Boxing 'saved Jake Paul's life' as coach claims 'party lifestyle' almost ruined YouTuber

Jake Paul's coach Danny Smith has revealed his belief that boxing saved his fighter's life. The YouTuber turned boxer is currently 5-0 as a professional having beaten fellow social media star AnEsonGib, NBA player Nate Robinson, and UFC star Ben Askren - plus back-to-back victories over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.

In a recent interview with Vegas Insider, Jake's coach told the publication that boxing stopped Paul from 'self-destructing' and revealed that 'The Problem Child's' will to fight comes from trauma in his past. "He told me that boxing really, truly saved his life from the life that he was living prior to boxing," said Smith.

"The entertainment lifestyle of having fun and partying, stuff like that could be self-destructive to a guy like Jake. Jake's going to make boxing a career for himself instead because it pays very, very well. And it's something that gives him the freedom to release whatever frustration and anger from his past that maybe he doesn't discuss. Boxing is his outlet, and it has served him really, really well with that.

"He has a love for training, and he is a true student. He's listening. He's so dedicated. He's so invested. And he's someone that invests not just their money and their time, but their every thought and effort and desire. His mentality and his will is so frickin strong. I would say Diego Corrales is like Jake. You almost have to kill them to beat them. Jake has that will.

"I think it [the will] comes from some trauma as a kid in his past. So, there was some bullying going on somewhere, possibly. There's a lot of rage and anger or something in his childhood. And that's what normally elevates fighters, like the ones that come from poverty. It's the same kind of