Will Jake and Logan Paul go where the Klitschko, Charlo and Spinks brothers never dared?
The brothers and former YouTubers who popularized influencer boxer appeared to tease a fight on social media with an image of them facing off alongside the date, March 27, and the logo for the streaming service, Max.
‘The moment you’ve waited a decade for,’ read the post from Jake’s X account.
However, since this post has gone live, both ESPN’s Mike Coppinger and Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix have reported rumors that the two will actually be co-starring in a reality series and a fight may not actually be happening.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Jake’s Most Valuable Promotions for further information.
Both brothers recently attended Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this month alongside embattled MMA legend Conor McGregor, who had recently announced his own plans to box Logan in India. That proposal has since been scrapped with McGregor pointing his finger at the UFC.
Logan and Jake Paul are seen in 2021. Now the two brothers say they’re fighting each other
Max will be streaming the brothers’ fight on march 27, according to a tweet from Jake Paul
Speaking in an interview with The Schmo, McGregor explained that talks were underway for the fight to take place in Mumbai, India, with an estimated payout of $250million on the line. According to McGregor, both he and Logan were ready to fight under the TKO banner, which oversees both the UFC and WWE. However, McGregor claimed, the UFC executives just ‘weren’t into it.’
Boxing is still recovering from the widely watched – and criticized – 2024 bout between Logan’s brother, Paul, and the 58-year-old remains of Mike Tyson. The fight card broke gate records at AT&T Stadium outside Dallas and was viewed by more than 60 million households worldwide, according to Netflix.
Unfortunately for anyone who survived the eight-round snoozefest, it failed to live up to expectations as Tyson looked every bit his 58 years.
And McGregor’s proposed bout with Logan Paul didn’t promise to be any better. The Irishman was overwhelmed by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his only foray into the ring in 2017, losing by TKO in the 10th round.
Logan previously faced Mayweather, albeit in an exhibition that was plagued by the former’s persistent clinching.
And aside from that, his boxing resume is decidedly lacking. The 29-year-old Cleveland native has been in just two real fights, having lost a split decision to KSI before beating grappler Dillon Danis in 2023.
Jake (left) and Logan Paul (right) are seen in front of their mother Pam and Conor McGregor
Jake’s resume is nearly as thin.
After beating the likes of former NBA star Nate Robinson and a string of MMA specialists, Jake was defeated by Tommy Fury – the first true boxer he’s ever faced – to fall to 6-1.
Since then Paul has produced an impressive win over UFC legend Nate Diaz, who did have extensive training as a boxer, not to mention bareknuckle fighter Mike Perry before his ho-hum win over Iron Mike in November.
Jake Paul is currently 11-1.
Curiously, the fight is scheduled just weeks ahead of the WWE’s Wrestlemania, where Logan could be asked to perform. It’s unclear if the wrestling promotion has any plans to use him at Wrestlemania or concerns over his participation in a boxing match against his brother.
DailyMail.com has reached out to a WWE spokesman for comment.
It’s obviously very rare for brothers to box one another. Japan’s Kusuo and Katsuaki Eguchi did so in 1993, with the older Kusuo delivering a brutal knockout in the sixth round.
Vitali Klitschko (left) and his brother Wladimir (right) refused to box each other
Michael Spinks (left) and brother Leon (seen in 2017) never squared off in the ring
However, legendary heavyweights such as Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko as well as Michael and Leon Spinks steadfastly refused to square off against each other in the ring.
‘We don’t want to see our mother crying,’ Wladimir told CBS in 2004. ‘And we don’t want to break our mother’s heart. And we promised our mother when we start to box, we will never fight against each other.’
Fans were less than enthusiastic about the matchup online, describing the bout as another ‘joke’ perpetuated by promoters seeking an easy buck.
‘Is this a joke???’ one fan asked on X.
‘Boring,’ another added.
‘They’re running out of sham fights?’ asked a fan on X. ‘So they’re fighting each other?’
One commenter rejected the idea of fighting a sibling.
‘You should not fight your brother for clout,’ they wrote. ‘That’s your family.’
