Jake Paul Kicks Out Sparring Partners If They’re Too Weak “I’m sending you home” Boxer Reveals
Jake Paul apparently does not mess around when it comes to the effort and output from those he spars with, according to someone who has a history with him in that regard. The combatant in question is Anthony Taylor, who has carved out a name for himself as a gloved boxer on the Misfits Boxing circuit.
But he will be returning to his earlier efforts as an MMA fighter during his next MFB outing. Taylor will clash with the infamous Dillon Danis for the latter’s MFB title on December 20th in Dubai. Touching in his anecdotal experiences with the controversial crossover fighter, Taylor said [via Overdogs Podcast],
“As I got to know Jake [Paul] and his mom and Logan and everybody, he started opening himself up to me – inviting me to his house, meeting the family, having dinner. Jake is paying me all this money, so I’m like, ‘Man, I need to perform. I need to show up.’ And dude, when I tell you Jake was beating up all these professional boxers who were sparring him, it was just one of those like, bro, he was whooping their ass and sending them home.”
“He literally had a meeting and said, ‘I’m sending you home, I’m sending you home, I’m sending you home.’ It was five of us. That same night he told everybody bluntly, ‘I’m sending you, you, you – only this guy stays. The reason why is he’s coming here giving me the work that I need. None of y’all are giving me the work y’all need to give. I’m being real. Get out.’ So he kicked them out. I had the same one‑week deal, which turned into five weeks and then four months.”
Jake Paul camps for Askren and Woodley delved into by Taylor
As he further dove into his training room experiences with Jake Paul, Taylor continued [via Overdogs Podcast],
So I go there, I’m doing my thing, getting in rounds, and this is the time where Jake was getting ready for Ben Askren. You could tell the difference of skill set from the Ben Askren fight to where he’s at now. Training with Jake Paul, I got to understand how he was as a fighter. He was new to the boxing scene, but he was developing at a very quick rate. This guy trained his ass off.”
“We were sparring twice a week in that hot Puerto Rico gym – I don’t wish that on my worst enemy. Jake would do his strength and conditioning, he would do his stretching, and then he’d go and do four rounds with me, four rounds with somebody else. Remind you, me and Tyron Woodley, we had similar builds and similar size, so it makes sense why they brought me into camp for the Tyron fight.
