Jake Paul wants to fight controversial kickboxer TikToker Andrew Tate

Jake Paul is reportedly interested in taking on controversial kickboxer and viral TikTok star Andrew Tate.

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The 25-yr-old has yet to fight in his 2022 & is likely to find another opponent later this year. One of his potential opponents is Tate, who claims he lost just 9 in his 87 fights.

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'The Top G' became a social media sensation after sharing photos of his sophisticated lifestyle and worldview.

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YouTuber and "Drama Alert" host KEEMSTAR claims Paul is "targeting" a fight with Tate in the future.

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A close friend of Paul's, Jereon Love, believes that a fight is inevitable due to the amount of interest involved.

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"No matter what happens, if Andrew and Jake fight, they're going to throw in insane numbers," he explained. "They will, guaranteed. What makes sense makes money."

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Tate previously called Paul and said she was "depressed to get a reality check" after teasing UFC star Conor McGregor in 2021.

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The 35-yr-old offered Paul $3 million for a sanctioned bout, but then withdrew it. "At the time, I thought Jake Paul was just disrespecting the fighter as a whole

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Tate spoke in a recent episode of the Send Full podcast. Paul seems to take his boxing career very seriously.

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"He's practically a boxer, so I'm not mad at him anymore, and he uses provocative marketing to get as much attention as possible to make as much money as possible."

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Paul is now 5-0 as a fighter and has World Cup ambitions. To this day, he has victories against his fellow athlete AnEsonGib,

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former NBA points his guard Nate his Robinson, UFC alum Ben He Askren, former welterweight champion Tyrone his Woodley.

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World Boxing Chairman Mauricio Slaiman said a win over Rahman Jr. would have helped Paul boost his WBC cruiserweight rankings.

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