Jake Paul has always been something of a villain. His internet fame exploded after he and his brother, Logan Paul, amassed millions of followers posting prank videos and parodies. Eventually the now 26-year-old would become one of the highest paid YouTube stars in the world.

“I remember when they made the word influencer,” Paul says in Episode 1 of Netflix’s documentary anthology series Untold. Titled Jake Paul the Problem Child, the film documents his transition from YouTuber to professional boxer. “That was us. They were talking about us.”

Untold pulls back the curtain on some of sports’ most infamous events, specifically highlighting athletes who face mounting shame and public scrutiny in the midst of competition, and Paul’s story certainly fits the bill. Today, he’s causing a stir in the boxing world as “The Problem Child,” and has quickly become an influential, yet polarizing, fighter. The latest installment of...