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Jake Paul Rips Into Canelo’s Coach for Putting His Fighters on Banned Substances

Published 02/20/2022, 7:00 AM EST

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Jake Paul has often messed around with people who have achieved a lot more than him in the professional combat sports community. ‘The Problem Child’, however, hasn’t shied from taking brutal digs at them, and surprisingly, Canelo Alvarez is a prime name on that list.

Paul has lashed out at several stars, including Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Dana White, and many others. Meanwhile, he has always talked about his desire to face the current P4P king in boxing, Canelo Alvarez. That said, this desire hasn’t come out of respect but an ill-feeling, which has evoked ‘The Problem Child’ to rant on Team Canelo once again.

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Well, the primary banter began when Shakur Stevenson took a jab at Oscar Valdez on Twitter. WBC featherweight champion Valdez recently posted a video of his morning coffee, and in response, WBO titlist Stevenson offered a cheeky response.

He hinted at Valdez’s failed drug test from the past, and wrote, “Hey champ make sure yo coffee is clean.. We don’t want the tea situation to happen all over again.”

Jake Paul chimed into the scene and went straight after Eddy Reynoso, the head trainer at Team Canelo. It appears that ‘The Problem Child’ didn’t plaster on his words like Stevenson.

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Precisely, Oscar Valdez tested positive for banned substance ahead of his scrap against Robson Conceicao. Valdez denied consuming it and cited the usage of herbal tea as the reason. Despite the failed medical reports, the fight happened and Valdez defended his belt in style. Well, Valdez isn’t the only one from team Canelo to have suffered such a consequence.

Jake Paul getting raw on Team Canelo

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Paul has previously accused Canelo Alvarez of the same, something which urged the P4P king to pull out from his fight against ‘GGG’ in 2018. Alvarez’s medical reports showed him positive about the usage of banned substances. In response, Alvarez denied the allegations. He justified the reports by reasoning it with the consumption of meat.

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Canelo suffered a medical suspension of six months. But that didn’t affect his in-ring legacy. He returned to action and went on a tear across multiple divisions. While Alvarez’s boxing prowess seems unmatched, a few like Jake Paul have dared to point fingers at his credibility outside the spotlight.

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. Combining his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports, he has earned a combined 3000 plus bylines over the last two years.
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