Jake Paul Believes Win Over Anderson Silva Has To ‘Gain Me Some Respect’

Jake Paul is confident that he will finally start to get some respect for his boxing career.

Paul picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday night in Arizona as he defeated Anderson Silva by decision. It was a very entertaining fight and in the eighth and final round, he dropped the former UFC champ to put a stamp on his win.

Following the win – which improved Paul’s record to 6-0 – he says he improved a lot in the ring and expects to start getting respect.

“I wanna watch the fight back, but you know, people were saying it was a really good fight, a brawl, a war, awesome back-and-forth,” Paul said during his post-fight press conference. “And so, I think people will respect my game. I showed different parts of my arsenal. You know, defense, all of that, fighting on the inside with a legend who’s really good at fighting on the inside. I think this fight really has to gain me some respect. You know, and I’m only 2½ years in. So, this is just the start. I’m just getting warmed up with what I can accomplish.

“And this is the first fight in my career where like I felt comfortable in the ring, right? And just think about it – no one five fights in is fighting eight-round fights. No one. You know, they build ‘em up – four rounds, six rounds,” Paul continued. “I mean, Tommy Fury’s still fighting six-round fights, right? And he grew up his whole entire life doing this sport, right? His brother’s the heavyweight champion of the world. My brother and I are f***in’ from YouTube. So, I’m doing something that no one’s ever done before, and I’m just learning my bearings in the ring. But we’ll see what happens after this.”

After the win over Anderson Silva, Jake Paul called out Nate Diaz and hopes it happens next. He knows he’s getting better every fight and reminds everyone he’s been boxing for less than three years so is confident he will eventually be a world champion.

“When you get eight hard rounds with a legend like Anderson Silva,” Paul said, “it’s just really good experience under the belt, right? And he just beat a former world champion, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. He beat him eight rounds to zero, so he schooled the former world champion. So, this definitely moves me in that direction and this guy is insanely tough, insanely tough. So, it’s just great experience under my belt and, like I said, it’s only been 2 ½ years, so who knows what I can accomplish? I know, but I’ll show you guys.”

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