Jake Paul denies massive weight disparity allegations following KO win over Mike Perry: “That’s common in boxing”

Jake Paul dismissed weight advantage as the reason for his win over Mike Perry in their recent professional boxing match. Many, including former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor accused Paul of weight bullying, alleging that he was nearly 40 pounds heavier than Perry in the fight.

Paul controlled the fight from the opening bell and knocked Perry down twice before finishing him convincingly in the sixth round to extend his professional boxing record to 10-1. While there was a visible size difference between the two, Paul thinks that the allegations grossly overestimate the actual difference in weight.

In a recent episode of BS W/ Jake Paul podcast, Paul said:

"People say everything about the weight difference. 40-pound or whatever. I was 210 pounds in the ring [on the night of the fight]. So that's a 10-pound difference. That's common in boxing."

Check out Jake Paul's comments below (5:35):

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Jake Paul wants to fight Alex Pereira to prove his worth after weight-bullying accusations against Mike Perry

For the majority of his professional boxing career, Jake Paul has been heavily criticized for fighting aging MMA fighters who are past their prime. While his last opponent, Mike Perry, is still in his physical prime at 32, Paul's success against him was attributed to his size advantage among other factors.

Following his win over Perry, 'The Problem Child' called out UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira for a fight. Continuing further in the aforementioned episode of BS W/ Jake Paul podcast, Paul explained the reason for choosing Pereira as an opponent:

"Alex Pereira rehydrates to 240 pounds [in his UFC fights]. So I want someone, who, when I f*** them up like I did tonight, there is no excuses. Alex Pereira, 6'4", 240 pounds, kickboxing world champion, two-division champion in the UFC, what the f*** can they say? You keep writing me off. That's what you guys have done." [5:46]

having won world titles in two weight classes in two combat sports, Pereira is widely regarded as one of the greatest combat sports athletes ever. At 37, Pereira is in the twilight of his storied combat sports career and recently defeated former title holder Jiri Prochazka to secure the second defense of his 205-pound title.

The fight between Paul and Pereira seems unlikely to happen soon as UFC CEO Dana White has been a fierce critic of influencer boxing and has dismissed it as a 'freak show.'