{"id":841327,"date":"2026-08-03T06:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/841327\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:59:19","slug":"josh-hokit-responds-to-jake-pauls-1-million-nfl-boxing-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/841327\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Hokit responds to Jake Paul\u2019s $1 million NFL boxing challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh
\nHokit<\/a> and Jake Paul<\/a> are
\ngoing back and forth on social media.<\/p>\n

Paul recently attracted Hokit\u2019s attention by challenging NFL
\nplayers. The YouTuber-turned-boxer believes no NFL player can
\noutbox him in the squared circle. However, he\u2019s confident he can
\ncatch a touchdown pass without any training.<\/p>\n

Jake Paul offered $1M. This former NFL player had a
\nresponse
\n
\n\u201cThe Problem Child\u201d even offered $1 million to any NFL player who
\ncan box him better than he can run routes against them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill pay any NFL player $1 million dollars if you can box me
\nbetter than I run routes against you Internet is judge. Will send
\nmy jet to pick you up who\u2019s down?\u201d Paul wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot a single NFL player could last 2 rounds in a professional
\nboxing ring,\u201d he wrote in another post. \u201cMeanwhile I can catch a
\ntouchdown pass tomorrow in the NFL with 0 training.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former football player Hokit didn\u2019t let Paul\u2019s comments pass. \u201cThe
\nIncredible Hok\u201d is confident that he can beat Paul not only in
\nboxing but in any sport in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith all due respect, [Jake Paul] Not only could I beat you in a
\nboxing match, I\u2019d beat you in any sport under the sun,\u201d Hokit
\nposted in response.<\/p>\n

Paul believes Hokit is just trying to chase clout and is open to
\nboxing the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> heavyweight in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see your hustle. You do your best to sell,\u201d Paul responded. \u201cIf
\nyou want to fly down to Puerto Rico and box – anytime I will gladly
\nembarrass you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hokit (10-0) originally looked to make a career in the NFL.
\nHowever, he went unpicked in the 2020 NFL draft before being signed
\nby the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. Hokit\u2019s NFL
\ncareer never took off and he transitioned to MMA soon after. He has
\nfour UFC wins with three knockouts and three bonuses. The
\nundefeated heavyweight has also quickly grown in popularity with
\nhis polarizing comments and antics.<\/p>\n

Will pay any nfl player $1 million dollars
\nif you can box me better than I run routes against you<\/p>\n

Internet is judge<\/p>\n

Will send my jet to pick you up who\u2019s down?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jake
\nPaul<\/a> (@jakepaul)
\nAugust 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

With all due respect, @jakepaul<\/a> \u2026 Not
\nonly could I beat you in a boxing match, I\u2019d beat you in any sport
\nunder the sun. \ud83d\ude0a https:\/\/t.co\/8vxEZXhChk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Incredible Hok (@Josh_HokitUFC)
\nAugust 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

I see your hustle. You do your best to sell.
\nIf you want to fly down to Puerto Rico and box – anytime I will
\ngladly embarrass you.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jake
\nPaul<\/a> (@jakepaul)
\nAugust 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Hokit and Jake Paul are going back and forth on social media. Paul recently attracted Hokit\u2019s attention…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":841328,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[4225,64,63,802,223668,44,85],"class_list":["post-841327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-article","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-https-www-sherdog-com-news-news-ufc","tag-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/841328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}