Jake Paul and brother Logan have been warned they are disrespecting professional boxers by continuing their YouTube fighting careers.
The pair have used their high-profile platforms to launch full-time careers in boxing with Jake entering the professional circuit while Logan is fighting largely in exhibitions.
Paul will face Tommy Fury on December 18 in Florida, while his brother Logan has spoken of a plan to challenge Mike Tyson after he confirmed his ring return next year.
But former champion Tim Witherspoon is confident that Tyson would "kill" Paul in an exhibition and believes they should separate their fights as "entertainment".
"I think they should separate that type of entertainment so everybody knows it’s only exhibitions," Witherspoon told The Sun.
"It’s a shame that those two brothers are running up there and disrespecting boxers who have really worked hard.
"You know what, there is nobody who is in the top ten current ranking that these brothers are fighting, those brothers know what they’re doing they’re trying to get top guys on TV who are no longer in their peak or non boxers.
"But majority of the people know that they’re not going to win against a top ten ranked real boxer. Mike Tyson will kill him.
"He’s not going to be able to do anything to Mike. Mike’s going to kill him. Mike might not even hurt him; Mike might get in there and play with him.
"So it’s not real serious stuff. And the commission allowed this stuff."
Logan has emphasised his new desire to face Tyson in the ring and is confident he can beat the heavyweight legend if the pair meet.
He has already generated huge interest in an exhibition with Floyd Mayweather this year where he survived the eight-round distance while selling over one million pay-per-views.
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Paul's brother Jake, on the other hand, has vowed to become world champion in the professional ranks and is now continuing his journey against Fury later this year.
He has four professionally sanctioned victories to his name which include former UFC stars Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren.
And he has now admitted that he is taking boxing more seriously than his brother, vowing to avoid exhibitions where possible.
"I would describe his boxing career as something he does for entertainment, for fun and because he loves it. Mine is a lot more serious. I want to become a world champion, 10-0 and retire undefeated," he told Seconds Out.
"He started his career of a loss, so it's a little hard to come back from that. But he's still a great fighter and he still sells tons of pay-per-views.
"I feel like there's a healthy rivalry in everything we do, I think we're each other's biggest competitors because who else is doing what we're doing?
"So he's got a bright future in the sport, as crazy as it is."
