Jake Paul spars with Piers Morgan over boxing credibility, abruptly ends interview

Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian discusses Jake Paul's legacy in boxing and the recent claims of the fight against Mike Tyson being rigged.

Jake Paul returns to the ring this weekend for the first time since he defeated legendary boxer Mike Tyson in a sanctioned fight last November, but the YouTuber-turned-fighter continues to face scrutiny over his choice of opponents. 

That criticism came to a head during Paul’s appearance on the "Piers Morgan Uncensored" show on Thursday when Morgan criticized Paul for his boxing match against the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, which he called in an earlier segment "sickening." 

Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. pose for photos following their press conference at Avalon Hollywood Theater on May 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.  (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)

"It’s entertainment, man. If Mike Tyson wants to fight you, of course you’re going to say yes," Paul, who was promoting his fight on Saturday against former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., said. 

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"He walked away with tens of millions of dollars to support his family for the rest of their lives, and we made the biggest fight in history. So 128 million people would disagree with you that it wasn’t something amazing."

Morgan commended Paul from a business standpoint, but questioned the validity of Paul’s career for choosing fighters beyond their prime. 

"As a businessman, you are brilliant. I give you full credit for that. When you took on Mike Tyson – as a business enterprise, there’s no argument, you absolutely crushed the numbers, crushed the money and everything else. But the idea that you can say on the one hand, ‘I’m a killer,