High school dropouts from Ohio have been making headlines recently because they are so disappointed with America’s broken promise of upward mobility that they voted Donald Trump back into the White House. Jake Joseph Paul, who grew up in suburban Cleveland and is an outspoken Trump voter, is different. At the tender age of 17, he told his parents that they wanted to quit school and move to Hollywood. He saw a great future ahead of him: spotlights, click numbers, dollar bills.
Ten years later, Paul will step into a ring with Mike Tyson, one of the greatest boxers the past century has ever seen. Millions of people worldwide will watch on Saturday night (5 a.m. German time, Netflix), 80,000 live in the football stadium in Dallas, Texas. Jake Paul will be an estimated $40 million richer by morning.
A 27-year-old YouTube hustler and martial arts newcomer seriously vows to teach a retired heavyweight champion “how to box.”
