Andrew Tate recently reached out to Jake Paul with a message of encouragement after 'The Problem Child' lost his boxing match against Tommy Fury on Sunday (February 26).
The younger Paul sibling was handed the first loss of his boxing career after dropping a split decision against his 23-year-old British rival. The two men went eight rounds in a competitive fight but, in the end, the judges favored Fury (76-73, 76-73, 75-74).
As many fans and fellow YouTubers poured out their support for Jake Paul, Andrew Tate became the latest controversial internet personality to comment on the YouTuber-turned-boxer's first loss. 'Top G' took to Twitter to post a message for Paul, saying:
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"Always winning isn’t the point of God’s battles, the point of God’s battles is so you can show him the strength of your heart when you lose. @jakepaul.”
This is not Tate's first interaction with 'The Problem Child.' The pair had previously teased a potential showdown when they faced off on social media last year.
Any fight between the two will have to wait, perhaps for a very long time, as 'Top G' remains incarcerated in a Romanian prison. Andrew Tate and his brother are currently awaiting trial for allegations of serious crimes such as human trafficking and rape.
When Henry Cejudo predicted Jake Paul vs. Andrew Tate
Paul just came off a split-decision loss to Tommy Fury on Sunday. While he will not need an opponent anytime soon, fans may remember him teasing a potential showdown against former kickboxer Andrew Tate last year via the aforementioned Instagram post.
Tate has been competing in combat sports since 2007 and reportedly has a record of 76 wins in 85 fights as a kickboxer. Meanwhile, Paul has been boxing since 2020, impressing the combat sports community with wins over former MMA fighters like Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, and Anderson Silva. His record currently stands at 6-1.
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo broke down a potential fight between the two polarizing internet personalities. 'Triple C' believes that despite Andrew Tate's superior experience, Paul would make easy work of the self-proclaimed trillionaire.
In an Instagram post, Cejudo claimed that Paul would finish the fight quickly, saying:
"I'm just not sure how good he really is. You put a guy like Andrew Tate with Jake Paul, I think Jake Paul gets it done pretty fairly quickly. You know, Jake Paul goes high, low, low, high... And if he can beat a guy like Anderson Silva convincingly... then I think it would be easy work with Andrew Tate."