“If He Tried to Fight Like a Real Boxer…”: Charles Barkley Ponders Doubt Over Jake Paul’s Boxing Career With 1 Damning Question

Renowned YouTuber and professional boxer Jake Paul landed into another controversy when he lashed out at popular sports journalist Bomani Jones on his show. Paul has been quite popular for his boxing matches with other famous personalities, earning him a revenue of around $40 million in a year. However, apart from the fame, the 26-year-old is infamous for his controversial moves. Last week, Jake Paul lost his composure when Bomani James asked him an interesting question, resulting in a viral interview among fans on social media. Now, Phoneix Suns legend Charles Barkley recently expressed his doubts about the authenticity of Jake Paul’s boxing career with one strong question.

ESPN’s Bomani James recently appeared alongside co-hosts Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley on The Steam Room podcast. The renowned sports presenter shared his experience interviewing Jake Paul and what led to heated discussions.

Charles Barkley questions Jake Paul’s talents

In a recent appearance on The Steam Room podcast, Bomani Jones revealed that he and his Game Theory team researched Jake Paul’s betting app project, and the pro boxer was aware of it. Jones claimed to have sensed anxiousness on Paul’s end when he was asked about the betting app. The renowned journalist suggested that the interview went downhill as Paul tried to insult him instead of answering his questions reasonably. Bomani Jones laid out Jake was asked about some critical aspects of his operation, but Paul chose to avoid them instead of answering them.

Jones added, “He’s a social media dude who’s viewed as a novelty. So I think people typically interview him as a novelty. But he has figured out how to make $40 million in one year fighting boxing matches against people who aren’t boxers. So I guess I have to take him seriously now. And I didn’t think he was ready to be taken seriously.”

Meanwhile, Barkley shared his take on the interview by pointing out how Jake Paul got mad about the question about losing. Charles Barkley stated, “He’s not fighting real boxers. But, at some point, he is gonna, well I don’t know, but he probably gonna know that if he, plus if he tried to fight like a real boxer and your question like, ‘What’s your next move?’ And, that’s when he got. I know all the other stuff was going on, but like, Yo man! What happens if you do lose? Because once you lose the novelty is gonna be off.”

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Barkley expressed doubt about how good a professional boxer Jake Paul was as he felt the popular YouTuber had yet to fight a real boxer. Moreover, the 11-time All-Star pointed out that if Jake Paul did lose a fault, the ‘novelty’ factor around his popularity could take a huge hit.

How did Jake Paul react to Jones’ question?

While talking about Jake Paul’s popularity, Bomani Jones asked Paul what would happen if he lost a fight. However, Paul should have taken the question about losing so well. In six boxing fights, the 26-year-old has won all so far with four knockouts.

Jake Paul said, “I don’t plan on losing, you know. I don’t train to lose. I feel like that’s probably like your mindset. You know a lot of people try to project their mindsets on me.”

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Jones clarified that he was not trying to project anything. The 42-year-old reckoned that he only wanted to know Paul’s thoughts on the matter. Instead, Paul ended up losing his patience during the interview.