Jake Paul’s mouth is getting him in even more trouble than usual. After accusing Eddie Hearn and Matchroom boxing of fixing the Taylor-Serrano fight, Paul threw judge Glenn Feldman under the bus, too. Now, according to ESPN, Feldman is firing back, joining Hearn’s $100M defamation lawsuit against Paul.
Attorney Frank Salzano explained the situation: “[Paul’s] statements have harmed Feldman’s reputation in the public, impute the commission of a crime, and/or call into question Feldman’s fitness to perform his work in his trade and profession.”
Jake Paul Accuses Boxing Judge of Fight Fixing, Judge Joins $100M Lawsuit
In addition to joining Eddie Hearn’s lawsuit against Jake Paul, Salzano and Feldman will seek punitive damages against Jake Paul.
“Punitive and exemplary damages are necessary in this case to deter [Paul] and others from wantonly and maliciously using a campaign of lies to discredit Feldman and other boxing judges.”
Paul specifically singled Feldman out in his criticism of Hearn and Matchroom. He took serious issue with Feldman scoring for Katie Taylor and Anthony Joshua in the Serrano and Usyk fights, respectively.
“I still think Amanda Serrano won the fight. Then you see how this judge Glenn Feldman, who had the biggest gap between Taylor and Serrano. Everyone pretty much had it a draw. A draw or that Amanda won. But there’s this judge, Glenn Feldman, who scored it such a big gap for Taylor, gave rounds that Amanda clearly won, to Taylor.
Then this judge, Glenn Feldman, shows up in Saudi and scores Anthony Joshua to win [over Oleksandr Usyk]. Everyone who watched the fight [knows] it’s not a split decision. Usyk had a runaway victory, clearly won the fight.
This judge, Glenn Feldman, gives it to Anthony Joshua? It’s like a repeated crime here. This type of s***, I’m going to call it out here in boxing because it’s bulls***. Clearly, this guy is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing.”
Glenn Feldman has worked as a boxing judge for thirty years, overseeing several major fights. Among them was Mayweather vs Pacquiao back in 2015, one of the biggest boxing matches in the history of the sport.
Feldman will not, presumably, be on the judges’ table for Paul’s scheduled bout against former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva this weekend. Paul will be looking to extend his 5-0 record against the UFC retiree with another knockout victory.
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