Netflix’s documentary anthology series Untold returned on Tuesday, August 1, with an episode following Jake Paul’s rise to status on YouTube and in the boxing world.

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child integrated interviews along with his brother, Logan Paul, and explored their complex dating with their father.

“Our parents had been in point of fact strict and principally my dad — it was once all the time Logan and I in opposition to him,” Jake stated prior to Logan downplayed abuse accusations.

“Holy s—t. Yo, Greg Paul is a f—king being. He’s a menace. That man’s intense,” Logan said. “Jake might throw round the phrase abusive. I want now not relatively legal.”

Greg was once also interviewed for the doc. “You know, so much of folks go, ‘Oh, my God, you’re so strict together with your youngsters.’ OK, give me your kid for 2 weeks. When your kid comes back, your child’s gonna be a better child,” he said.

“Yeah, my dad would slap the s—t out of me,” Jake claimed. “I don’t resent it. I’m understanding of why he did that — that’s all he knew.”

Greg then denied the claims. “I never laid palms on my youngsters. And I did inform him, I stated, ‘Jake, I did select you up and throw you on a sofa couple occasions.’ [He stated], ‘Well, I was afraid of you.’ I’m like, ‘That’s what the f—ok dads are supposed to do,’” he mentioned. “Somebody comes in right here, they begin harassing everyone and smacking around an old lady — do you want a couple Greg Pauls in the room or do you wish to have some f—king fairy f—okay, whiny little complain who’s gonna sit down there and discuss emotions? Who do you want the room?”

Despite the alleged abuse, Jake advised the cameras: “Personally, I attribute pretty much all of my luck to my father. He was once so onerous and so tricky on us that my brother and I’s imaginations in point of fact started to flare up. So in the future we get a camera and we just get started filming our lives.”

As the numbers on each brothers’ YouTube channels larger, Jake booked his gig on Disney Channel’s Bizaardvark. The siblings continued to upward push to reputation and started feuding with every other on and offline.

“I think the manner Greg raised us, mixed with Jake living in my shadow for as long as he did, put a fireplace in his belly this is so arduous to position out,” Logan mentioned, insisting their problems weren’t made up for perspectives.

Both Jake and Logan became associated with scandal, with Jake being accused of sexual assault (which he denied), terrorizing his neighbors and never-ending different antics — which ended in Disney cutting ties with the influencer. Their respective controversies, on the other hand, introduced the brothers nearer.

“It was once simple to pick out me apart. It was a factor to hate Jake Paul,” Jake said. “It’s not simple to be hated by means of the entire whole global.”

When he was “two months clear of being flat broke,” in line with his dad, Logan stated their family feared for Jake’s lifestyles.

“Jake’s at all times been lovely emotionally unpredictable and volatile,” Logan mentioned. “There was a point the place we were both legitimately concerned that Jake was going to kill himself. He want objective.”

Jake grew to become to boxing after “YouTuber brothers from the U.Okay.” — KSI and Deji — known as out him and Logan to fight.

“What I learned in the entertainment industry without delay correlates to boxing because boxing is show trade. But at the start, it’s a show,” Jake said. “Turns out, we’re just right at it.”

While Jake’s legitimacy in the game has endured to be referred to as into question, he found main luck by teaming up with promoter Nakisa Bidarian.

“People don’t comprehend it’s a business first. It’s an leisure first. And the better you're at advertising, the more entertaining, the more individuals are going to shop for your fights. You know, that’s the place The Problem Child came from,” he said. “I’ve always had that s—t speaking nature. Growing up, all the uncles can be talking s—t to each other, yelling at every different, insulting each and every different. It’s simply at all times been a component of me.”

Three years into his boxing profession, Jake fought heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s half-brother, Tommy Fury, the first professional boxer he faced in the ring in February 2023.

“You know what the through line is here? Me, Jake, Greg Paul, John Fury, Tommy Fury, Tyson Fury — we’ve all got some screws unfastened, bro,” Logan mentioned before the fit.

Tommy received by means of cut up resolution however earned Jake the reward of some of his critics, together with Mike Tyson.

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“He does hero s—t, however he just don’t pass by means of heroes’ laws, ?” Tyson said. “He did extra for boxing than some of the champions did. Listen, I’m a fan of those who know the way to place asses in seats. … He’s going to avoid wasting boxing so long as he continues to battle.”

Netflix’s Untold returns later this month with episodes about Johnny Manziel, Victor Conte and the Florida Gators.

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