Logan Paul needed 4 boxing fights before finally landing a win – and even then it got here in controversial circumstances.
The famed YouTuber and WWE superstar made his debut in 2018 against KSI in a white collar bout, which resulted in a draw. They rematched a yr later and despite Paul landing a knockdown he had two points deducted in a six round pro bout, meaning the Brit won a razor-close split decision.
Paul returned to the ring in 2021 to face Floyd Mayweather, going the eight round distance with considered one of boxing’s all-time greats. Nonetheless, there was no rating for that exhibition, so he had to maneuver on to facing Dillon Danis in 2023 in a co-headliner together with his old enemy and now business partner KSI.
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Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis had ugly pre-fight build-up that continues to today
After years of beef between Dillon Danis and each Logan Paul and his brother Jake, it was finally announced that he would box the elder sibling on the October 14, 2023 Prime Card. The show was co-headlined by Danis’ other rival KSI and Tommy Fury in an odd grudge match.
In a short time, Danis and Paul began to steal the headlines because the then-Bellator fighter began a relentless social media onslaught on his rival’s fiancee Nina Agdal. He would highlight her former star relationships, and posted day by day pictures and videos implying she was not loyal to Paul.
Ultimately, it proved an excessive amount of and Agdal launched legal proceedings against Danis independently of Paul or the fight. Those proceedings are still ongoing, with the fighter telling Bloody Elbow two years on that it’s “very taxing and terrible, but we’ll get through it and we’re going to win.”
The fight week itself ended up being just as ugly, with Danis even throwing a microphone that cut Paul across the eye sooner or later before weigh-ins. It put the fight in jeopardy, but luckily Misfits Boxing were working with the rather more lenient Skilled Boxing Association who allowed it to proceed.
Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis fight was outlandish bout with DQ ending
The fight itself removed from lived as much as the hype, in most part as a result of Danis’ complete disinterest in engaging with any kind of back-and-forth. He shelled up and appeared to be allowing Paul to punch himself out, which is a dangerous strategy over just six rounds.
Eventually, even former Bellator contender Peter Queally in his corner demanded that Danis fight, but he stuck to his guns, or lack thereof. At one point he even flopped to the bottom and opened his guard as if to ask Paul right into a jiu-jitsu exchange.
In round six, after taking quite a lot of damage but nothing too bruising, Danis decided to go for his viral moment. Inspired by the previous August when Nate Diaz briefly locked Jake Paul right into a standing guillotine and making a meme of getting ‘won’ that fight, the Recent Yorker went for a similar.
He attempted to drag guard after which shoot for a takedown, although Paul easily pushed him off and the bout was called off. Nonetheless, controversy really began when the social media star’s security ran within the ring before an official decision had been made about Danis’ punishment.
There’s a culture at Misfits Boxing events of security making themselves an element of the show, with this likely essentially the most egregious example. Paul’s security guard actively interfered in the competition, causing a temporary melee within the ring before he was eventually crowned the winner by DQ.
Paul has not boxed since, opting to maneuver full time into WWE where he’s considered one of the highest stars on their roster.