Jake Paul

Paul announced last night that he was cancelled his fight with Rahman Jr after his opponent demanded the fight be held at 215lb, 15 pounds heavier than ...

This is not a joke, I am devastated, I cannot f***ing believe this; we just found out this news," he said. Since announcing the news, Paul and Rahman have gone back and forth on social media with the son of a legend insisting it was not him who forced the fight to be called off. Paul, 25, had been due to face Fury next weekend but the brother of heavyweight legend Tyson was banned from flying to New York for a press conference.

Paul's promotion team, Most Valuable Promotions, made the announcement on Saturday night that the fight would not be going ahead, and they stated they could not ...

And from the jump I knew from the bottom of my heart that these guys didn’t want to get into the ring with me. It’s clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to squeeze more money out of this event. The max weight was supposed to be 200 pounds, but he weighed in at 216 on July 7.

Jake Paul has cancelled his Hasim Rahman Jr next week, accusing his opponent of failing to cut to the agreed weight limit. The YouTuber-turned-boxer claims ...

A full statement read: "On July 5, Hasim Rahman Jr signed a bout agreement to fight Jake Paul on August 6 at Madison Square Garden at a maximum weight of 200lb. Still, Jake Paul was prepared to move forward with the fight at this new weight and a new contract was sent to Rahman's promoter reflecting a 205lb. This prompted the Commission to declare that it would not sanction the fight at less than 205lb. But Paul has now called off the fight after Rahman failed to lose any weight having agreed a new limit of 205lb. Heavyweight Rahman had agreed to cut to the cruiserweight limit of 200lb. I apologise to all of the other fighters on the card, our partners, our team and the fans.” Quote-tweeting her son’s post, Paul’s mum, Pam Stepnick, succinctly told Rahman: “You’re a pussy.”

Jake Paul has lashed out at Hasim Rahman Jr following their fight cancellation, branding his opponent "scared" and "unprofessional".

The pressure starts to set in and it’s exactly what happens with all of these guys. He concluded: “The biggest pay day of his life times ten and he’s fumbling it. However, further failures to lose weight on Rahman’s side resulted in a last minute request to fight at 215lbs, which Paul rejected out of hand.

'Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6th event. This forced outcome impacts Jake Paul, Amanda Serrano and every other fighter on this ...

It’s them not wanting to fight. That’s how much it means to me and how much faith I have in knocking him out. I apologise to the fans and I’ll be back at some point.’ ‘I didn’t even get my last week to get down as low as I could. The pressure starts to set in and it’s exactly what happened with all of these guys, same s**t with Tommy Fury. ‘Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6th event.

The son of former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman insists it is Paul's fault that the fight at Madison Square Garden has now been cancelled.

Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman’s camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215 pounds at the official weigh-in and would not agree to weigh in at 205 pounds and informing Most Valuable Promotions that they are pulling out of the fight unless the fight was agreed to at 215 pounds. Above everything, we want to thank our fans for their commitment to the athletes and the sport of boxing.” A statement released by 25-year-old Paul's company Most Valuable Promotions read: “On July 5, Hasim Rahman Jr signed a bout agreement to fight Jake Paul on Aug 6 at Madison Square Garden at a maximum weight of 200 pounds. But he doesn't want to fight a real fight, a real boxer, he wanted to drain me down and fight a shell of me. “Still, if I didn't make the weight, we had a replacement on the side, the Muslim boxer, Muhsin Cason, he campaigns at cruiserweight, he didn't need to drain himself, he could have saved the show. But Rahman replied, pinning the blame on Paul: “Jake and his ‘team’ cancelled this fight, not me!

UFC chief Dana White has suggested Jake Paul cancelled his anticipated upcoming bout with Hasim Rahman Jr due to a lack of interest and a failure to sell ...

Still, Jake Paul was prepared to move forward with the fight at this new weight and a new contract was sent to Rahman's promoter reflecting a 205 lbs. The boxing community must hold Hasim Rahman Jr. liable for his lack of professionalism. 'Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6 event. 'At the time of signing Rahman provided evidence of his weight to give comfort to Most Valuable Promotions and the New York State Athletic Commission that he would not be losing more than 10 percent of his weight over the four weeks leading up to the fight. 'Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman's camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215 lbs. 'This prompted the Commission to declare that it would not sanction the fight at less than 205 lbs.

His fight vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. won't be happening, so Jake Paul clearly had a lot to say when he weighed in on the topic.

They want to change the weight to 205 pounds. This is clearly an excuse to say, ‘OK, the fight is not at 215? So he signed a contract to fight me at 200 pounds and was going to cut the weight down to 200 pounds. From the jump, I knew in the bottom of my heart that this guy didn’t want to get in there with me. We’re going to have to change this fight to 205 pounds. Do you want to do the fight still?’ I said, ‘No problem. From the jump, I knew in the bottom of my heart that this guy didn’t want to get in there with me. The commission wanted to track his weight cut to make sure he was doing it in a healthy way. He’s a big guy with a ton of weight to lose. Paul echoed much of what the initial news release from his promotion, Most Valuable Promotions said. While Paul initially issued a brief written comment, he dove more in-depth in a pair of videos uploaded to social media. According to Most Valuable Promotions, Hasim Rahman Jr. deceived the promotion, commission, and Paul about his weight.

White and Paul have a long-running verbal rivalry and the UFC president had some words of wisdom for the YouTube star last night.

