Jake Paul was never a traditionally trained boxer. What he was brilliant at was building influence, attention, and belief not just in his audience, but in himself. Social media has a way of doing that. It blurs the line between confidence and competence, between visibility and real substance.
And to be clear, this isn’t hate. Paul deserves his flowers, but only in the right lane. As a YouTuber and influencer, he’s hugely successful, with tens of millions of followers across platforms. Even turning boxing into a content strategy made sense as entertainment. The whole rising boxers vs ex-boxers concept? Smart. Marketable. Profitable. He probably should’ve stayed right there.
But when hype meets hard-earned discipline, reality always checks in.
Joshua, with his overwhelming 6ft 6in frame and roughly 243lb build, represents years of graft, failure, rebuilding, and real boxing pedigree. That’s the kind of stuff you can’t algorithm your way into. Social media can sell the dream, but it can’t finish the training camp for you.
And this isn’t just about boxing. It’s a friendly reminder to anyone building on social media: use it to amplify what you have, not to replace what you haven’t. Substance still matters even in the age of virality.
So, no, AJ didn’t break Jake’s jaw.
Social media did.
- Jimi D Baldheaded Guy
