{"id":14760,"date":"2024-12-06T01:40:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T01:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=14760"},"modified":"2024-12-06T01:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T01:40:06","slug":"celtics-news-jrue-holiday-happy-to-box-jake-paul-for-massive-purse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=14760","title":{"rendered":"Celtics News: Jrue Holiday Happy to Box Jake Paul for Massive Purse"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5002,h_2813,x_0,y_184\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_celtics\/01jecfywa41qb9f3k66n.jpg\" alt=\"Nov 24, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4) looks to pass the ball  against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (9) during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>One of the league&#8217;s best defenders is open to doing battle against a rising boxing star.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7ckrcpkff\">One of the NBA&#8217;s best defenders is open to doing battle against a rising boxing star.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_c39udzsyk\">Six-time All-Defensive Boston Celtics combo guard Jrue Holiday recently admitted to nine-time All-Star Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George that he would be amenable to boxing Jake Paul, a longtime YouTube star who in recent years has become boxing&#8217;s biggest box office draw.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_rz1skb01l\">The 6-foot-1 heavyweight, 27, boasts an 11-1 boxing record across his 12 total fights, including seven wins by knockout. In his most recent matchup, a November 15 bout in Arlington, Texas&#8217; AT&amp;T Stadium, Paul defeated 58-year-old former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson by unanimous judges&#8217; decision, 80\u201372, 79\u201373 and 79\u201373. According to Anne Marie Lee of CBS News, Paul is estimated to have earned $40 million from the fight, while Tyson is thought to have netted $20 million.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_285nw2ctt\">On George&#8217;s &#8220;Podcast P&#8221; show, Holiday conceded that he would train to do battle with Paul, too \u2014 albeit for an even heftier purse than what Paul or Tyson made last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jrue Holiday would step in the ring with Jake Paul\u2026 at the right price \ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrizePicks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PrizePicks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NlQqBPiquK\">pic.twitter.com\/NlQqBPiquK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Podcast P with Paul George (@PodcastPShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PodcastPShow\/status\/1864773059523039495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ebvgn29k9\">&#8220;That last little fight, I don&#8217;t know nothing about nothing, but I could do that,&#8221; Holiday said of the Paul-Tyson matchup. &#8220;We could pump it up a little bit, I&#8217;ll take you through my whole training camp and all that. Once we get out there, Netflix will start messing up, so you can&#8217;t really see a lot of the fight and I&#8217;ll swing one time and then he just hit me. Alright, cool. $50 [million].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_b4oit5xw4\">Holiday would not be the only NBA point guard to square off against Paul. 5-foot-9 former 11-year NBA pro Nate Robinson was knocked out by Paul in 2020, early into his transition from YouTube personality to boxing star.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i0wo9d8pz\">The 6-foot-4 Holiday, 34, is still pretty darn valuable to Boston as-is. The two-time All-Star and two-time NBA title winner has remained incredibly impressive for the reigning champs thus far this season. Boston has galloped to a stellar 18-4 record this year, the second-best in the league. Holiday has been a critical part of that, especially as a point-of-attack defender along the perimeter. He&#8217;s also an efficient scorer and a solid rebounder for his size.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_x78exn3z5\">In his healthy 19 games for the Celtics this year, Holiday is averaging 11.7 points on .447\/.333\/.909 shooting splits, 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 0.8 steals a night. He&#8217;s finished among the top eight in Defensive Player of the Year voting across each of the last four years, and seems well in line to do it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the NBA&#8217;s best defenders is open to doing battle against a rising boxing star. 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