JAKE PAUL claimed he earned MORE than the £30million Forbes estimated he made from his three fights in 2021.
Paul ranked as the second-highest paid YouTube star on Forbes’ 2021 list, with MrMrBeast – real name Jimmy Donaldson – topping with $54m (£40m).
The American prizefighter is said to have banked $45m (£32m) in total over the past 12 months with the majority coming from his three-fight year.
But Paul has since boasted online how the numbers are actually low, meaning he is even richer than revealed.
Writing on Instagram, Paul said: “So my dad called me today and asked if the numbers that were reported today were inflated.
“[He said] ’I knew you made close to that, but did you really make that?’ The answer was, ‘Yes, dad and in fact the numbers are slightly low.’
“Mind you, I don’t lie to my dad and he knows everything about my life.
“Even my brother thought the numbers were lower (according to my dad’s convo with him).
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“A lot of times Forbes inflates the number made. In 2018 when I made the list, I made $17 million and they reported $22 million I believe.
“On this day, they are actually behind, and the numbers are actually low.
“Most celebs would say, ‘Thank the Lord I’m so blessed,’ but I say any regular motherf***er could do this s*** if you a sicko and ready to die for your cause.”
Paul made his professional debut in January 2020 with a first-round win against online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ and followed it up by knocking out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, in the November.
But in a breakout 2021, Paul KO’d retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37, and then recorded two victories over Tyron Woodley, 39.
The first came on points in August before a brutal KO in their December rematch.
Paul had signed to fight Tommy Fury, 22, until the Brit pulled out with a broken rib, leaving ex-UFC champion Woodley beaten in the short-notice rematch.
Fury’s withdrawal means Paul is still yet to face an opponent with prior professional boxing experience.
But that is something he promises to change this year, even entering talks to fight 61-fight veteran and ex-middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 35.
Paul told told Chris Mannix: “I like that fight a lot because it silences the critics.
“He was a former world champion and I know I could beat him. That challenge excites me and I’m down.
“Even after I knocked out Woodley they were like ‘fight a real boxer’ and I’m like ‘You guys I tried, and he dropped out of the fight two weeks before’.
“So, I want to fight a real boxer, news flash and I’m going to, just have some f***ing patience.”
