⁩ Jake Paul agrees to $25,000 40-yard race challenge with IShowSpeed

YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul is ready to race popular streamer IShowSpeed in a 40-yard dash with $25K on the line.

⁩ Jake Paul agrees to $25,000 40-yard race challenge with IShowSpeed

Jake Paul vs. IShowSpeed in a race (via Imago/Goal)

IShowSpeed is currently one of the most popular YouTubers out there and has millions of fans all around the world. Speed is known for doing crazy activities on his stream and is a natural athlete. However, Jake Paul doesn’t believe that and recently challenged the 19-year-old for a 40-yard race.

IShowSpeed recently went viral several times, racing and beating other celebrities. He has beaten the likes of KSI, Travis Scott, football players, NFL players, etc. Recently, during an interview, Jake Paul called out Speed for a sprinting challenge. Speed Face timed Paul and accepted the challenge and mentioned how easily he would make $25K by beating Paul.

You know that free money right? Ok then, let's race then. A free flyout and free $25K. I'm down 
IShowSpeed via YouTube

Paul asked Speed to come to Puerto Rico where he is currently going through his boxing camp. Paul has established himself as an influencer boxer and is known for cherry-picking his opponents, who are older and smaller than him in size. However, when it comes to raw sprinting, the odds will probably be against him. On the other hand, Speed justifying his name is considered to be rapid in a 40-yard race. 

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Nevertheless, Paul is currently more focused on his upcoming fight with the legendary Mike Tyson on November 15th. Given the outrageous age difference, the bout has attracted a variety of criticism from fight fans and experts. However, that didn’t stop Paul from doing his thing and trash-talking Tyson during the press conference. 

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Jake Paul’s blueprint for getting attention from millions 

Jake Paul used his enormous social media following for self-promotion to draw attention to his fights. He started with retired athletes and other carefully chosen opponents, allowing him to gain experience while lowering risk. His commitment to training and clever business decisions such as advertising events on websites like Triller and Showtime helped him optimize profits. 

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Paul has maintained public attention due to his provocative demeanor and talent for crafting gripping stories. For example, a race with Speed is a perfect example of how to keep his audience engaged. He often starts feuds for the very purpose. As such, Dana White recently talked about Paul’s blueprint. 

What Jake Paul and those guys do is completely different and again the kid's doing his thing. I'm not sh*tting on him but if smaller, older guys wanna fight him, then who am I say.
Dana White via FULLSEND Podcast 
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Over the years, White and Paul have thrown a variety of insults at each other. Recently, Paul accused White of being scared of letting Jon Jones fight Francis Ngannou. Provocations like this have always been a constant in Paul’s personality which has made him millions of dollars.

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