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Logan Paul celebrates after defeating AJ Styles during WrestleMania 41.
Despite beginning their careers as YouTubers, brothers Jake and Logan Paul have explored many different career paths. Including roles as influencers, podcasters, entrepreneurs, actors, wrestlers, and even boxers.
The brothers have gone through nearly all of it side by side. And tonight, younger brother Jake will face a tough matchup against Anthony Joshua, likely with Logan Paul supporting him from outside the ring. So, let’s take a look at Logan’s own fighting career, which goes beyond boxing and into the WWE.
Logan’s Boxing Debut
Logan Paul made him amateur debut in the ring against fellow online personality KSI back in 2018. The friends decided to step into the boxing world together as freelance athletes. Thanks to their background, the event drew significant controversy, which helped promote the matchup. It streamed live on YouTube PPV.
Paul weighed in at 189.6 lbs while KSI weighed 187.2 lbs. The fight lasted six rounds at three minutes each, ending in a draw. A rematch was scheduled for November 2019. Since the fight was an exhibition bout, it did not count toward either fighter’s professional record.
The rematch took place at Staples Center and deemed a professional matchup. By then, Paul and KSI had put in training. The pair wanted to be taken seriously in the ring. Paul weighed in at 199.4 lbs and KSI at 193.5 lbs.
Following another tight contest, the judges delivered a split decision, ultimately awarding the victory to KSI. Paul lost points during the fight after throwing multiple illegal punches, which played a major role in the final scoring.
Afterward, Paul participated in two more exhibition matches. First came a highly publicized bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who entered the ring with an undefeated 50–0–0 record. The fight consisted of eight three-minute rounds with no judges, and no headgear. It ended in a draw, sparking numerous rumors that the match had been staged.
Paul’s next fight was another exhibition match, this time against Dillon Danis. The fight ended with Danis disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct after attempting an illegal takedown in the final round out of frustration due to Paul’s clear dominance throughout the match.
In total, Logan Paul’s official boxing record stands at 0–1–0. Including exhibitions, he boasts one win, two draws, and one loss.
WrestleMania
In recent years, Logan Paul has made more WWE appearances than boxing ones.
However, as of recently he has faced criticism from within the WWE community. Something he pushed back on in a recent vlog, stating,
“They’re telling me I’m a part-timer, an outsider, like I’m not working my a** off,” Paul said. “Hey, news flash, IWC, get out your calendars! No, f**k that, I’ll do it for you!”
“I have wrestled on November 24th, November 29th, December 8th, and December 15th. That’s today,” Paul stated. “Four out of the five weeks, I’m in a match. I’m wrestling. I’m working my a** off. People saying like, ‘Oh, he takes weeks. He takes months to learn the match, that’s why his matches are so good.’ F**k you! My matches are good because I’m f**king good.”
He went on to add, “Mind you, may I add, I won all of those matches! Me! Me! Not only am I working, I’m winning! And I can’t stop winning!
Sydney Jones Sydney Jones is a sports writer covering all things Golf, Mariners, and Seahawks for Heavy.com. She has experience covering the intersection of sports and human interest stories for multiple publications. Originally from Montana, she recently relocated to Seattle and is enjoying the new experience of being surrounding by live professional sports and rooting for a common team while writing about them. More about Sydney Jones
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