Eddie Hearn called Jake Paul ‘average’ while rating YouTuber as a boxer – but insisted it was a ‘compliment’
PROMOTER Eddie Hearn gave a brutally honest assessment of the boxing skills of YouTube star Jake Paul.
Hearn labelled Paul’s ability as “average” during a Q&A – but insisted he was complimenting him.
Jake Paul (left) and Eddie Hearn (right) during a Q&A sessionGetty
The pair sat down for an interview with sports streaming service DAZN last spring ahead of the the Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano fight and it descended into chaos as Paul took offence to Hearn’s jab.
Hearn started the interview by saying: “He fought AnEsonGib who was terrible on the night and Jake looked pretty average cause Gib was terrible as well.”
Paul hit back and said his ability could not be properly judged due to the fight lasting such a short amount of time after his first-round TKO win.
Hearn responded: “That’s true, that’s true. I don’t know where you might go.
“I just give you where I think you’re at which I’m entitled to, which is average.”
He then added: “Average is very complimentary.”
Hearn has previously said he believes Paul will never win a world title in boxing.
Paul’s YouTube channel has 20.3 million subscribers and he took up boxing in 2018.
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His first fight was on the undercard of the KSI vs Logan Paul bout, which attracted over 2.25 million live views.
This fight was a white-collar match but a fifth-round TKO gave Paul the green light to go pro.
The man nicknamed The Problem Child has won all six of his pro fights and he faces bitter rival Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
