WWE star Roman Reigns is the latest athlete to praise Jake and Logan Paul for their work ethic.
Reigns' praise comes after Logan made his professional wrestling debut by appearing alongside The Miz at Wrestlemania 38 on Saturday night. The 27-year-old YouTube star put on a great performance with the help of his veteran tag team partner.
Jake was also in attendance at the event and played up to the Texas crowd by joining along in their boos of 'The Problem Child'. Reigns thinks both Paul brothers should be looked at as professional athletes because of their disciplined schedules.
"In performing arts, you have to have multiple lanes of a skill set, so these guys they started out as YouTubers. I don't think I've talked to Logan Paul even though he's been around WWE for a few weeks here and there. I've definitely never met his brother Jake," Reigns said.
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"These guys, from everything that I've ever seen or heard, they put in the work. They live a full-time boxing schedule, they train, they eat, they do everything a professional boxer would to train for a fight, so I think it would be crazy to say that they aren't boxers."
Jake ditched his YouTube career last year to dedicate himself to boxing. His efforts have since paid off, knocking out retired MMA fighters Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley last year as his record sits at 5-0.
Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has previously praised Jake for bringing a new audience to boxing, telling iFL TV : "[He’s] great for boxing He's trying, zero amateur experience, throwing himself in the deep end. He'll probably learn a lot more than a lot of fighters, throwing himself in the deep end, putting himself under pressure. Good luck to him."
Joshua's bitter rival Tyson Fury also praised the Paul brothers in their move to boxing. Before things turned sour as Jake signed to fight Tyson's brother Tommy, 'The Gypsy King' said the brothers bring something new to the sport.
"I've been pretty impressed with the Pauls -- both of them -- to be fair, they've been a good breath of fresh air to the boxing scene," Fury told TMZ of the Paul brothers last year.
Reigns is not the only WWE star to praise the Paul brothers, as former UFC heavyweight champion and wrestling legend Brock Lesnar mimicked the words of his colleague by telling New York Post : “I’m happy for those guys. They worked at something. They built their name up. They thought outside the box, they promoted themselves."
