David Haye, former heavyweight champion, hailed JAKE PAUL's decision to face Hasim Rahman Jr. as a "genius".
After Tommy Fury's August 6 cancellation, Hasim Sr was forced to fight Hasim Jr. on YouTube.
Jake Paul's fight with Tommy Fury ended in a resounding fumble earlier this week
Paul's first encounter with a professional boxer in social media was Rahman Jr.
Haye is a huge fan of the match-up. Haye even direct messaged BJ Flores, The Problem Child's head Coach, on Instagram.
Hayemaker stated: "Genius matchmaking. He's also the son of a former heavyweight champion ..."
Flores responded by saying, "Correct! !"
Haye responded quickly to American's question, saying: "Masterful Matchmaking at its best."
Flores was grateful and challenged Tony Bellew to the WBC title of cruiserweight. He replied with "Thanks buddy."
Haye is positive that Haye will be able to pull off another spectacular knockout despite Paul's inexperience against veteran boxers.
He stated, "Stoppage victory will shock the whole world."
SUN BINGO GET PS50 BONUS & 50 FREE SPINS TODAYPaul and Rahman Jr., aged 25 and 31, respectively, are good friends. They sparred in 2020.
Paul described the sparring session as "a really, really difficult session."
"He is obviously much bigger than I am. It's very interesting to work with.
"I am a much better fighter now. He's definitely a better fighter now, I'm certain.
"We will see which of the 18 month-olds has shown more improvement."
Paul is eager to fight Rahman Jr., saying that he has wanted the fight since Hasim opened his mouth to him 2 years ago at the gym.
"My manager and brother didn't want me taking on this fight. They told me it was too risky.
"The New York State Athletic Commission did not approve the fight because Hasim was too experienced for me.
"He has over 100 amateur fights. Tommy has 10x more amateur fights than me, but I'm different. I'm psychotic. CHAOTIC. PROBLEMATIC."
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