What drives a boxer to fight? For some, it's the love of the sport or a drive for competition. Others? The fame or simply the financial necessity to get in the ring.
Over the last few years, a new breed of boxers have stepped between the ropes in search of something else as part of the growing YouTube boxing trend. Young men and women with followings eclipsing world champions and skill levels that can be as low as your average white-collar fighter are now competing on pay-per-view and major broadcasters in front of major audiences.
To boxing purists, it's not a good look. Farcical mismatches based on an inability to know the difference in skill between two competitors with almost no history in the sport have angered many. Meanwhile, personalities like Jake Paul who attempt to cross over into the professional ranks have proven divisive.
