Hasim Rahman Jr reveals the amazingly low wallet he was able to get for his fight with Jake Paul
Hasim Rahman Jr has revealed the contractual penalties that apply to the fight against Jake Paul if he fails to weigh.
The YouTube star was supposed to face off against Tommy Fury, the younger brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, but after much back and forth the fight was officially cancelled. Everything started to fall apart when Former reality TV star denied entry to the US when trying to board the plane for the first press conference.
It was later confirmed that Paul will face Hasim Rahman Jr on August 6 at Madison Square Garden.
Motivation has been built for the pay-per-view event, especially when There is a scene where Paul and Rahman Jr fight in the past. And while it’s only a 10-second clip, the YouTuber landed his right arm on the son of former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman Sr.
There has been much information about the weight difference between the two with Rahman Jr being a heavyweight last time weighing 224lbs. To fully hit his wallet, Rahman had to initially hit the 200lb limit before weighing a second time on the morning of the match, where he was able to go back up to 214lb.
Talking to Ariel Helwani in MMA Giờ HourRahman Jr has this to say about contractual obligations:
“I am being penalized, after four ounces, for every pound more I lose 25% of my wallet.”
Rahman went on to claim the staggeringly low amount he could have been paid if he had come:
“They leave a lot behind when you are dealing with Jake Paul and his antics. For example, if I come in at 202lb for the weight and then 216lb for the rehydration scale I will get the minimum, which I think is $5,000. “
“Two pounds that they fear. They wanted to put pressure on me to make the weight say ‘you’re losing 25% for every pound you’re passing’ – so if I hit 204lb I’ll get a bare minimum of $5,000. “
Last week, Shawn Porter, former Welterweight Champion spoke to FightHype on the weight limit for the fight and how Paul has all the bases covered:
“I’ll give you a theory – assuming Hasim and his camp understand what he’s trying to do, to get us to knock ourselves down, we’re just going to get here. [indicates won’t lose all the weight]. “
“They will massage it. Jake Paul will massage it. They will cancel the fight and then take it all as Hasim’s fault and they won’t take rap for anything. “
“He really has a way of doing this so he covers all the bases.”
“You look at rehydration terms – he’s covering all of his bases.”
Porter made no predictions for the match but made it clear who he wants to win:
“I think he [Rahman Jr] handicapped into battle”.
“I want him to win.”