Jake Paul The Problem Child’s Biography

Jake Paul was born on the 17th of January, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Paul opted to switch his career in multiple directions. He is a renowned boxer and YouTuber and has played some acting roles. He changed his career numerous times but was successful in everything he did.

Jake Paul spent his childhood in Ohio, the US. He was born in Cleveland but brought up in Westlake. Since childhood, he has had a passion for boxing. He got admission to a boxing training academy and started training under his childhood boxing coach, Christopher Coach. But he did not start his career as a boxer. He joined professional boxing at the age of 21.

He started filming videos with his brother at the age of 10. He started his career with his brother Logan Paul, a notable personality.

In September 2013, he started posting on Vine, an American short video hosting platform founded in 2012. His videos started going viral on Vine, and both brothers became famous. He gained over 5 million followers on the platform, but unfortunately, the platform was discontinued.

He launched his YouTube channel in 2014 with his brother. He started on YouTube by posting prank videos and vlogs. Both brothers became famous on YouTube, and Jake got over 20 million followers. According to Forbes, he also earned a lot from YouTube videos as he was the highest-paid Youtuber in 2023. 

Jake Paul, with a knack for shifting his career, jumped into acting in September 2015. He first appeared as a professional actor in the Bizaardvark show aired on Disney Plus (Disney+) in 2016. He played the character of Dirk Mann in the show. This show continued till 2019 and was a huge success.

The massive success of his first show motivated him to play other roles. After Bizaardvark, he acted in another TV program called Music Video Sins. This was also a successful show. After this, he worked on many other shows, including Airplane Mode, which was released in 2019 and is famous. 

In 2017, Jake started his music career by launching a music team named Team 10. Team 10, as the name suggests, consisted of 9 to 10 members with only two girls. He produced his first music video, “It’s Everyday Bro”. The song was uploaded on YouTube and got three hundred million views and more than 3 million likes.

Team 10 members have parted ways and are no longer in a band. Four years ago, he said in a vlog posted on YouTube that he wanted to have new members for his team 10, which indicates that almost all members have left the music band. Since then, Jake has yet to release a song featuring Team 10.

He also featured a song by boxing legend Mike Tyson, “Park South Freestyle,” and uploaded it to his YouTube channel on 25 November 2020. This song got 16 million views. Fans had never thought at that time that both would be playing against each other after four years.

Jake made many other music videos, but none were successful, like his first music video, “It’s Everyday Bro.” The thing that made him famous was his diss track against his brother Logan Paul. Like all other things, he started his music career with his elder brother. Logan and Jake made a diss against each other in 2017, making them famous in their music career.

Jake converted his childhood passion into a career in August 2018. He debuted by playing against Deji Olatunji in a white-collar boxing match. White Collar boxing is a boxing match in which people belonging to other professions who have a passion for boxing play, like Jake Paul. The majority of them play without proper training. 

There is the exception of Jake Paul, who was trained under Christopher Cox for boxing. Just like other things, Jake started boxing and had immediate success. He also started his boxing career with a win against Deji Olatunji.

Consider seeing the following video watching Jake’s first boxing match:

But it was not a professional boxing match as it was just a white-collar boxing match. Jake was ambitious in making his entry into professional boxing. But he did not make his professional debut in boxing with his brother Logan this time.

Logan made his debut in 2022. But Jake played his first professional match against AnEsonGib from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The match was played on January 30, 2020, in Miami, Florida. AnEsonGib was also playing his first professional boxing match. Jake was declared the winner in the match via TKO. 

It took him only one round, which lasted for one minute and 18 seconds, to win his first match. AnEsonGib’s team and coach said he lost the game because he was exhausting himself by crouching.

To watch Jake’s first professional boxing match’s highlights, consider opening the link below:

He decided to step into the field of business after getting success in multiple niches. In 2021, he founded a firm named Anti Fund with Geoffrey Woo. AntiFund is a venture capital firm that invests in Tech companies. It is based on the principles of private equity and venture capital. 

The company's primary aim was to help grow tech companies, which are just startups and have the potential to grow. They supported both types of tech companies, whether publicly listed or not. 

In 2021, he founded Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). This platform was made to highlight different events related to boxing. Recently, the organization hosted the biggest boxing event of 2024, Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, played in November 2024 in A&T stadium, Texas. 

The organization was also a ticket reseller for the boxing event. This platform was based on pay-per-view. It has hosted many significant boxing events based on pay-per-view.

