Many fans have been disappointed after the canceled scheduled bout between Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. The bout was called off after Paul accused the heavyweight boxer of not honoring his contract. However, Rahman Jr. claimed that Paul and his team did not let him cut weight till the weigh-ins.
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This has caused many fans and analysts to take sides. Notably, Former middleweight champion Sergio Mora took to Twitter to defend The Problem Child and call out Rahman Jr. for not honoring the contract.
Moreover, this started a back and forth between former lightweight boxer Jamal Herring and Showtime president Stephen Espinoza after Herring responded to Mora’s tweet
Jamal Herring calls out Jake Paul
Herring came to the heavyweight boxer’s defense as he claimed Jake Paul had a week’s notice to find a replacement but canceled the whole event instead. Furthermore, he stated that changes could have been made as the bout was not canceled at the weigh-ins.
And Fighter A was given a weeks notice, meaning they could’ve found a replacement, so what’s the excuse there? It wasn’t like we found this out at the weigh in, now an entire card that I’m sure trained hard has to now go home with nothing.
Contracts don’t care about your comfort! If a fighter agrees & signs to the terms in a deal, he HONORS the terms of the deal! Anything less is unprofessional. #boxing #business
Notably, another fan came to Paul’s defense and stated that finding a replacement in a week is not an easy task. He also urged Herring not to defend Rahman Jr.’s unprofessionalism.
It's not easy always to find replacement in a week. Don't defend unprofessionalism. The person who ruined whole paydays of all is hasim, noone else. He signed the contract himself.
Moreover, Herring then replied to the fan stating that promotions have previously found replacements in a week’s notice giving the example of Gervonta Davis vs Abner Mares which fell through. He also claimed that the co-main event of his own card was bumped up after he pulled out.
And I’ve seen promoters and entities like the PBC, Top Rank, & Golden boy make changes to save a card. Remember when Tank’s fight against Abner fell through? Found a replacement. When I had COVID, Top Rank elevated Mikaela to the main event and the shows went on.
It's not easy always to find replacement in a week. Don't defend unprofessionalism. The person who ruined whole paydays of all is hasim, noone else. He signed the contract himself.
Errol Spence Jr. trolls Showtime President
This was not all, as the Showtime president, Stephen Espinoza also got involved.
He replied to Gerring and claimed that his examples were not PPV cards and that although replacements were made for PPV events; they were usually at 5 to 6 weeks’ notice.
Your examples are not PPVs. Tank vs. Abner was on Showtime & that was 5 wks before the fight. There have been substitutes for PPV events - Tank vs. Isaac Cruz for one, but that was 6 wks out - but rarely, if ever, do you see a PPV main event boxer replaced during fight week.
And I’ve seen promoters and entities like the PBC, Top Rank, & Golden boy make changes to save a card. Remember when Tank’s fight against Abner fell through? Found a replacement. When I had COVID, Top Rank elevated Mikaela to the main event and the shows went on.
However, undefeated Welterweight Champion, Errol Spence Jr. was having none of Espinoza’s claims as he gave the example of his own fight against Manny Pacquiao where the show went on even after Spence pulled out a week before the fight with Yordenis Ugas taking his place.
Errol spence vs Pacquiao 😂
Your examples are not PPVs. Tank vs. Abner was on Showtime & that was 5 wks before the fight. There have been substitutes for PPV events - Tank vs. Isaac Cruz for one, but that was 6 wks out - but rarely, if ever, do you see a PPV main event boxer replaced during fight week.
The undefeated champion was not shy to call out the hypocrisy of the Showtime president, who looked like he was giving preferential treatment to the YouTube sensation.
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