THE PROBLLM BN INVESTIGATES

THERE was a time when the principal mystery surrounding the announcement of a fight promotion was all to do with matchups and opponents. However, today, in the case of Jake Paul, the principal mystery surrounding his latest fight announcement is this: Will the headline attraction finally box a boxer?

For now, all we know is that Paul will return to the ring – the boxing ring – on August 6 at Madison Square Garden, New York, which he recently confirmed, and will do so alongside Amanda Serrano, the former world champion he currently manages and promotes. Their fights have been dubbed “two main events” by Paul, though it is not yet clear who will oppose Serrano, nor, for that matter, who will oppose Paul, 5-0 (4).

At this point, given all Paul brings to the promotion, such details are deemed irrelevant. He is, after all, one of the biggest names in the sport and therefore the minutiae of a fight – that is, things like opposition – are considered secondary to everything else. We know now that Jake Paul’s pull has little do with his opponent or the quality of to do with Paul himself, someone who has, don’t forget, made a career out of being the centre of his own universe.