He also launched a campaign to eliminate bullying against young boxers. He founded an organization, “ Boxing Bullies ,” for this purpose. This organization's target is to empower youngsters who are ambitious about boxing. 

They encouraged youngsters and boosted the self-confidence of young boxers who were bullied and lost confidence. This organization also helped to inaugurate many boxing academies and gyms in the USA. such as Toa Baja, Caroline ,Bayamon etc. It was a non-profit organization.

Recently, in 2024, Jake’s Boxing Bullies and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) donated 40,000 USD to make improvements in a boxing academy, “Titanes Boxing Academy”. 

Jake jumped into the world of personal care brands. In June 2024, he launched the brand “ W ” in partnership with Walmart. The brand included only men’s essentials such as body spray, body washes, soap bars, and hair gels. He launched the brand to boost men’s confidence and give them a sweet smell.

All the products were priced at less than 10 USD. He launched the brand with only three care products, including body wash, body spray, and deodorant, fulfilling the brand’s objective to smell amazing.

Recently, to extend his brand to new heights, he made Livvy Dunne a co-owner of W. Livvy Dunne is a social media star and student-athlete. Now W is owned by four people, including Jake Paul, Livvy Dunne, Sean O Malley, a former MMA champion, and Rubi Rose, a hip-hop star. Brand launches new products and expands its availability in more stores across the USA.

When asked about her reason for joining Jake’s W, She said:

Jake also got many nicknames during his journey in multiple careers. This helped him become more famous. The first nickname Jake got was “The Problem Child.” His fans gave him this nickname. This nickname has a long story. Jake and his brother were used to shoot prank videos.

They first posted on Vine and later on started posting it on YouTube. They became famous for their prank videos. After these videos became viral, fans called him “The Problem Child.” Another reason was his love for playing villain roles in a movie.

When asked about the reason for his passion for villainous roles in movies, he said that his fans love seeing him play these roles. That’s the reason he has many fans.

Another reason for his first nickname was his arrogant and clumsy nature. His videos for doing stunts also became viral. All these reasons make him suited to his nickname, “The Problem Child.”

You can see some of Jake’s stunts, which he posted for his fans on YouTube, by clicking on the link below:

Jake was famous with his first nickname till 2021, almost seven to eight years. Jake, with his ambition to be a boxing career, moved to Puerto Rico to continue his boxing career. This shows how much he loved boxing despite being successful in multiple careers.

He got the nickname “El Gallo de Dorado” during a match he was playing in Puerto Rico. The nickname is a Spanish word which means “The Fighting Rooster”. 

The boxing fans in Puerto loved him playing boxing and gave him this nickname. Fighting rooster denotes courage and strength, which the fans see in Jake during a boxing match. After getting the nickname, he said:

Recently, Jake showed his rooster haircut to show his strength and courage before his fight with legendary boxer Mike Tyson. He said that:

He got this nickname just before his fight with Mike Tyson. Former world champion Timothy Bradley gave him a new nickname, “Disney boy.” The reason for calling him was because Jake played many acting roles and had worked previously under Disney. 

Till now, the Biggest match Jake Paul played in his career was against legendary boxer Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul was scheduled to be on Saturday, 16th of November 2024. 

The event was at the AT and T stadium in Arlington, Dallas, Texas, USA. It was live-streamed only on Netflix. Only users who had Netflix subscriptions could watch the match.

The boxing event got more than 65 million views on the platform, and more than 72000 people watched the match in the stadium. This event goes down in history as the biggest boxing event. In the list of most viewed sports events, the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul boxing match was 10th.

Surprisingly, Jake Paul won the match showcasing his skills and techniques in the match against the legend Tyson.

The event got the hype since it was an unexpected collab between 28-year-old Jake and 58-year-old Tyson. The boxing event went into fans' nerves when Tyson slapped Paul in the last faceover between the two.

This win adds the 11th win in Jake’s career, with only one loss against Tommy Furry in his entire career. He posted on YouTube after the win:

Watch complete highlights of the biggest boxing event in history from the link below:

Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley is considered the most famous boxing event of Jake’s career after playing Mike Tyson. Jake played against Tyron on two occasions, on December 17 and August 28. He played both matches in the same year in 2021, in his hometown, Cleveland, Ohio, US. 

The match got hype after both boxers slammed before confronting each other in the boxing ring. Tyron challenged Jake and said that he would display the tattoo “I love Jake Paul” if Paul defeated him. 

Jake showed his wonderful boxing skills and used his best move, the “left hook,” throughout the match. He won by unanimous decision against Tyroion.

