Darren Till finds Jake Paul’s recent knockout win over Mike Perry suspicious and unimpressive, criticizing both fighters’ performances and suggesting the fight seemed fake.
Darren Till finds Jake Paul’s latest win a bit suspicious.
Paul scored a sixth-round knockout of BKFC star and former UFC fighter Mike Perry in Tampa, Fla., this past Saturday. Perry joins a list of notable MMA conquests for Paul, including Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz, and Tyron Woodley.
Though both fighters had their moments, Till wasn’t impressed with either man’s efforts.
“From the clips I’ve seen, it was just atrocious,” Till told Submission Radio (transcription via Denis Shkuratov). “I didn’t even expect that low of a level from Perry. It was just low-level striking; Jake Paul was gassed after the first round. F*ck him.”
“To be honest with you, I don’t even know what Mike was doing myself. He just looked like he was f*cking stumbling over his feet and shit like that. So I’m actually quite speechless.”
“Jake was terrible and so was Mike.”
“Jake was blown out of his ass after the first round,” Till continued. “And Mike just stumbled over his own two feet. It looked to me like Mike has never had or been coached by anyone.”
“He just looked like a total amateur in there.”
“I get he’s tough and durable, but that only takes you so far.”
“Yeah, he’s the king of violence in bare-knuckle, but there’s nobody in bare-knuckle.”
“He should have beat Jake. Maybe not—Jake was 40 pounds heavier than him and juiced out of his nut—but still.”
“He probably should have put up a better fight than he did.”
Paul earned fame as a YouTuber before becoming a pro boxer in 2020. His venture into combat sports has polarized critics and fans alike.
While he’s credited for his dedication to improving as a boxer, he’s also faced criticism for fighting smaller and older opponents.
“The Problem Child” has also dealt with accusations of rigged fights—something he vehemently denies.
Till wasn’t convinced by Paul’s win over Perry.
“I’m going to be honest; it was a weird fight,” Till said. “It feels like it’s all fake.”
Perry’s been beating all these guys—literally beaten the living daylights out of them,” Till continued.
“Now I get it: Jake Paul’s heavier and can punch.”
“We’ve got to give him his due; he is improving.” But Jake gassed after one round; it didn’t look normal to me.”I bet others think the same thing.”Till mentioned hearing nothing from Paul’s camp about a potential fight.The one-time UFC welterweight title challenger recently made a successful boxing debut against Mohammad Mutie—a win overshadowed by an odd ending and post-fight brawl.It’s doubtful Paul and Till will ever trade punches in the ring; if anything, Till thinks that’s smart on Paul’s part.“My offer is: ‘You are so lucky that you will not fight me,’ because I would punch holes in Jake Paul,” Till said.“Listen, I respect so much the businessman that him and his brother are—major respect.”
“I respect that he’s dedicated his life to boxing.”
“But I’d seriously injure Jake Paul in a ring.”
“I’d be too technically tactical for him,” Till continued.“There’s something you get over years—like [Israel Adesanya], [Alex] Pereira, Anderson Silvas.”
“It’s not necessarily the shots we throw; it’s the setups behind them.”
“I’d lead him into stuff without him knowing what happened.”
“I’d piece him up.”
“It’d take me about three rounds to figure him out.”
“Then I’d piece him up to bits.”
“I probably wouldn’t even try to knock him out—I’d just hit him.”
“Just make him want to get out of there.”
“I’ve already got it all planned out.”
“But unfortunately for us, Jake Paul ain’t fighting Darren Till.”