Jake Paul has been a sensation ever since stomping his foot in the boxing ring. It is incredible to see how he went from YouTube to becoming a big name in the boxing world.
A pioneer in influencing boxing since its inception, he has turned around the boxing industry as well. However, he is no longer an influence boxer since he makes more money than a professional boxer.
Nate Diaz will fight him on August 5th, and the fight will be broadcast via virtual reality, which will be the first of its kind in the boxing industry.
However, his overall PPVs for his fights have dropped recently, which is seen as a concern. Let's take a closer look at his career and future plans.
1) Paul vs Askren (2021)
Ben Askren's fight was the one that started it all for Jake Paul. The bout was his third pro fight, but it was his first against a real fighter, despite Askren coming from the MMA arena. With a perfect photo pose right hand in the opening minutes, Paul won this match in the first round.
From that point on, Paul's boxing career took off. Triller had around 1,500,000 buys for the bout, which remains the highest in his career. A total of $25,995,000 was generated from the bout.
2) Paul vs Fury (2023)
Throughout his career, Jake Paul has been criticized for only fighting retired UFC fighters and old boxers, but he broke this stereotype this year by fighting Tommy Fury in a tough fight
There was a big rivalry between the two since 2021, and they have been back and forth on social media for years.
Even though Paul lost in a unanimous decision, he was admired by everyone around the world.
The pay-per-view rights were held by ESPN+, which made 800,000 purchases and generated $39,992,000.
3) Paul vs Woodley (2021)
In 2021, Jake Paul fought Tyron Woodley shortly after he defeated Ben Askren. While Woodley was a big step up from Askren, fans questioned Paul's decision to fight another finished UFC fighter.
Jake Paul won the fight by unanimous decision. In addition to the fight, Jake Paul and Showtime formed a partnership.
From 1,500,00 PPV sales in Ben Askren's fight to just 500,000 sales in Woodley's fight, there was a big drop in PPV sales.
4) Paul vs Silva (2022)
The Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva fight was arguably Paul's least hyped fight. Despite the fact that fans were already bored of Paul fighting retired UFC fighters, he fought Silva in 2022.
Paul won the fight by unanimous decision. There were only 300,000 buy-outs on Showtime and a total revenue of $17,997,000, reflecting fans' fatigue with Paul's same pattern of choosing opponents.
On asking about the drop, Paul said:
"On the pay-per-view buys thing, the pre-buys were going crazy, and on Wednesday when the news came out about Anderson saying that he got knocked out or whatever and the fight was in jeopardy and this press came out... The pre-buys tanked all the way down."
5) Paul vs Woodley II (2021)
Jake Paul fought Tyron Woodley for a second time in 2021, which remains his least-sold PPV fight. The fight with Paul was originally scheduled to be fought by Tommy Fury.
There wasn't much interest in watching Jake Paul battle someone he has already defeated. Fans wanted to see him fight a real boxer in their prime, not a retired MMA fighter in their late 30s.
From 500,000 buys, the show went down to 200,000.
Road Ahead for Jake Paul
His constant drop has led to alarms that fans are no longer interested in watching him lose and fight against retired or out-of-practice athletes.
The fight between Jake Paul and KSI, which has been building up since 2018, can, however, be ended to give fans the most awaited fight.
Jake Paul's audience and Conor Mcgregor
Jake Paul has brought new audiences to boxing, which was losing its appeal years ago. He is often accused of bringing the wrong fans to the scene since his fans are prone to illegal streams.
He has also compared himself to Conor McGregor in that he has brought something new to the table, just as McGregor brought something new to the UFC.
In terms of business and aura, Paul is nowhere close to Conor McGregor. Eight out of nine McGregor PPV fights have sold more than 1,000,000 PPV buys.
It will be interesting to see how business unfolds for Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz, which hasn't generated much buzz yet compared to McGregor vs Diaz, which made a record 1,650,000 buys in 2016.
How to Watch Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz in UK & US
There hasn't been much buzz about Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz, but both boxers have immense charisma. Nate Diaz is making his pro boxing debut, which adds to the excitement.
DAZN has picked up the fight globally. While Paul's fight has big numbers to compete with, expectations from the business front aren't high. Detailed information about the fight is provided below.
- Date: Saturday, August 5
- Time: 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. UK
- Main event ring walks (approx): 11 p.m. ET / 4 a.m. UK
- Venue: The American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- Watch on: DAZN
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