Jake Paul’s promoter just compared him to Ali and boxing purists fainted

65 million people allegedly watched Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on Netflix at the same time, and somehow the takeaway wasn’t “we live in a simulation” — it was “Jake belongs in the Hall of Fame.”

That’s Nakisa Bidarian, the MVP promoter, strolling into boxing’s sacred temple like a drunk wedding guest and grabbing the microphone: Jake Paul has done more than Muhammad Ali at the same age. Yes, that Muhammad Ali. The one whose highlights are basically scripture.

Because the argument isn’t “Jake beat killers.” It’s “Jake sold eyeballs.” And in 2026, eyeballs are the only undefeated champion. If 65M global concurrent streams is even close to real, that’s not a boxing stat — that’s a tech platform flex. That’s “we turned a prizefight into a Super Bowl halftime show and you still watched.”

Bidarian’s basically saying the Hall of Fame should be less about who you punched and more about how many subscriptions you moved. Which is hilarious, disgusting, and also exactly how every powerful institution works now.

Meanwhile, boxing purists are lighting candles for the ghost of tradition while promoters count money like it’s a religion. And if you’re a regular person? You’re the product — your time, your clicks, your outrage, your group chat.