Jake Paul

Jake Paul and and Hasim Rahman Jr's showdown next week has been cancelled. 'First Tommy Fumbled and now Hasim Rahman Crumbled,' he wrote on Twitter Saturday ...

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. '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. 'There has been endless work, time, and money put into building this event and we want to thank our team, Showtime, Madison Square Garden, Holden Boxing and all of our partners for their continued support. 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. '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. 'These boxers are the most difficult people to work with and continually lack professionalism and confidence to fight me. It's as clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to such more money out of this event. The bout was called off over a disagreement about Rahman's weight. 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. To coerce us into doing things.

Paul was due to take on the son of a legend in New York next weekend but has scrapped the fight after his opponent allegedly refused to lose weight.

Paul then agreed to fight Fury again next weekend but the brother of heavyweight world champion Tyson was banned from flying to New York for a pre-fight press conference and Paul pulled the plug, drafting in Rahman Jr at short notice. 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. Paul later tweeted to add "First Tommy Fumbled and now Hasim Rahman Crumbled. These boxers are the most difficult people to work with and continually lack professionalism and confidence to fight me. But Paul has now claimed his opponent failed to lose any weight and after agreeing to a new limit of 205lb, Paul was then told by Rahman Jr that he would scale 215lb the day before the fight. A 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. This prompted the Commission to declare that it would not sanction the fight at less than 205lb.

First Tommy Fury fumbled and now Hasim Rahman crumbled, Jake Paul has announced the cancellation of his next fight against Hasim Rahman Jr which was set to ...

The fight isn't happening on there accord not MINE!" "First Tommy Fury fumbled and now Hasim Rahman crumbled," Jake Paul has announced the cancellation of his next fight against Hasim Rahman Jr which was set to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 6 Jake Paul has cancelled his next fight against Hasim Rahman Jr due to a dispute about the weight limit for the bout.

Jake Paul had been scheduled to fight Hasim Rahman Jr on August 6 after initially seeing a bout against Tommy Fury fall through while the YouTube star has ...

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. The World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman revealed that the YouTube sensation could be ranked, even though he is yet to take on a single professional boxer. A statement from Most Valuable Productions 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. This prompted the Commission to declare that it would not sanction the fight at less than 205lb. And it appears that any chance of Paul entering the ring next week have evaporated with his replacement Rahman Jr now dropping out after allegedly missing weight. The bout was set to go ahead next week on August 6 at Madison Square Garden in the United States.

Paul announced on Saturday night that he had cancelled his fight with Rahman Jr, accusing the son of a legend of refusing to cut down to the weight limit.

I'm sick of it, I'm devastated and I apologise to everyone on the undercard. Paul announced the fight was off with a lengthy statement claiming Rahman Jr weighed 216lb when he agreed to the fight. YouTube star Paul announced last night that he had scrapped next weekend's card at Madison Square Garden in New York, accusing his rival of refusing to cut to first the original 200lb weight limit and then the renegotiated limit of 205lb.

The entire event at Madison Square Garden has been called off after Rahman Jr, who was set to replace Tommy Fury, decided he would no longer cut weight ...

Above everything, we want to thank our fans for their commitment to the athletes and the sport of boxing.” Fury, half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson, was originally set to face Paul in December but withdrew from that scheduled contest while citing injury and illness. 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. There has been endless work, time and money put into building this event and we want to thank our team, Showtime, Madison Square Garden, Holden Boxing and all of our partners for their continued support. 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. The American, 25, said opponent and compatriot Rahman Jr, 31, withdrew after a dispute over the weight limit for their fight.

YouTube creator turned professional boxer Jake Paul was scheduled to box Hasim Rahman Jr. on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden, but the fight is off.

“I think they sold under a million dollars in tickets and it costs $500,000 to turn the f**king lights on at MSG. That’s what I think. White wasn’t buying the boxing promotion’s press release stating that the event was cancelled due to weight issues. “Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman’s camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215 lbs.

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.

'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.

Jake Paul's boxing match at Madison Square Garden next week has been cancelled due to a weight issue with his opponent Hasim Rahman Jr., his promotional ...

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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.

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.

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 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."

Paul was forced to scrap his upcoming fight with Rahman Jr with the YouTuber claiming his opponent was refusing to meet his weight-limit obligations.

The pair are understood to have agreed a catchweight of 156lb but no deal has been signed. And after referring to Fury and Rahman Jr as "Fumbles" and "Crumbles" respectively, Paul was made an offer by Eubank Jr who tweeted: "Fumbles & Crumbles are not 'boxers', they are guys who put gloves on every now and again for clout… The fight was initially contracted at 200lb before the son of a legend insisted he would be unable to meet his obligation.

Paul has sparred with 10-0 professional Muhsin Cason, who is Rahman Jr's uncle and deeply ingrained in YouTube boxing having worked with KSI and Paul's ...

He wanted to drain me down and fight a shell of me which I'm not going to allow him to do." But before the fight was officially confirmed to be off, Rahman Jr offered one last effort to save the event, telling Paul's team that Muhsin Cason, a 10-0 cruiserweight, could step in. But during weekly checks by the New York State Athletic Commission, he appeared to only be able to make around 214lb, and the bout was cancelled yesterday.

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.”