Hashim Rahman Jr Exposed Jake Paul For Running Away In Sparring Session
Jake Paul was set for his upcoming bout on August 6 against Tommy Fury when it was announced that he would need to find a new opponent. It was not the first cancellation, but the twice, after the Long Island star being due to injury and the more recent time being due to travel issues. Jake Paul ended up for Fury’s replacement being Hashim Rahman Jr, the son of the legendary boxer of the same name. In the next three weeks, the pair will go head-to-head at Madison Square Garden, in the Big Apple under the spotlight. Rahman and the YouTube star were going back-and-forth in a recent press conference and surprisingly, it was Paul who was on the back foot for a lot of it. In fact, he was so on the back foot, after Rahman Jr. came across much more genuine providing details and calling out Jake Paul for running from him. “Don’t turn your back and run like we did when we sparred,” Rahman Jr responded. “I was there to work with you, to actually help you get confidence to go against a guy that was 5’ 5” with no fights. So what are you talking about? And I still was handicapped, boxing you with one hand. Go watch the tape. I didn’t even use my right hand… Why you running in a boxing ring? Do you know how to box? Have you learned that yet? Have you learned that you can’t run yet?” Rahman Jr. said. “He turned his back and ran from me, that’s what’s going on in their whole camp, that’s all they do. I’m here to end this facade he’s calling a career,” he said at one point. Jake Paul and Hashim Rahman Jr. at the press conference on Tuesday, July 12. Photo: Showtime Boxing. Jake kept insisting “we have the footage” so as to disprove what his foe was saying, with this prompting Rahman to ask for its release. Funnily enough, the man with over 20 million YouTube subscribers also said ‘I wish that I could release the footage’ so clearly one of them is bluffing. “Imma let the fans see on August 6,” was Paul’s rebuttal when pushed hard to put out this supposedly incriminating sparring footage. It would be pretty iconic if he walked out with videos of him dealing with Rahman in training and that would be very on-brand for the flashy boy from Cleveland, Ohio. It’s possible that Jake Paul might finally have bitten off more than he can chew this time. Paul’s resume to this point is without much bite. He is 5-0 as a boxer but is yet to beat anyone of note. His last two fights were against former MMA star Tyrone Woodley. The Baltimore-born Rahman’s current record is 12-1, with the solitary loss coming last time out at the hands of Jack McKenzie Morrison in Vegas. This bout against Rahman Jr. will easily be the biggest test of Jake Paul’s career. It remains to be seen whether Paul is doing all of this for fame and fortune, or if he wants to become a legitimate boxing contender. Check the related video below!
