"I'm actually really out of shape, I'm not going to feel anything." "I'm out of shape and a little hungover," he joked in the YouTube video of the fight, which was viewed over 11million times between both men's channels. The "bout", which was barely even a legitimate sparring session, was refereed by unbeaten boxer Niko Valdez and was set for five two-minute rounds.Īt the time, a rematch between Paul and Olatunji's older brothers Logan and KSI was still being negotiated, and the American expected to be fighting on the undercard against fellow celebrities.īut the skill differential showed as Paul, who also claimed to have been drinking the night before, dominated the brief exchanges and stopped Weller early. The pair agreed to withhold the footage for their respective YouTube channels, and upload it the following Wednesday after competing on a Saturday.īut the friendliness ended when Weller showed up over two hours late and hungover in a fleet of rented luxury cars to his opponent's Calabasas home.Ī crowd of dozens of wannabe social media celebrities watched on as Weller laced up a pair of gloves for the first time in over a year to take on Paul, who hadn't stopped training after his August 2018 bout with Olatunji.
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Jake Paul is known as a YouTube star and now one of the most notorious boxers in the world.įans have been divided watching his young professional career develop, with many knowing him for his four wins over AnEsonGib, Nate Robinson, Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley.īut what many may have forgotten is that Paul started in a white-collar match against fellow YouTuber Deji Olatunji, and he also had an unsanctioned 'fight' with Joe Weller in March 2019.īritish social media celebrity Weller was one of the original 'YouTube boxers', having first faced Theo Baker in a sparring session for a video before taking on KSI in a massive live streamed event that grossed millions.Īnd after suggesting in a Twitter exchange that he and Paul should spar while he was in LA, the American accepted, inviting Weller to his Los Angeles mansion for a friendly fight.
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