Attention whore and troll, Jake Paul has received a lot of undeserved press these past few weeks. In true Gen Z fashion, he’s taken a page out of Connor McGregor’s book and ramped up it up to level 3000. After knocking out fellow boxing novice Nate Robinson, who is 13 years older and 4 inches shorter, Jake has trolled professional MMA fighters and challenged them to a….boxing match?
After his victory over Nate, Jake has taken aim at Connor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Nate Diaz, Dillon Danis, Chris Weidman and Ben Askrin.
On December 15th, Dana White did the second-best thing to completely ignoring Jake. He offered him a fight with Amanda Nunes. Jake did the obvious and turned White down with the lame excuse that no one knows who she is. Which is ludicrous.
A fight between Amanda Nunes and Jake Paul would likely result in a massive windfall for both fighters. There’s genuine interest in a battle between the sexes. It would grab views from non-fight fans. It essentially checks all the boxes for viral content. It’s controversial, stirs emotions, and is violent.
However, his real reason for turning down a fight with Nunes is likely because it’s a lose/lose proposition. If he wins, it’s because he beat up a smaller woman. If he loses, it’s because he got beat up by a smaller woman. Overall, it’s not a good look for a young man whose MO is bullshit.
Jake knows his path is to continue acting like a female contestant on the Bachelor and bait male MMA fighters into agreeing to a match where they are at a disadvantage.
The fight the world needs, is the one where Jake Paul takes on a professional female fighter, in her combat sport, and is close to his size and weight.
In my opinion a fight like that would serve as a wake-up call for the average Joe Six Pack after Jake gets dismantled.
Joe Six Pack’s spend most of their time wasting their life, talking shit, and not taking risks. Yet, despite being miserable, they are comfortable thinking at least they can kick a women’s ass.
Men think they have a natural advantage over women in sports. I agree with them. This advantage is called testosterone. Biological males have more of the hormone than biological females. Exercising increases the production of the hormone and allows male athletes, in general, to lift heavier weights, run faster, jump higher, punch harder…etc. than female athletes.
At the highest levels of competition, men will, in general outclass women… for now.
Therefore, Joe Six Pack lives comfortably knowing that his special place in the world is not disturbed.
What he fails to realize is that his version of reality is not completely accurate. Instead, it’s kind of an alternate dimension shaped by his ego, insecurity, and lack of life experience. The true reality is that most men are not professional athletes. They’re not even athletes. Whatever natural advantage they have over women is wasted on a lazy, always take the easy path, avoid danger at all cost’s existence.
Joe Six Pack lives through the accomplishments of other men and assumes that they apply to him.
Alternatively, some men in combat sports know that there’s no limit to what women can accomplish. They know that Joe Six Pack will have his hands full with an average female MMA fighter. This is because they have witnessed women’s achievements. They have held pads for women and felt their power. They have rolled with women and learned from them. The pursuit of excellence requires fighters to constantly put themselves to the test. Male fighters might not compete against women, but they train with them at an increasing rate. When you put yourself out there enough times, you will sooner or later be tested by a woman.
One memorable moment like that happened for me 15 years ago. After a decade of training in stand-up systems like Karate and Muay Thai I began training in Sambo and Jiu-Jitsu. During my first week of training I was paired with an Eastern European woman to practice stand up techniques. She was thin and looked no taller than 4’11”. Her belt was white, which I later realized was black, but had turned white over many years of hard training. I was initially disappointed by my instructor’s direction to train with her. I was hoping to pair with one of the more advanced male students so I could pick up some of their tricks. We gripped each other’s’ lapels and started tugging and pulling against one another. I had to hunch over because of the height difference. The next thing I knew I was looking at the ground from the ceiling’s perspective and landed so hard I thought I shit myself. After checking that I didn’t leave any messes on the floor I slowly got to my feet. The instructor and his senior student were standing on the other side with knowing smirks. It later became clear that I had an attitude that required adjusting. I thought I knew a thing or two because of my past training. The Eastern European woman showed me that whatever I thought I knew didn’t mean anything to her. Were my feelings hurt from the experience? Did I storm off the floor because my precious male ego was shattered? Nope. I innocently asked two questions…What did you do? And, how did you do it?
Every man needs to get beat up by a woman in a controlled environment. When it happens, it will be like a gift that reminds you that you’re not a special and unique snow flake. “Girl Power” will take on a new meaning as the realization sinks in that there are female killers out there. And it’s your mistake for underestimating them. The experience will teach you that you need to train hard and keep your tools sharp. Because, one day it might not be a man eating your lunch, it will be a woman.