Jake Paul warned after breaking unspoken boxing rule before Mike Tyson fight

Jake Paul is currently in training for his highly-anticipated fight with Mike Tyson which is due to take place in just under four weeks' time, with the bout taking place in Texas

Jake Paul has stirred controversy in the boxing world by sharing a video of himself knocking down a sparring partner, breaking an unspoken rule of the sport. The YouTuber-turned-boxer is currently preparing for his much-anticipated fight with Mike Tyson, set to take place in Texas in less than a month.

Originally scheduled for July, the match was postponed after Tyson developed an inflamed ulcer and was advised to rest. Despite being back in training, the former undisputed heavyweight world champion has not shared any footage from his gym sessions.

In contrast, Paul has been regularly updating his fans, recently posting a video on social media showing him knocking down sparring partner DeAndre Savage. Savage, a heavyweight, has won six out of his eight professional fights, with each victory resulting in a knockout.

His other two matches were declared no-contests due to injuries and accidental blows. However, Paul's decision to share the video has drawn criticism, as it goes against the generally accepted boxing code that what happens in sparring stays in the gym.

This isn't the first time such an incident has occurred - back in 2016, Chris Eubank Jr faced backlash from future opponent Nick Blackwell for sharing a video of himself knocking out a sparring partner, reports the Mirror.

Blackwell criticised Eubank Jr's actions, stating: "He put a video up on social media, for the whole world to see, of him knocking out a kid who hasn't even had a pro fight and it's disgusting. The amateur kid is building his confidence and trying to learn from a so-called professional, but somehow Eubank Jr takes pride in exploiting him like that."

"I've put more than one world champion down in the gym over the years but I don't go around bragging about it. And the idea of filming it and putting up a clip on social media is just embarrassing. I think Eubank Jr is so disrespectful. He should be ashamed of himself. But this is the sort of thing the Eubanks do. They like to be controversial, they like to get people talking, and they don't care what anyone thinks of them. They've also got nobody around them brave enough to pull them up on any of it."

Boxing fans were less than impressed with Paul's video, with one saying: "That was a horrible sparring partner" while another added: "He's in for a rude awakening if he's comparing that dude to Tyson".

Another fan commented: "Big Mike going to take bro's head off his shoulders" while another one was equally withering, adding: "That dude had zero head movement, one of mikes best attributes."