Yet another Jake Paul boxing match has fallen through. Paul vs Rahman Jr was scheduled for August 6, but ESPN is reporting that Rahman Jr’s failure to make weight according to schedule has led Paul and his camp, Most Valuable Promotions, to cancel the fight.
Jake Paul took to Twitter to place blame squarely with his opponent. “Here’s what happened, long story short: He signed a contract to fight me at 200 pounds and was going to cut the weight down to 200 pounds. This is not a big cut for him. He’s a big guy with a ton of weight to lose.
Paul vs Rahman Jr Cancelled
So he sent a video into the commission the first time he weighed in at 216 pounds. The commission wanted to track his weight cut to make sure he was doing it in a healthy way. Three weeks later the commission asked him for an update on his weight.
He sends a video weighing 215 pounds, meaning in three weeks he only lost one pound. So the commission was like, ‘Hey man, you’re not cutting the weight properly. We don’t want you to lose it all in the last day. We’re going to have to change this fight to 205 pounds.’
My team calls me up, they’re like, ‘Hey man, they want to change the weight to 205 pounds, that’s a big difference, you normally fight at 190 pounds. Do you want to do the fight still? I said, ‘No problem, let’s do it.’ Two hundred and five pounds, he already has a weight advantage, all of these things, but whatever. I know I can still beat his ass at 205 pounds. And that was that.
We move forward. Today, out of nowhere, his team calls and says, ‘Hasim’s not going lower than 215 pounds. If the fight’s not at 215 pounds, then we’re pulling out.’ My manager goes, ‘F*** you guys. You’re not in control of this. We already agreed to five more pounds.
He is a big guy. Losing 10 pounds, everyone knows in the sport of boxing that is an easy weight cut. People do that. UFC champions cut 25 pounds overnight to make weight. A 10-pound weight cut for a heavyweight is nothing. This is clearly an excuse. ‘OK, the fight’s not at 215, we’re out.’
The biggest payday of his life times 10 and he’s fumbling it. For what? Because he knows he’s going to get knocked out by me. The pressure starts to set in and it’s exactly what happens with all of these guys. Same s*** with Tommy Fury.
I’m sick of it. I’m devastated. I apologize to everyone on the undercard. Amanda Serrano, I know you were working hard. Ashton Sylve, I know you were working hard. This is absurd. There’s nothing I can do about it. I apologize to the fans and I’ll be back at some point.”
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