Jake Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) has formally cracked the highest 15 with at the least one of many main sanctioning our bodies, as Paul has now been slotted in because the No. 14 cruiserweight within the WBA’s rankings following his win over a dreadful Julio Cesar Chavez Jr final weekend.
With Paul’s present rating he’s now a viable contender for the WBA’s cruiserweight world title at present held by Gilberto Ramirez. That Paul has managed this place, relative to the folks he’s confronted throughout his skilled boxing profession, is a reasonably apparent farce to hardcore boxing followers and different contenders. That mentioned, boxing has all the time been teetered between showmanship vs precise sportsmanship, so this isn’t all that gorgeous in some regards.
Whether or not Paul goes on to focus on an precise struggle towards Ramirez or seeks out one other handpicked opponent stays to be seen, however that the person is definitely in place to problem for a world is fairly noteworthy.
