IShowSpeed accepts Jake Paul’s footrace challenge with $25,000 on the line
YouTube star Jake Paul has offered to fly IShowSpeed out to Puerto Rico for a footrace after betting $25,000 that he’s a faster runner than the internet-famous streamer.
Jake Paulmight be known for his boxing exploits, but he’s diving into the world of track & field for his latest athletic endeavor.
It all began on an August 2024 episode of his podcast, BS w/ Jake Paul, where heopenly challengedfellow influencerIShowSpeedto a race.
“I want to race Speed…in a forty-yard dash, I beat Speed,” he said. “Speed, this is the call out. …He’s not that fast.”
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It wasn’t long before Speed took notice of Jake’s ultimatum and called him on FaceTime during a live stream in September.
“You know that’s free money, right?” Speed joked, confident that he would whoop Jake in a test of speed – literally, what he’s named for.
“Yeah, for me,” Jake retorted with a laugh. “Alright, let’s do it here in Puerto Rico because I’m ’bout to start camp,” he continued. “I’ll fly you out and everything.”
“Let’s see, a free flight out and a free $25K. I’m down. Let’s go,” Speed replied.
IShowSpeed & Jake Paul have now agreed to race for $25,000 😂😂pic.twitter.com/DxpSMFHk5D
Jake is currently gearing up for his November 2024boxing match against Mike Tyson.Boasting only one loss in his 9-fight career, Jake has proved his athleticism time and again… but Speed is no slouch.
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In fact, Speed shocked the internet after outrunning a UFC fighter in the 40-meter dash while looking him directly in the eye at Fanatics Fest mere days before Jake’s August challenge.
🚨| WATCH: Speed defeats a UFC fighter in a 40-yard dash 🤯pic.twitter.com/qyDIAx0Ggg
On top of that, he managed to have fellow streamerAdin Ross tap out in a grappling matchrefereed by UFC president Dana White, and even outpunched Brazilian MMA fighter Alex Pereira on a punching machine, beating him out 921 – 906 points.
He’s also known forleaping over oncoming supercarsas a hobby… so it’s safe to say that Speed has what it takes to race against one of YouTube’s top athletes.
Jake is far from the first famous figure he’s challenged to a race, either. Over the last several weeks, Speed hasboasted that he could beatNew York Jets’ star cornerback Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner in a race, and even caught the attention of Polish Olympic runner Ewa Swoboda, whoinvited him to a raceto see if his fast feet are the real deal.
For now, it’s unclear when exactly these two will face off with each other – but either way, someone’s walking away with a nice chunk of change.
