Jake Paul eyes Forbes’ list of highest-paid boxer after making $100m… and admits he ENJOYS fans wanting him to be KO’d

JAKE PAUL has no hesitation in admitting he ENJOYS fans wanting him to be knocked out.

After all, that is what has made him $100MILLION (£73m) in the ring – closing in on becoming the highest-paid boxer on Forbes’ list.

The YouTuber-turned prizefighter gave up on trying to be liked the moment he first laced up the gloves – and has profited from

Paul told SunSport: “I don’t think they’ll ever show me love, to be honest. To conduct the orchestra, you must turn your back on the audience.

“So I know what I’m doing, I’m just playing a game. People want to tune in to see me lose or the doubters, all of this stuff.

“But, at the end of the day, there’s just as much love that, and that’s what I focus on.”;

this year ranked third in Forbes’ list of highest-earning content creators.

He banked $50m (£36m) with $40m (£30m) of that made in his last fight against Mike Tyson –

Paul also earned $30m (£20m) in defeat to in 2023 – his first and so far only loss a boxer.

And after earning $30m (£20m) for his three fights in 2021 alone – the former prankster-gone-prizefighter has cleared over $100m as a boxer.

And he reckons surpassing Canelo Alvarez – – is on the cards.

Paul boasted: “I think it could happen for sure. I definitely think it can happen in the next 12-24 months.

“It would be a cool thing to check off in a great accomplishment, so we’ll see what happens.”;

Paul, 28, against former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, back down at cruiserweight.

A shock ranking to fight for the WBC world title – while he is always a loss away from his career being derailed.

And it is that threat of being knocked out, embarrassed and proven wrong that motivates him to succeed.

Paul said: “I think definitely I use a bit of like fear and what people say as motivation, inspiration.

“But mostly I try to focus on the love and proving myself right and challenging myself at this point.

“I’ve already exceeded my expectations of what I was going to do in this sport and so everything else here is is a win, right?

“Like, I’ve built my whole entire dream life, businesses, companies, so really I’m just playing with house money now.”;