Actor and sports fan Michael Rapaport recently took to Instagram to air his skepticism about Jake Paul’s boxing cancellation. Paul was set to fight Hasim Rahman, Jr last weekend, but the fight was cancelled at the last minute, supposedly due to Rahman’s inability to make weight. Rapaport, like UFC president Dana White, thinks that Jake Paul’s inability to sell enough tickets to Madison Square Garden is the real reason.
“Fake Paul … Fake Paul … Don’t front. Stop the lying and the bullcrapping. Your fight that was supposed to go down in the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, didn’t get canceled because of some weight thing to the fake fighter that you were going to fight in Madison Square Garden.
Michael Rapaport Blasts “Fake Paul”
It got canceled because no one bought tickets, OK? Because the ghosts of Madison Square Garden – the same arena where Ali fought Frazier, where Jake LaMotta fought Sugar Ray Robinson, where Hulk Hogan fought Andre the Giant…Madison Square Garden.
They did not want to see you in there. No one bought tickets to that fake fight, Fake Paul. You’re not a fighter. You want to be a real fighter? Fight a real fighter, OK. Take a real drug test, OK? The ruse, the con, the bull-jive, is over, Fake Paul.”
Jake Paul himself disputes the idea. He claims that Rahman, like his last cancelled opponent, Tommy Fury, is simply afraid of him. “This is just another case of a professional boxer, just like Tommy Fury being scared to fight me.
It’s as clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to suck more money out of this event, to coerce us into doing things. From the jump, I knew in the bottom of my heart that this guy didn’t want to get in there with me. It’s clear as day.”
Jake Paul is 5-0 as a pro boxer. His record, however, isn’t quite as flattering as it seems. His victories thus far have come against retired UFC fighters, YouTubers, and basketballers. Jake Paul has not yet boxed a professional boxer. He claims that Rahman’s camp initially agreed to fight at 200 pounds, but then tried to move the weight limit up to 215 pounds, refusing to reach a Paul-proposed compromise at 205.
Is Michael Rapaport right about Jake Paul? Is he nowhere near as big of a draw as he thinks? Let us know in the comments.
