But can he fight? Teddy Atlas grades YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul
by Ben Wyatt from US news | The Guardian on (#6586R)
The social media influencer is an expert at getting attention. But as he climbs in for his sixth pro fight on Saturday night, one of boxing's most renowned trainers assesses his skills
Though many are deriding the fistic ambitions of the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul ahead of his fight with former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Saturday, one of the sport's most renowned trainers is not one of them.
Teddy Atlas, the Staten Island-born coach who trained Mike Tyson, Michael Moorer, Barry McGuigan and Alexander Povetkin among other champions, says Paul is respectful of what he calls boxing fundamentals'.
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