Boxing Champ Lawrence Okolie Spars With Jake Paul, Says He’s The Real Deal

If any haters are still out there questioning Jake Paul … boxing champ Lawrence Okolie plainly thinks they require to drop that viewpoint ASAP — applauding the man as the real handle the ring following a sparring sesh with the previous YouTuber on Wednesday.

Okolie and Paul traded blows at PrettyLittleThing creator Umar Kamani’s Kamani Club in Dubai … getting in work so extremely, they were soaked in sweat.

And, later, Okolie stated Paul is no joke with the gloves.

“He’s better than most boxers,” the WBO cruiserweight world champ stated, according to boxing press reporter Michael Benson. “People just hate because of his influencer background.”

Of course, numerous boxing fans have actually rejected Paul, in spite of his 6-0 record … just since none of his success have actually come versus real fighters.

Paul, however, has actually attempted to eliminate real fighters in the previous couple of months … establishing matches with both Tommy Fury and Hasim Rahman Jr. But, both bouts fell through prior to the first-round bell might sound.