JAKE PAUL fancies himself as a future boxing world champion but he is currently ranked as world number 676 in the cruiserweight divison.
The Youtuber has taken part in some huge fights since turning professional, and amassed earnings of around £20million from his five fights.
And although he has won each one of them – four by KO – he is still not highly rated by BoxRec.
The Boxing database has rankings for all boxers in all divisions – and Paul does not even make the top half in his division.
Out of a total of 1,050 active boxers Paul ranks 676, some 200 places below 0-18 Thomas Russell.
That may seem harsh on Paul but he is still yet to enter the ring with a fellow professional.
Instead, his opponents so far consist of a Youtuber, a former basketball player, and two former UFC fighters.
But Paul’s trainer BJ Flores, who fought Tony Bellew for the WBC cruiserweight title in 2016, dubbed his fighter ‘the biggest up and coming star in boxing’.
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He said: “Jake is a superstar. He has exciting one punch power, speed and has an incredible work ethic.
“He has that X factor. He is can’t miss entertainment. Remember, he is only 5-0. Jake is without question the biggest up and coming star in boxing.
“He has massive potential. The sky is the limit. We have an excellent team in place. There is much more to come in 2022.”
Paul knocked out AnEsonGib, Nate Robinson and Ben Askren with ease in his first three fights – showing good knockout power in doing so.
Next he battled to a unanimous win over Woodley in August last year before following up that victory by knocking out the former UFC world champion a week before Christmas.
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