Jake Paul
WBA Rank ‘A Slap In The Face’
No. 15 Cruiserweight Says
Revealed
TMZSports.com
Jake Paul is now the No. 14 cruiserweight within the WBA rankings … and who’s pissed about that?? The man who was the No. 14 cruiserweight heading into this week — 20-0 fighter Craig Parker.
TMZ Sports activities spoke with the now-No. 15-ranked boxer concerning the improvement … and he stated, fairly frankly, it is “disgusting news to me” as a result of in his opinion, he hasn’t paid his dues.
“For him just to take a position that guys like me that struggled to find ways to the gym and … it’s a long road to be where we’re at. And for him to just be No. 14, it was just like a slap in the face.”
Parker — who gained all 20 of his bouts on his document by knockout — says the maths is not including up … ‘trigger he is all the time trying to tackle the subsequent huge problem, whereas Paul went up towards a man like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who was a middleweight champion a decade-plus in the past.
Parker does recognize what Paul has accomplished for the game — particularly ladies’s boxing — however believes the opponents he is taking over do not give him a lot credibility, not to mention consideration for a spot within the rankings.
Parker thinks there’s a straightforward option to settle the matter — he desires to combat Jake Paul to see if he actually earned his place.
Regardless of the drama, Parker says the information will not maintain him from reaching his objective … which is to be the undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world.
