Jake Paul has brought in some of the best coaches in the world for his ring journey, and none come more highly recommended than the legendary Larry Wade.
The former track and field athlete had a Hall of Fame career in his own discipline before transitioning into coaching, where he has worked with competitors from across the sporting landscape. He guided NBA All Stars and NFL players to their peak condition, before settling on boxing as his area of expertise.
And after Paul lost to Tommy Fury last year, he was drafted in to the social media star's Puerto Rican trining camp. There, they formed a close bond, and are now working towards a fight on Friday night with legendary heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
After years of coaching world champions in the ring, as well as top athletes from other sports, coach Larry Wade has become one of the most in-demand strength and conditioning trainers in the world. And when Jake Paul needed to upgrade his game even more, there was only one man to call.
Since that Fury fight, Paul has defeated UFC legend Nate Diaz, stopped boxers Andre August and Ryan Bourland and most recently knocked out BKFC star Mike Perry. And Wade reckons his credentials speak for themselves at this stage of his fighting career.
"He's right up there," Wade told Bloody Elbow in an exclusive chat ahead of Paul vs Tyson this weekend. "He's definitely a world class, world championship boxer and his athleticism is up there with the best of the best.
"The Shawn Porters and those guys, he has that ability athletically. They contacted me and asked me to come in, I did an interview and the crazy part about that is that I've never had to do an interview before in my life.
"Generally people just take my resume as what it is and ask me to be a part of it. They did the interview, Jake wanted me and I wanted to be a part of the program and now I'm here."
Since signing up for the Tyson fight, a key issue for Paul has been getting himself up to a larger heavyweight frame. He has fought as low as just under 185lb before, but has since moved up to what he claims will be a weigh-in just over 220lb.
"He looks good," Wade noted. "He has been busting up, knocking down heavyweights since the very beginning of camp so I don't think this is going to be much different. He's been doing a really good job of handling himself and sustaining himself.
"He's picking the best punch selection for himself and I feel like he's going to do that too... With Jake being 27 and having the type of body he has [the weight gain] will work for us - we have this conversation five years from now when he's 33 maybe not.
"But right now he's doing great with it. Anybody and everybody has to be concerned with Mike's power, Mike is still Mike Tyson, you can never take that away from him. We're concerned but also Mike has got to be concerned with what Jake brings to the table.
"So many people talk about what Mike can do, but why is nobody talking about what Jake has already shown you he can do? His last three fights were knockouts, and in devastating fashion. That man can hit, and Mike better worry about that."
One of the most interesting parts of the fight build-up came when the social media star appeared in a video where he dropped a sparring partner. Fans began to question the footage, with Mike Tyson even claiming that it was a set-up.
But it then emerged that it was a legitimate sparring session. And what was more intriguing was the legitimacy of his opponent; the undefeated WBA top 15-ranked heavyweight DeAndre Savage.
"If you were Mike or anyone else wouldn't you say it was fake?" Wade quizzed, before clarifying the reality of the situation. "It wasn't fake, he got hit with an overhand right and it was a good shot and he went down.
"Savage is ranked number 15 in the world, he is not a crappy sparring partner. Can we say that any of these other guys had a top 15 guy in their camp sparring them? Hell no."