Terence Crawford Shockingly Comes To The Defense Of Jake Paul: ‘I Gained A Lot Of Respect For Jake’

While Jake Paul has many detractors in the fight game, one of the best in the world — Terence Crawford — actually has a lot of respect for the talents of the YouTuber turned pugilist.

This past weekend, Jake Paul moved his record to 10-1 and extended his win streak to four straight with a dominant technical knockout victory over Mike Perry. Many notable names in and around the fight game panned the win, including UFC superstar Conor McGregor .

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They claimed the booking was a mockery and that Paul was far bigger than the BKFC star. It is one of many criticisms levied on the former child actor in what has been a financially successful journey into boxing. Yet, there are many around the industry that due have respect for what “Problem Child” has done in a short amount of time.

You can now add WBA super welterweight and WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford to the surprising list of supporters.

• Terence Crawford record: 40-0 (31 Knockouts)

Terence Crawford tosses praise at the boxing skills of Jake Paul

“I gained a lot of respect for Jake because he’s not a YouTuber that’s just boxing just to box. He actually trains and wants to get better,” Crawford said on an appearance on “ The MMA Hour ” this week. “And actually, he has gotten better and really puts his time, focus, and energy into boxing. You gotta respect that … A lot of people write Jake off but Jake can punch with that right. He’s got a nice right hand.”

• Jake Paul record: 10-1 (7 Knockouts)

Crawford is viewed by many as the best pure boxer in the sport today and the top pound-for-pound fighter in the game. He returns to the ring on August 3rd in a move up in weight against rising star Israil Madrimov. Paul will be back in action in November in a highly anticipated clash with boxing icon Mike Tyson.

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