Juan Manuel Marquez: Jake Paul And Celebrities Are Hurting The Boxing World

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JAKARTA - Former Mexican world champion Juan Manuel Marquez has strongly criticized youtubers and celebrities who want to practice boxing professionally without formal training.

For Marquez, all these celebrities don't respect boxing, don't take it seriously and he believes that getting into the ring to exchange punches is a game.

"Dynamita" - Marquez's nickname - did not even hold anything back and brought down the new boxers with his comments.

"This is damage to boxing, this is damage to boxing. I remember when a coach asked someone: 'Do you want your child to be a boxer', the answer was: 'no, this is a very difficult sport, very dangerous, I want him to learn'. Now everyone wants to be a boxer," he told ESPN.

In recent years, many sports figures have wanted to enter the ring to make exhibition fights. And although they are athletes, in the ring they do not look good, but the pay they receive is high.

Márquez also commented that the men had no respect for boxing.

"In my view, without fear of being wrong, it is a lack of respect for boxing," he said.

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"Boxing should be taken seriously. The fighter trains, prepares. He leaves everything in the ring. It doesn't seem fair to me that a 'youtuber' is in the ring, or an ex-basketball or NFL player. Boxing deserves respect. Respect has been earned. lost," said the former champion.

The Paul brothers, Logan and Jake are influencers who have taken advantage of the window boxing has given them. But it's not just them, we've seen MMA figures who have done the fight, like Conor McGregor, Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva.