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One of the most crucial parts of a boxing event is the weigh-in. Fighters have to come under a certain weight depending on their weight class. However, there’s a rehydration clause in the contract which signifies how much weight a fighter could put on between the weigh-in and the actual fight night. The YouTuber-turned-boxer, Jake Paul, shared his views on a huge fight.

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Paul compared his fight against Hasim Rahman Jr. and the fight between the sons of two boxing legends, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn.

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Jake Paul calls Hasim Rahman Jr out on Twitter

Ahead of his fight against Rahman, Jake Paul tweeted about the weight difference his opponent can have during fight night. Moreover, according to Paul, Rahman has to weigh twice, once during the weigh-in and the other on the fight day.

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During the weigh-in, he has to be 200 lbs and on fight afternoon, he can increase up to 214 lbs due to the rehydration clause. However, Rahman Jr can weigh any weight on fight night. Paul ended his tweet by asking Rahman Jr to “Stop making excuses.”

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Additionally, Paul made this claim after contract disputes over the fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. Paul stated that Benn isn’t dirty for not wanting Eubank to have a size advantage and he just wants a fair fight.

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Take a look at Jake Paul’s next fight

‘The Problem Child’ is coming off a hot winning streak as he defeated former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley, for the second time. Paul was supposed to fight Tommy Fury, however, Fury was unable to make it to the fight.

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Finally, a new opponent was selected on short notice. The Ohio-born fighter will go toe to toe against 12-1 fighter Hasim Rahman Jr. on August 6, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Darsh Karkera

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Darsh Karkera is a Boxing author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his masters in Clinical Psychology at CHRIST University, Bangalore. According to Darsh himself, the one and only one thing that fuels him, is sports. His boxing journey began watching Mike Tyson fights as a toddler with his dad and later on following the rise of Manny Pacquiao. Aside from work, Darsh is also a massive Sherlock Holmes fan, and given a chance, you might find him lurking around 221B Baker Street as part of his vivid imagination.

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