He then agreed a new deal with Fury for next weekend before the Brit was prevented from travelling. Paul announced last night he was pulling the plug on his sixth professional fight when he claimed Rahman Jr had refused to cut any weight from his 215lb frame. Rahman Jr hit back, questioning why he wasn't given the final week of his camp to shed as much weight as possible.

Dana White questioned the real reason why Jake Paul cancelled his fight against Hasim Rahman Jr. and took a shot at Paul's business partner, ...

“I think that Jake Paul probably needs to get some different people around him,” White said. “I’m not going to sit up here and be happy or gloat that their fight fell out,” White said. - UFC 277 Artist Series Event T-Shirt When Rahman Jr. allegedly asked for a 215-pound catchweight concession, the bout was called off. Reacting to news that Paul vs. “That’s what I think.

JAKE PAUL's fight with Hasim Rahman Jr has been cancelled following weigh-in issues.

He tweeted claiming that Paul and his team had cancelled the fight rather than him, with it being called off ‘on their terms’. Chris Eubank Jr has offered to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul after it was announced that his bout with Hasim Rahman Jr had been cancelled. The fight was scheduled for the 6th of August at Madison Square Garden, with an undercard also scheduled.

UFC president Dana White has suggested Jake Paul cancelled his boxing match with Hasim Rahman Jr. after failing to sell enough tickets.

Speaking at UFC 277's post-fight press conference, he said: "I think Jake Paul probably needs to get some different people around him. It's been alleged the 31-year-old wanted the bout to be held at 215lbs, 25lbs higher than Paul fights. If he's going to stay in the sport, he needs to be with guys that really know how to put on fights."

Jake Paul's boxing match at Madison Square Garden next week has been canceled after his promotional team said opponent Hasim Rahman Jr. did not intend to ...

The YouTube star-turned boxer than moved on to Rahman, the son of the former heavyweight champion who had fought entirely at heavyweight in his 13 pro bouts, weighing as much as 278 pounds. Most Valuable Promotions said Saturday that Rahman had signed a contract July 5 to weigh a maximum of 200 pounds. However, it said in a statement that a weight check Friday showed that he had only lost one pound since weighing 216 then and that the New York State Athletic Commission said it would not sanction the bout at less than 205 pounds.

Despite weight issues, Hasim Rahman Jr. said the true reason for the cancellation of his Aug. 6 boxing match lies with Jake Paul.

He don’t want to fight a real fight. “Jake Paul could’ve fought a real boxer, but he don’t want to fight a real fighter. It’s them not wanting the fight. He wanted to drain me down and fight a shell of me, which I’m not going to allow him to do. It’s clearly them not wanting to fight. Rahman Jr. said while he asked for more weight allowance, Paul and his team set him up to fail – and then refused any sort of matchmaking supplementation.

Hours later, Rahman took to social media to respond to the bout — and the entire event that was set for next Saturday at Madison Square Garden — being called ...

I already made 4X what you offered off of sparring now you want to paint the narrative to not let me on anyones cards cause you KNOW the people going demand us.— HASIM RAHMAN JR (@_HasimRahmanJr) #JakeFraud pic.twitter.com/nDQItZEeeD July 31, 2022 Jake don’t want that he’ll only take the fight if I agree to 200 or 205. Like we both said I was 215 YESTERDAY and I’m getting fined 25% per pound! Why am I weighing in 2,and 3 weeks before the fight Daniel? I didn’t even get a chance to hit the scale on 8/5 like the contract said. “Why am I weighing in two and three weeks before the fight? Pt 2/2— HASIM RAHMAN JR (@_HasimRahmanJr) pic.twitter.com/uC7uUjDXBv July 31, 2022

Dana White gives his opinion on why Jake Paul vs Hasim Rahman Jr has been cancelled. He's probably right.

Paul was initially set to face Tommy Fury, but the Brit was forced to withdraw for a second time after his application for a visa to enter America was unsuccessful. The fighting weight for Paul’s upcoming clash with Rahman Jr had been originally set at a maximum of 200 pounds, but The Problem Child did agree to up it to a maximum of 205 pounds. UFC president Dana White has suggested Jake Paul was forced to cancel next Saturday’s fight with Hasim Rahman Jr because of a lack of ticket sales, not because of weight issues.

Rahman Jr responded to the news of the cancellation claiming that while he had informed Paul that he would be unable to make the weight, that it was Paul ...

Still, Jake Paul was prepared to move forward with the fight at this new weight and a new contract was sent to Rahman's promoter reflecting a 205 lbs. 'Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6 event. 'Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman's camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215 lbs. 'At the time of signing Rahman provided evidence of his weight to give comfort to Most Valuable Promotions and the New York State Athletic Commission that he would not be losing more than 10 percent of his weight over the four weeks leading up to the fight. 'This prompted the Commission to declare that it would not sanction the fight at less than 205 lbs. 'These boxers are the most difficult people to work with and continually lack professionalism and confidence to fight me.

Hasim Rahman Jr. believes Jake Paul jumped the gun in cancelling their cruiserweight bout. Paul and Rahman were scheduled to face each other this coming ...

“Jake Paul could’ve fought a real boxer, but he don’t want to fight a real fighter," Rahman said. "He don’t want to fight a real fight. Rahman also said that by cancelling the fight a week out deprived him of the chance to try and lose as much weight as possible. “I would’ve beat this man with one hand, just like I did in the gym,” Rahman continued. If that was the case, Rahman said, why get “scared” at fighting 210 or 215 pounds? “Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6th event.”