Topic: Jake Paul v Hasim Rahman Jr / Amanda Serrano V Brenda Carabaja co-main event Aug - page 4. (Read 1059 times)

It was already clear that Mayweather will have the favor and advantage even before the fight started, but looking at the fight, McGregor's performance was really good than what I expected considering that boxing is not his forte and his muscle memories are trained to attack in a way that is prohibited in boxing just like what we saw on McGregor where he was frequently told by the referee not to do his thing because it's not allowed in a boxing match.

I think it will be an interesting fight if the match were mixed, 3 rounds of boxing and 3 rounds of MMA

It will be an interesting exhibition fight and I won't get the chance slip to see if these guys will come up and share the same ring, surely it will be boxing, right? Because it will be crystal clear that Connor will definitely grill Jake Paul if their fight will happen in the octagon and there's no excitement about that. But if it's a boxing match then I guess that these two will have a great fight.

I agree on both parts. Connor did well and the ref did stop it a bit too early. Unless the fighter is clearly not defending and/or taking an onslaught then let the fight continue. Fight fans want to see a knock out at the end of the day and I think a lot of refs jump in a little too early. Connor was likely to get decked if the fight had of continued but that's what people want to see. I now refs have to have the health of the fighters as there number 1 priority, but they know what sport they're playing and unless the fighter is taking a dangerous amount of damage I think they should ease off the breaks a little.


I didn't care for Jake either but I've warmed to him. You need characters like him that are going to come in and shake up the sport. One thing he doesn't get enough credit is for championing higher pay for boxers and he puts his money where his mouth is. On his last fight every single fighter got the highest payday including Tommy Fury and that money came out of Jake's purse as he wanted them to be paid fairly. Not many people would do that. He also got Amanda Serrano her highest payday and I believe that fight was the first to pay female boxers 1 million each. They were getting nowhere close to that until he stepped in. I'm not sure they would have sold out Madison Square Garden either without him so he's doing his bit for female boxing as well. I think this is going to be a really tough fight for Jake but I'm hoping he knows something we don't. Surely he wouldn't have taken it if he didn't think he could win it comfortably. As I said before, I really hope he gets through this fight so we can see Tommy or maybe Connor next.

I've never got why so many people jumped on Conor for that Mayweather fight. I'm also one of the few it seems that thought he did well. I mean he gassed out in typical Conor fashion, but he was going toe to toe with Mayweather, who is regarded as one of the best boxers, and for a few the best boxer. I can't say I agree he's the best ever, but he's definitely one of the best. So, for Conor to move to a sport he doesn't train in, and doesn't do, and put on that sort of performance I thought was good.

He gassed for sure, and quite frankly I thought the stoppage was very early. Conor fights better when he gets hurt, as do so many other fighters. He was just incredibly tired, you could see it.


The kid is a mastermind. Dissing Dana, Conor everyone that'll basically get him that massive fight, with a massive pay check, and he's doing it while building his career. I'll be honest I was initially very critical with Jake, but I know when to admit when I'm wrong. He's shown he has a love for boxing, he's shown dedication, and he has put on some decent fights. Everyone criticising him for fighting nobodies needs to take a step back, and see everyone fights nobodies at the start of their career, as you rightly point out.

In fact, Jake has a lot more notable names on his record, this soon in his career compared to Joshua, Fury, Mayweather even like I don't get why we're being so hyper critical just because he came from a background, which traditionally wasn't aligned with boxing. I think it's people being protective of their sport, rather than being fair to the individuals.

I think Connor wins too, but he's rusty and has been out of action for a while, so I don't think they'd be too far apart skillwise, other than Connor has a lot of fights both pro and amateur under his belt. Jakes trumps him on age as well and will have that underdog spirit and hunger. Connor did pretty well against Mayweather I thought and has knock out power as does Jake so it wouldn't be a big mismatch. I actually think it could be pretty close. I'd love to see it.


He has to start off slow and build himself up. He's still essentially a newcomer to boxing and pros have dozens of fights before they start getting attention or moving up to the big leagues. Tommy Fury has had eight pro fights but has yet to fight anyone of note. It would be unwise of him to jump the gun and take on more than he can handle and I think the fights he's been taking - or tried to take - have been nice stepping stones. People will still complain after this fight that he hasn't fought anyone of note or not a 'proper' boxer as they would say of Tommy. If he gets past this I'd love to see the Tommy Fury fight next. Then maybe Nate Diaz or someone similar, and then maybe that would be a nice stepping stone to Connor or Mayweather or something. If Jake keeps building his brand and winning every fight that's put in front of him the superstars are going to come sniffing for that big, easy paycheque. He already has bad blood with Connor and Mayweather so these fights sell themselves. If Mayweather still hasn't paid Logan Jake might be apprehensive about taking that unless the money is in escrow. Logan probably got ripped off because he was naïve but I can't blame him for assuming that Floyd would pay him. If he still hasn't paid him then that's a total scumbag move.

