Jake Paul claims that he was sent a secret message by controversial kick-boxing star Andrew Tate - but it was deleted before he could read it.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul is said to be in negotiations with Tate over a possible fight, which would be his first professional boxing match after a long kick-boxing career. And during a recent appearance on his brother Logan's Impaulsive podcast, the social media star showed off a message on his phone, indicating that Tate had at one time attempted to contact him.
He showed the camera his phone, where he went to Tate's page, and clicked to message the controversial entrepreneur, who has blown up on TikTok in recent weeks. There, a note is shown that reads "Accept message request from Emory Andrew Tate III", which is Tate's full name, and indicates that at one point he had attempted to contact Paul before deleting his message.
The 5-0 professional boxer, whose most recent win was a vicious knockout of former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, is not a fan of Tate's brash persona, nor his controversial takes on making money and attracting women. He slammed his rival during a lengthy interview on his brother's show, before giving his blessing for Logan to take the fight instead.
"He unsent it, but it shows that he tried to send me a message at some point," the younger Paul brother said. "He called me out like two years ago and I remember seeing it and swiping because I was like 'who is this guy?' There's always someone calling me out.
"Then this interviewer asked me recently would I fight Andrew Tate and that's when I started to see this guy pop up all over the internet. I was like 'oh that's Andrew Tate', but what I'm saying is that Andrew, if my brother doesn't f*** you up, I will.
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"It has to go down, but I don't think he gets in the ring with one of us. It's too big of a risk for him because he's alpha male, right? That's his whole entire thing, and when he loses to either one of us that he fights, his whole shtick will go out of the window."
Tate has previously indicated that there are "sophisticated negotiations" underway for a fight between he and one of the Paul brothers, although as yet nothing has come to fruition. Jake will return to action in October to end a nearly year-long lay-off, while Logan will fight in December.
"I know everyone wants that," Tate replied when asked about a fight with either one of the Paul brothers on a Twitch stream with Adin Ross. "These are sophisticated negotiations that involve a lot of parties so we shouldn't be talking about it on here."
