Jake Paul on Surge of Callouts: I Don’t Know Who Half These Guys Are To Be Honest

Social media star Jake Paul is not paying much attention to the high volume of taunts from various fighters in boxing and mixed martial arts. 

A few weeks ago, IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis went through great lengths to gets his hands on Paul – including posting a video where he went to a tattoo parlor to obtain what he alleged was a real tattoo – which presented a message to bait Paul into a fight.

During a recent interview, former world champion Paulie Malignaggi called out Paul.

“I don’t know who half these guys are to be honest. People are calling me out every week, and almost every day honestly. I don’t really pay attention to it anymore,” Paul told Talk Sport.

“It’s more, ‘Who do I wanna fight? And who would make me excited to get out of bed and go train my ass off for months?’ That’s the opponent I’m looking for. But all these other guys are probably just looking for a payday.”

Back in December, Paul raised his record to 5-0 with 4 knockouts, after brutally knocked out former UFC champion Tyron Woodley.

Paul was originally scheduled to face unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury, who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

Fury withdrew with a training injury – which led to Woodley replacing him.

Fury wants to reschedule the fight, but there is no indication – as of yet – on who Paul will fight next.

According to Paul, he wants to fight again by the end of the year.

“I want to fight towards the end of the year. The opponent is to be determined and there’s no clear pathway now. I’m just seeing how the cookie crumbles,” Paul said.