When the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition was postponed from September 12th to November 28th, it wasn’t a problem for Jake Paul. The YouTube sensation is scheduled to face former NBA star Nate Robinson on the undercard and is currently training in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For the 23-year-old it just means more time to train.
“Jake is having a very professional camp out here in Las Vegas. He loves the sport!” Said his trainer, former cruiserweight title challenger BJ Flores. “Tune in on November 28th and see for yourself. It is a tremendous honor to share a card with boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones.”
A lot of people have asked Flores if Paul has real boxing skills and he said that he definitely believes in his pupil’s abilities.
“I am a firm believer that fundamentals and technique are a major factor in any fighter being successful. With Jake, I wanted to make sure the foundation of his career was set properly. We spent months and months on technique. Bringing his feet, legs, hips with his punches and thousands of reps on each one till he was doing them properly and without thinking,” explained Flores.
“Jake has an excellent left jab and like my trainer Kenny Adams and my father Frank Flores taught me at a very young age, the left jab is the most important punch in boxing.”
Paul, who won his professional debut by knockout on January 30th, has sparred with top level competition and has learned a lot from sharing the ring with them. Flores listed several fighters with outstanding records that have been training in Las Vegas,
“Jake has sparred over 50 times with different professional boxers over the last 11 months. This has raised his Boxing IQ tremendously and he has learned how to cope with different styles and techniques,” Flores told BoxingScene.com. “He has been in there with good fighters. Guys like J’Leon Love, Ahmed Elbiali, Kevin Newan, Carlos Monroe and Robin Safar. I want everyone to tune in and see for yourself what Jake can do. He is going to make some big moves next year.
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