Jake Paul can be a top ten fighter at 175lbs. That’s the verdict of Danny Smith, Paul’s trainer, who is adamant that his charge can become a big force at light-heavyweight.
So far, Paul’s career has seen him test himself against a variety of opponents, but it’s unclear just how much potential he has due to the fact he’s not faced a leading boxer.
With Paul seemingly set to face British contender, Tommy Fury, brother of WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson, later this year, many questions will be answered regarding Paul’s ability. Despite that fight not being able to impact the world rankings, Smith doesn’t think it’ll be long before Paul makes a splash at the business end of the division.
“I know for sure that we're not going to be at cruiserweight. We're going to come to light heavy,” said Smith when speaking to Vegas Insider.
“We've just been fighting at the 190-192 limit. He's just floating around that weight, but he will be a 175 pounder and he will crack the top ten.
“He has to stay so locked into his training because he knows that he doesn't have the amateur background. So we're training all year round. We're working on things all year round. It's not like we meet like the typical former champion or current champion and work out for eight weeks and then we disperse. We keep working all year round.”