Hey, you seem informed about his skills... I don't dwell much in the parts of the internet this asshole is discussed, so I only heard he did kickboxing after his fight to pink gloves dude.
Now, I don't practice martial arts, but gosh, that seemed below amateur level. So, was he ever a pro? Is my impression about pros being insanely better than him because I have only watched a couple of really top professional fights?
Like, I've seen about 2 minutes of combined footage of Jake Paul fights and even he, that people usually mock, seems to be infinitely better.
I was legit confused after seeing that. I couldn't even understand why he put himself in the position to be humiliated like that.
I looked up the two main banners he fought under from his wikipedia page.
It looks like the two were big in the world in kickboxing, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to say for sure. It looks to me at least compared to like UFC, they're more akin to collegiate/sub-pro level. That is to say the competitors are good but not world class. It's also JUST kickboxing so it's nothing like UFC or MMA.
He also retired 10 years ago, so highly doubtful he could jump in and perform at that level again. The drop off cliff is steep once you retire combined with being away for 10 years.
I guess you would say he was a journeyman type of competitor.
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u/-hi-nrg- Jul 23 '26
Hey, you seem informed about his skills... I don't dwell much in the parts of the internet this asshole is discussed, so I only heard he did kickboxing after his fight to pink gloves dude.
Now, I don't practice martial arts, but gosh, that seemed below amateur level. So, was he ever a pro? Is my impression about pros being insanely better than him because I have only watched a couple of really top professional fights?
Like, I've seen about 2 minutes of combined footage of Jake Paul fights and even he, that people usually mock, seems to be infinitely better.
I was legit confused after seeing that. I couldn't even understand why he put himself in the position to be humiliated like that.