Sparring footage of Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr was released.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDICORuXuxY

Not certain how hard Hasim Rahman was trying there. Sparring partners are paid to take a beating and lose so the person preparing for a fight can get good work in.

Rahman's basic fundamentals need work. The way he lazy steps with his feet in slow motion is a terrible habit for a professional fighter to have. His punching technique however is good. Tommy Fury was a strange match up and Hasim Rahman Jr is yet another in a long line of oddball matchmaking choices. I would guess Jake Paul and his handlers see things in Hasim Rahman they think they can exploit. It will be interesting to see what approach and gameplan they take for this fight.

The problem with this bout is their hidden contract which they are the only one who knows about it. As we already know these guys are not really boxers who will gonna step up and take down anyone who blocks them to become the number 1 pound for pound king in their weight division. Rather their fight is just for merely entertainment and some drama, the only people who take their bait are those who are blinded by their promotional drama which is most likely scripted to get the attention of audiences all around the world.

The thing is people asked to see him fight a pro boxer, and in his defence he went for Tommy Fury who is reasonably established. It isn't his fault that he pulled out, regardless of the circumstances. He tried to fight a pro boxer with a decent reputation. Alright, I believe that reputation is more because of his affiliations with his brother, rather than his boxing ability, but he is taking steps up.

Jake knows how to pick his opponents, and he has enough hype, and fame behind him that boxers, and MMA fighters are willing to get knocked out by him just for the pay day. So, he can basically select opponents who he thinks will make him look good, as well as have a relatively easy day in that ring. Therefore, Jake is likely always going to be the favourite, until he can't cherry pick his opponents any more.

I know you might say that cherry picking isn't exactly making a statement, but name me one fighter in the last couple of years that didn't get cherry picked fights. Even some of the biggest names in modern boxing had easy fights.

Well, I have read that the purpose of this match against Hasim Rahman Jr was to prove that Jake Paul is legitimate and that he is serious with his boxing career, or just to add legitimacy to his records because his past fights were with a retired MMA fighter and not really a boxer, well we can say it is only a stunt aswell, just to fill out the need of his boxing records, and why is Hasim Rahman Jr. and not McKenzie Morrison I don't know maybe Morrison doesn't want anything to do with Jake Pauls antics and Hasim Rahman Jr. really needs money for this fight that is why he approved this fight,


For me I am looking at their moves and reaction time to every strike, I'd say Jake Paul may have an upper hand, I don't really like the records, but I think Skills and technique will provide good results here, I don't really like Paul Jake but I think he is making an epic win here, he surely is an amateur after all so if he beats a Profesional boxer, that doesn't have any decent fights in my opinion maybe he can put a good show on other professional boxers aswell, anyway, I will be taking Jake Paul here so yeah maybe he can really do it,


I don't know why but am I taking the side of Jake Paul, well not really, and maybe well I don't really like Jake Paul, but for this fight, I really think he is ready enough in taking Hasim Rahman Jr. from his previous fights against Tyron Woodley from the 1st and 2nd fight I have seen changes in his style he is like adapting quite fast in his 1st match with Woodley I can see some advantage but maybe there might be some that will say Tyron Woodley was paid to lose I really think not if this is the case then the fight with Hasim Rahman Jr. will be a win again by Jake Paul, but if not that 2nd fight against Woodley was an adaptive Jake Paul and downloaded all the movement of Woodley, I am pretty sure Jake Paul has that,

I mean, I've also got to hand it to Jake to having a back up fighter to not disappoint the fans. I kind of wish this was the way it was planned out all the time. Nothing worse than seeing your favourite fighter not get to fight due to their opponent backing out. I'm by no means saying Jake is my favourite boxer, but for a lot of people he will be since he introduced them to boxing.

Tommy was such a promising boxer. I mean you didn't get invited to Rocky 5? for nothing. The guy was as promising as they got, and had very heavy hands. It's actually quite a tragic story about Tommy. There's a few Youtube videos which are well worth the watch which document his fall. Towards the end he looked like a shadow of himself. It's sad how it went for him. At the start of his career he had all the promise in the world, but also seemed liked a genuinely nice guy.

I wasn't aware he had a son though so that's new.

It is not Kenzie. His real name is James McKenzie Morrison. I read boxers' information in Boxingrec.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/699496

James is also the son of a former boxer, Tommy Morrison who died of AIDS. Tommy Morrison was also a former WBO champion. Also, agreed. In due course the fans will be bored of Jake Paul and he will be pressured to challenge a real boxer. I predict he will lose 1 fight before his 15th fight.

Yeah, it would be some sight. I'm starting to lean towards wanting that fight. Regardless if it's boxing or not, I think Conor beats him. However, the build up would be incredible as you say.

