Comments Thread For: Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. Canceled Due To Weight Issues

[Boxingfanatic75]

Don't sign on to fight then! It's not Jake Paul's fault that Rahman Jr. signed the contract then refused to lose the weight! Rahman Jr. was at 215lbs. UFC guys cut 25lbs. ffs. The leap in logic to blame Jake Paul for Rahman is astounding! Clown logic 101

You keep repeating this 215! 215! 215 hogwash…here are his fighting weights in order. The first is his fighting debut
234.5
233
229
232
226
230
211
213
231
269
224
215
224
He’s NOT a sub 215 fighter and never has been. His solid weight is between 220-230 where he has literally fought for the vast majority of his career. Yes he signed and yes he shouldn’t have. However to claim he was 215 is a drop in the bucket claim for someone who campaigns nowhere close to 205

[SchoolTheseCats]

The guy is a heavyweight that doesn’t need to cut weight wtf did idiots really expect to happen???…. And to toss a rehydration clause on him showed this was just a stunt was never going go through anyways

[PBR Streetgang]

Probably all for the best for all parties except for those fighters looking for a payday on the undercard.

Why not fight someone like Nick Kisner? Granted, not a name but he's fought good opponents at CW and HW and he's a real boxer.

[BodyBagz]

Why did the natural HW sign that contract ?

[elfag]

The entire boxing world was giving Jake credit for picking Ramen, but you? Nope, still playing games lol. My guy, he's got 5 fights, take a chill on fighting a big threat.

He was looking for a name to sell the show and Ramen been as low as 213. He got to 217 and just gave up. Bradley called it: Ramen isn't dedicated to the sport. Opportunity of a lifetime and blows it being a fatass.

He hand picked him as a former sparring partner and he already had intel that he knew the guy would barely be able to make weight.


There are like hundreds of light heavies and cruiserweight pros, go fight one of them then. dude is a charlatan

[elfag]

If an adult person with 90% of their marbles signs a contract, excuses go in the toilet.
If that signed contract says the loser has to perform oral on the winner, oh well.

I am by no means defending JP.
Just saying a signed contract pretty much leaves no room for excuses.

Rahman doesnt have excuses, I am saying Jakes failuire to get a fight since last fall is his largely on himself

Hes limited himself to only a british reality TV star or his former sparring partner who cant make weight. that is why he hasnt fought.

[BodyBagz]

Rahman doesnt have excuses, I am saying Jakes failuire to get a fight since last fall is his largely on himself

He's a novice doing things on his own.
He's still on that learning curve.
Fury backed out and HRJ failed to make weight.

WTF
Are people ducking a youtuber ?!?!?

[PrimadonnaKool]

Rahman shouldn't have accepted the fight.

He probably hasn't weighed 200lbs in years

[Roadblock]

Wow, this is bullshit! The agreement was 200 and because Ramen Noodles is having a hard time, the NYSAC is stepping in to give him a helping hand!?!?

Paul should call it off, this is an outrage. Can anybody say they've ever seen something like this happen before in the sport of boxing??

Maybe they thought Rahman will be dangerously drained, so Jake thinks its a weight fight thats ok, same man as a drained one but not the same fighter.

[dan-b]

Maybe this YouTuber will fight someone who actually campaigns in the division the YouTuber is attention seeking in. Everything else is just noise, has Spence - Crawford been signed yet?