After a few months, both fighters were confronted again in a boxing ring. This time, Jake knocked Tyron down and won for the second time against him in the same year.

His knockout win against Tyron won him the “Knockout of the Year” award in 2021.

For full match highlights of Jake vs Tyron (I):

For Jake vs Tyron (II):

At 10, Jake Paul started training under a boxing coach. His childhood coach was Christopher Cox, who recently made headlines for commenting on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing event. He said before the event about Jake:

Talking about Paul, he added:

Christopher Cox had a lot of experience as a boxing coach. He has been training boxing aspirants for 32 years.

Jake Paul has started training under his new head coach, Theotrice (Third) Chambers. Jake prepared for a fight against Mike under his new coach, who helped him win the fight. Theotrice (Third) Champers is from Kronk Gym in Detriot. Later on, Larry Wade and J’leon Love also started training Jake. He said his new coaches prepared him well for the fight against Tyson.

Jake has had an incredible boxing career till now. He has lost just one match, and he fought very well in that match. 

Jake Paul has had success in every step he took for a career in his life. From Vine to YouTube, from playing acting roles in Disney to starting a business and eventually diving into his childhood ambition, Boxing. 

He became famous and made many fans across the globe with all the steps he took. For the last few years, he has been focusing on boxing. 

He has won all boxing matches he played so far except one, which is an astounding achievement. This got him his second nickname, “El Gallardo,” by the Puerto community.

In 2022, Jake Paul was second on the list of globally-paid YouTuber. In the list of highest-paid athletes, he was on the 46th rank. 

According to Forbes, Jake’s total earnings in 2023 were around 34 million USD. These earnings included YouTube, boxing, and his businesses, such as Most Valuable Promotions. Jake has focused more on boxing for the last few years, demonstrating that he could become one of the highest-paid boxers one day.

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson

Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley (I)

Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley (II)

Jake Paul vs Ben Askren

Jake Paul vs Nate Robinson

Jake Paul vs AnEsonGib

Jake Paul vs Mike Perry

The bout between the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Tyson and 28-year-old YouTuber turned Boxer Jake Paul was scheduled for eight two-minute rounds. Jake Paul ultimately won by unanimous decision, but many fans expressed disappointment over the disruptions. This win adds the 11th win in Jake’s career with only one loss against Tommy Furry in his entire career. 

Jake vs Tyson is the biggest boxing match in history. The boxing event got more than 65 million views on the platform, and more than 72000 people watched the match in the stadium.

This event has gone down in history as the biggest boxing event in terms of views. In the list of most viewed sports events, the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul boxing match was 10th.

Till now, the Biggest match Jake Paul played in his career was against legendary boxer Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul was scheduled to be on Saturday, 16th of November 2024. 

The event was played at the AT and T stadium in Arlington, Dallas, Texas, USA. It was live-streamed only on Netflix.

In 2022, Jake Paul was second on the list of highest-paid YouTubers globally. In the list of highest-paid athletes, he was on the 46th rank. According to Forbes, Jake’s total earnings in 2023 were around 34 million USD. 

These earnings included YouTube, boxing, and his businesses, such as Most Valuable Promotions. Jake has focused more on boxing for the last few years, demonstrating that he could become one of the highest-paid boxers one day.

At 10, Jake Paul started training under a boxing coach. His childhood coach was Christopher Cox, who recently made headlines for commenting on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing event. Christopher Cox had a lot of experience as a boxing coach. He has been training boxing aspirants for 32 years.

Jake Paul has started training under his new head coach, Theotrice (Third) Chambers. Jake prepared for a fight against Mike under his new coach, who helped him win the fight. Theotrice (Third) Champers is from Kronk Gym in Detriot. Later on, Larry Wade and J’leon Love also started training Jake. He said his new coaches prepared him well for the fight against Tyson.

Paul's brothers Jake and Logan became famous for the first time on Vine. They used the platform to upload funny prank videos. They went viral on Vine and gained over five million followers before the platform was discontinued. 

After Vine, they started posting videos on YouTube. Then Jake started playing acting roles in Disney. This all contributed to Jake becoming famous day by day. YouTube contributed the most to his becoming famous. He jumped into boxing, which made him more famous, particularly after his fight with Mike Tyson.

Jake Paul’s boxing figures are 11-1. He has played 11 matches and has lost only one match against Tommy Furry. His most significant achievement in boxing is winning against Mike Tyson. He has won most matches by technical knockout. His one match was also canceled, and that was against Hashim Al-Rehman due to the latter being overweight.