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Is Andre August’s identity limited to just being Jake Paul’s next opponent? Having been inactive in the ring since 2019, Andre August has rekindled his saga in the boxing realm this year. Come December 15th, he will fight the most crucial bout of his career against the leader of the influencer-boxing realm, Jake Paul. A fight of this magnitude requires him to be in his A-game. However, his recent training sessions suggest otherwise.
It was 2013 when Texas native August entered the ring for his debut pro fight. The South Padre Island fight against Steven Medrano saw him win via a knockout. Since then, began his journey in the cutthroat landscape of boxing. Over the next few years, August would power through his opponents one after the other, registering only one loss among 12 fights. But then came 2019, when his career came to a standstill. 4 years later, he resumes from where he left off. But is he prepared to do so? Fans disagree.
Fans Disappointed in Andre August
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On December 15th, Andre enters the ring against a fighter who is known to bring his best to the fight. ‘Problem Child’ Paul has time and again proven his worth in the ring by defeating his opponents through his powerful jabs. Now, when Andre fights someone like Paul, he needs to be up to the mark. But his recent heavy bag training videos suggest otherwise.
One fan in a mockery told August would knock out Paul on fight night.
He’s dEfiNaTEly knocking Jake Paul oUt
— Sebastrigol (@Sebastrigol) November 18, 2023
Imagine being compared to a default video game fighter. Lethal blow right? But that’s what a fan saw Andre as.
He looks like those default fighters you fight on your debut on the video game 😭😭
— Adrian Rubio (@02smallzz) November 18, 2023
By juxtaposing Paul and Andre’s record, a user saw the latter as the underdog. However, they did not seem that glad about Problem Child taking the lead here.
Oh god…. 🤦♂️
Jake is going to win. He looks terrible for his record.
— totallynotadzz (@totallynotadzz) November 18, 2023
A fan compared Andre’s skills to their grandma’s. The result? The grandma would win.
I generally think my grandma could ko him in a round 🤣
— ? (@xxxtent76057833) November 18, 2023
Another fan continued their attacks on Jake Paul. There is a popular belief that Paul fights opponents whom he knows can’t sustain against him. The fan suggests that the Andre fight is a result of such cherry-picking.
Cherry picking “fighters” can only get you so far
— Every Hour is Bedtime (@MikailtheOnly) November 18, 2023
Riskiest fight for Jake Paul? Andre August
Recently, Jake Paul took to his X to promote his upcoming December fight against Andre August. While doing so, Problem Child raised some eyebrows like he always does. He revealed that the upcoming fight is the “biggest challenge” of his life. While claiming that the fight holds very little to gain, he added that to lose, he’s got a lot. He wrote, “Biggest challenge of my career. Most risk. Little immediate gain. Lots of long term progress.”
Biggest challenge of my career. Most risk. Little immediate gain. Lots of long term progress. https://t.co/k58JMU1aR0
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 17, 2023
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This year was the busiest for Problem Child. He’s fought two fights already and remains on the precipice of the third. In February, he registered his first loss against Tommy Fury via a split decision. Months later, he fought MMA fame, Nate Diaz. After having over Diaz via a unanimous decision, he accelerated toward his third opponent, Andre August. In comparison to Fury and Diaz, August remains relatively unknown and an easy fight. Yet, Paul considers this fight to be riskiest of all. boxing
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One would believe that Jake Paul is synonymous with risks. But when looked closely, it raises some serious questions. Who has the fighter fought in his career-span? While he has hardly undertaken any fights against well-proclaimed boxers of today, he’s known to have fought former fighters and MMA fans. Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz, and such likes. Is this graph an indicator of risk? Debatable. Yet, he remains steadfast in reaching the pinnacles of boxing. This is attributed to his impeccable strategizing in the business.
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