Yeah, I'd have to agree. I didn't like Jake in the beginning mind you. Logan I liked a lot more after his incident, and how he handled it. Jake I'm warming up to though, as I'm now convinced he's just doing it for the publicity, and is probably a decent kid underneath it all.

He does rub people the wrong way, and it's funny that his latest faking breaking his back rubbed people the wrong way too. I thought, it was a decent gag, and maybe just a little bit distasteful, but at the end of the day he isn't harming anyone.

That is much better and I can really say that Dana White had really give some thought that his beloved company won't be dragged into a mud after Diaz's actions. Now, Diaz is facing a lot more dangerous opponent in his own field and I'm really inclined that he will lose badly this time (which by the way what Dana wants) after being inactive for a year already.

Hasim is a big man as well wherein for sure if jake became careless on this match surely he will not last and will end up knock out on just one mistake.  If he has speed and good footwork it will not be a problem.. But unfortunately he doesn't have such ability yet..

Diaz looks to be fighting in the UFC soon now. I think that might be his last fight on his contract though so I'm not sure if he will re-sign with the UFC, especially if it means not being able to take the big paydays in boxing. There was a lot of talk of Diaz fighting Jake so maybe that could happen now. If Jake does fight him that's one more step towards the Connor fight in my opinion as Diaz and Connor are very closely matched in terms of skill etc and are 1/1 against each other.


Jake is taking the McGregor formula and playing it to a T. That's why I'd love to see Jake eventually fight Connor. The build up would be epic and likely more exciting than the actual fight. Can you imagine them at a press conference just slagging the shit out of each other?

He's far from an idiot. Both the Paul brothers seem to have their heads screwed on. They know where the money is and how to get it. People just don't like them because they're popular and Jake talks a lot of smack which only gets him more attention and he's an expert at that.


I thought it was pretty funny and well done. He got the clickbait of fooling people he's injured then flipped it and made a joke out of it. It made me laugh on the reveal anyway. I saw a lot of news sites picking that story up so it worked. I'm not sure how successful this boxing fight will be in PPV terms though but he's doing his best to promote it.

Why not bet on Rahman instead, since we could expect anything from Jake ? Who knows what could happen. Maybe a "boxer" will be able to knockout "blogger" ? Dont underestimate Rahmans amateur career. Google say he has more than 100+ in amateur fights, while Jakes whole career looks more amateur than pro If only there will be a tricky clause in their contract, that states no KO allowed.

It's Kenzie Morrison, not James Morrison.

If Jake Paul will fight against him, then we will expect another KO from Kenzie Morrison lol since Jake Paul isn't a good boxer. I believe he will keep winning when he fight against a weak boxer or unknown boxer, then if he challenge a champion or strong boxer, he might be fine if he lose since he will already made a good sum of money.

In this fight I will bet on Paul since I know Rahman Jr. only foughts against loser.

This appears to be another payperview joke from the promoters to scam fans. Something similar to a pump and dump ICO to steal your money hehehe. Also, why will Jake Paul not challenge James Morrison, the fighter who knocked out Hasim Rahman?

Just like you, I am part of the gang who wants Jake Paul or Logan Paul to get beaten up by their retired professional opponents, to actually enjoy while watching them winning it, now in the fight with Hasim Rahman Jr., I am rooting for Jake Paul now, I don't know about the sudden change of heart but upon further review on Jake Paul's boxing, he is doing fine with his skill and technique he is a natural born fighter that is for sure, but for me, Jake Paul is and not Logan Paul, if there will be a fight between this two brothers I will be rooting for Jake Paul,


That Skit is just for fun in my opinion, it addresses Hasim Rahman Jr. because his opponent is not really a well-known boxer, and I do believe this is just a way Ok with me, not a brilliant one but still he's doing something to sell their fight I think many will not appreciate what he is doing but I think this is for all his fans, it may not have that impact of a level but I think it is OK, or my taste is just poor, anyway I am just looking forward on what may happen on the event,


If both promotions will settle an agreement then this fight will surely go as it is, but for me, it is still on the horizon and pretty much Nate Diaz will surely need to make the decision for himself, but for me, a Nate Diaz fight will be great because of Nate's lot of supporters but for this fight to progress Nate Diaz will need to be in good shape first, but yeah Dana White is feeding Nate Diaz to Khamzat Chimaev, in hopes for Diaz to retire, so he can make his way to fight Jake Paul but for me, it is still in the Horizon and I think Jake Paul has the advantage on Nate Diaz as well,

It may not happen now because Nate Diaz will be fighting Khamzat on UFC 279. This is according to this MMA news.

Anyway, there is no difference to the result, Khamzat is a lot dangerous than Jake Paul. Khamzat will double up and tuck Diaz over and pound him to the ground. Dana made a decision to end the career of Diaz and maybe after the fight, Diaz is on his own and can fight Paul after Oct. 19. His UFC contract expires this date. Source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/07/ufc-news-nate-diaz-contract-expiration-date