canelo, with boxing promoter Eddie Hearn publicly claiming the fight was done before things fell apart at the last minute.
In the end, Canelo opted to sign a four-fight deal with Alalshikh instead. It’ll see him face William Scull in a four-belt super middleweight clash this May before squaring off against Terence Crawford in September.
Unsurprisingly, the news didn’t go down too well with Paul, who launched a verbal onslaught against the man he’s always claimed he wanted to fight.
The social media star raged: “Breaking news: Canelo Alvarez ducked me, Jake Paul, and is now an owned slave with no regard for the pride of the Mexican people who support him on US soil.
“It’s not surprising, when his whole career, he has done nothing for the sport of boxing outside the ring. I’m the new face of boxing. You cannot have the biggest fight of 2025 without my name involved.
“When all of your events tank and lose money, you will all realize who the king of the sport is. 28 years old. Biggest fight in boxing history. My own boss. Not owned. Five years in. All of you felines want to see me fail, but God has other plans. It’s the era of good. The era of the elephant. It’s the era of MVP.”