How did Rahman lose to a football player

[WillieWild114]

Rahman embarrassed the boxing world last night ! By loosing to Greg Hardy. How did this happen? Size is not an excuse when boxers been beaten by guys 100lb less than them

[bballchump11]

He did really well in the 1st round. I think it was the 100lbs that did him in, and Greg Hardy isn't just a football player. He's trained MMA for many years.

[STREET CLEANER]

There is a reason Logan wanted to fight him.

[TheIronMike]

Imagine the shame Rahman Sr felt ringside

[Ganondorf]

Yeah I’m really happy in retrospect the Rahman Jr vs Paul fight did not happen or Jake would be going around bragging about he proved the haters wrong by beating a “legitimate boxer”.

You can make your own determination whether Jr is or isn’t an average or slightly above average boxer, but damn Jake is annoying.

From 160-175 there are several real pro boxers that would knock Jake’s D*** in the dirt imo. Everyone from Grandpa Lara to Andrade and Charlo and all the way up to the obvious champs at 175.

Possibly even some guys below 160 imo. The elite ones at 154 definitely. I would also pick 147 lb Spence and Dud to beat him especially if they were allowed to put on a few lbs.

[SN!PER]

Also Rahman Jr.'s dad kept telling him to knock out Hardy which didn't help, lol.

Jr. doesn't have the power his father has. Not many heavyweights have that level of power.

[Tails]

Not to talk down on Rahman Jr but he was never good by any professional boxing standard if you have ever seen him actually spar or fight.

He would have a very difficult time reaching journeyman status. And I say that with respect to journeymen out there because they are very skilled compared to a lot of people out there.

[QueensburyRules]

Yeah I’m really happy in retrospect the Rahman Jr vs Paul fight did not happen or Jake would be going around bragging about he proved the haters wrong by beating a “legitimate boxer”.

You can make your own determination whether Jr is or isn’t an average or slightly above average boxer, but damn Jake is annoying.

From 160-175 there are several real pro boxers that would knock Jake’s D*** in the dirt imo. Everyone from Grandpa Lara to Andrade and Charlo and all the way up to the obvious champs at 175.

Possibly even some guys below 160 imo. The elite ones at 154 definitely. I would also pick 147 lb Spence and Dud to beat him especially if they were allowed to put on a few lbs.

- - Don't even like Jake, but he exposing the dirty truth about this boxing generation by KOing the Fraudulent Fury Family and Rahman family with nary a punch thrown when they couldn't make scratch line for career purses.

Outboxed Spyder who made a monkey out of Jr Chavez. Keep in mind Jake has zero fight experience in boxing or MMA, and done a number on them and making more $$$ than 95% of boxers.

I can see why U got such an inferiority complex with U boys getting waxed monthly. Hang in there and maybe Jake eventually gets flattened and someone will give U a medal if U can find someone with a chest to pin it on...

[-Kev-]

That’s why theirs weight classes in boxing. Because no matter your skill level, you can still really hurt/beat someone on just size alone. There’s a point where skills become null due to size. Lesser fighters may be more susceptible to losing to much bigger men.

Even if you start listing off all the smaller fighters who beat a bigger foe, they’re still exceptional, no matter how many examples you list.

Also, this guy isn’t necessarily new to combat sports. That was his second boxing fight, and he has 13 MMA fights.

[4truth]

Also Rahman Jr.'s dad kept telling him to knock out Hardy which didn't help, lol.

Jr. doesn't have the power his father has. Not many heavyweights have that level of power.

I thought that wasn't necessarily bad advice, given that Jr doesn't have good defense nor good feet. Rahman rocked him more than once but wasn't able or didn't commit to following up.

Given enough time Hardy coming forward unchecked was going to wreck Rahman. The only thing that saved Rahman from being stopped was Hardy's abysmal cardio and poor technique.