Paul vs Perry
After Jake Paul's fight with Tommy Fury, I joked that Jake can only beat black people. This is still true after his fight with Mike Perry, who is also part black (2% according to him, so the one drop rule applies). Before you say it, no, Ben Askren doesn't count. A man who is out shape, out of practice, with bad hips would've lost to the likes of Glass Joe. Ryan Bourland doesn't count either. Who Ryan Bourland you may ask? My thoughts exactly!
All jokes aside, I still feel like we haven't seen anything different from Jake. The most notable thing is his shitty gas tank. By the second round he was breathing from his mouth that was so wide open a boxer with a good hook would've erased his chin.
In regards to Mike Perry, a man who found much success in Bare Knuckle Fighting, did a good job of representing his sport, because he damn sure wasn't fighting like a boxer. He did have a few glimpses of success. If only he did...
Im not going to finish that sentence, because its the same story for every Jake Paul fight. X should've done this, X should've done that; all because Jake's opponents are shit boxers.
Tommy Fury was able to finish the job in a split decision. I haven't heard much from Tommy since. Apparently he fought KSI a few months after and nothing else, which sounds par for the course. Tommy was more into being a celebrity than a boxer. This is evident if you watched him on the reality game show "Love Island UK" - its a guilty pleasure of mine.
Jake's spectacle with Perry came about due to his fight with Mike Tyson being postponed and rescheduled to November, and Jake wanted to stay busy and not get ring rust. I'll give props to Jake, because he could've just sat on his ass in the meantime. It shows that his loss against Tommy didn't discourage him. He is still committed to boxing... for now.