Jake Paul has waited a long while for his proposed bout against Tommy Fury. However, the Fury family’s travel bans have put the status of his fight in jeopardy. It was recently reported that Paul is finalizing a deal with a new opponent.
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Jake Paul is finalizing a deal to face Hasim Rahman Jr. on August 6th, sources familiar with the negotiations told @SInow. Rahman (12-1) is the son of ex-heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman. Paul pivoting away from Tommy Fury, who was denied entry into the U.S. last week.
Fury was denied a visa to enter the United States. Moreover, Paul was on a quest to find another opponent after the news came to light. As Sports Illustrated reported, Paul is currently finalizing a deal with Hasim Rahman Jr.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 17: Jake Paul fights Ben Askren in their cruiserweight bout during Triller Fight Club at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on April 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for Triller)
Notably, Rahman Jr. is the son of former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, who held both the unified and lineal titles in 2001. Additionally, Rahman Jr. is coming into the bout with an impressive record of 12-1-0 with 6 knockouts. The duo will face each other at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 6, 2022.
Fans react to Jake Paul facing Hasim Rahman Jr.
Boxing fans were intrigued by Jake Paul’s new matchup. A lot of fans took to social media to share their thoughts.
Folks are going to hate, but this is a far more dangerous fight than Tommy Fumbles. Let's see what weight they make it for
User @igwejimmiri revealed that Rahman Jr. is a far more dangerous opponent than Fury.
Rahman Jr. is halfway decent and I expect he'll beat Jake Paul
Rahman's kid is decent so I definitely think it's a better opponent than Tommy Fury
Ohw shit if this fight isn't fixed, Rahman Will probably be sending Paul to Mars before Elon could send his spaceships
A few users felt that Rahman Jr. is a much better opponent with a good chance of beating Paul. In fact, user @therealfitpro even added that unless the fight is ‘fixed’ Paul has no chance of defeating Rahman Jr.
It's a step up and a "legit" boxer .. given his inexperience Jake Paul is actually pretty ambitious as a fighter I seen Olympians face worse opposition early
Meanwhile, user @blakjordanbreen added that Paul is finally fighting a ‘legit boxer’. Moreover, he also mentioned that since Rahman Jr. is still an upcoming boxer, Paul is the perfect opponent.
Nobody is gonna buy that, nobody even knows who that is
No one knows him though, ppv gonna do worse than it would’ve with Fury… but it’ll be massive if he wins and fights Nate Diaz next
A few users mentioned that nobody will buy the PPV for the fight. However, user @genzinsightsinc added that the fight will be massive only if Paul wins and later faces Nate Diaz.
This is a straight up Malik Scott -Wilder dive coming … rachman not good at all and koed last fight will never make a living as a boxer plus Jake Paul’s sparring partner for last couple years … terrible
But a few users mentioned that Rahman Jr. was not a good boxer. In fact, a user even mentioned that he will never make a living as a boxer.
Jake still gonna win 😑
Doesn’t matter who Jake Paul fights everyone gonna complain. The man has only 6 fights and people want him to fight champions. I don’t like the man but y’all wanted him to face a “real” boxer. Y’all complained about fury and now y’all complain about this opponent.
Not his fault Fury chickened out, again. I understand though. If he wins he beat a YouTube boxer, if he looses he’s pretty much done.
However, a few users mentioned that boxing fans have been too hard on Paul. Moreover, they stated it was not Paul’s fault that Fury backed out of the bout. The users were also sure of Paul’s victory in the bout.
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