Jake Paul's trainer admits he REFUSED to coach YouTube star at first… and reveals what convinced him to make U-turn
JAKE PAUL has put his boxing career into the hands of esteemed trainer Theo Chambers - the man who once wanted nothing to do with him.
Chambers - nicknamed Third - comes from the legendary Kronk gym in Detroit - made famous by iconic trainer Emanuel Steward.
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Jake Paul training with coach Theo Chambers
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Chambers initially refused to work with Jake Paul
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J'Leon Love, middle, introduced Chambers and Jake Paul
The coach has worked with world champions like Andre Dirrell and Cornelius Bundrage - and most importantly J'Leon Love.
Love - a former super-middleweight contender from Floyd Mayweather's Las Vegas gym - has been part of Paul's camp since his professional debut.
And the assistant coach tried to recruit Chambers to join the YouTuber-turned-boxer's team.
But Chambers told SunSport: "I said no! I was training world class fighters, ranked fighters.
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"I mean, at the time when he said YouTube, I didn't even know what that meant. And then when I actually found out what it meant, then I really wasn't."
Eventually, Love persuaded Chambers to watch Paul's 2022 victory over UFC legend Anderson Silva.
And after Paul took Tyson Fury's brother Tommy the distance a year later - despite losing a split-decision - he was convinced to accept the gig.
Chambers said: "Every fight that Jake had, J'Leon was there so he would always call me before the fights. 'Hey, watch it on TV, watch it, watch it.'
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"And you know, because I love J'Leon, he's my brother and I've been training him since he was 15 years old, so I watched the kid.
"And it ain't so much me looking at skill-wise, it's where's his heart? Where's his passion at to even be a boxer.
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"But when he fought Anderson Silva, that's what let me know that he had it in him.
"Then when he fought Fury, even, even in his loss with Fury with me he won.
"So then when they came back around to me, 'Would you train Jake?' I said yes I will train Jake."
Paul parted ways with former coaches BJ Flores and Danny Smith after defeat to Fury - with Chambers hired as the replacement.
He has cornered Paul to five victories on the spin since - most recently against Mike Tyson who
Paul, 28, now returns on Saturday against former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, back down at cruiserweight.
Victory could see Paul handed a shock WBC ranking -
Chambers said: "I like to be challenged. So I like my guys to be challenged. These MMA guys, they do not stand a chance with Jake Paul.
"So I would like to see him fight guys like Chavez, guys like Badou Jack."
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