HASIM RAHMAN JR said he would be Jake Paul's lowest paid opponent and denied that he would take a dive.
Tommy Fury will be replaced by Hasim Sr, the son of an ex-heavyweight champion world champion.
Hasim Rahman Jr claimed that he would be Jake Paul's lowest paid opponent
Jake Paul takes on Tommy Fury's replacement Hasim Raman Jr.
Internet conspiracists used the fact that Rahman Jr. and Paul had previously sparred to fuel their baseless claims that the fight would be fixed.
Rahman Jr. was quick to criticize the "trolls", warning that the YouTube star-turned-boxer had made "the most terrible mistake of his entire life".
On Instagram, he said: "Y'all sound stupid. I'm barely paid to start with. So what the f ***?
"I'm not doing this for the money. I'm getting the lowest amount Jake opponent has ever received, so what're you talking about 'he pays me'?
"Stop it! Stop it, the whole fantasy land that Jake trolls live in, that s over, war Rahman, we are on some real.
"Bunch of f***ing YouTuber Fans, you're about get something so crazy Inshallah. They look at my last fight. They look at sparring.
"When this killer gets into there, oh yes, it's going get real.
"That man made the biggest mistake of his life by choosing to fight me. Is he crazy?"
"You know the time it is, I'm getting paid poorly, I'm in this to make ends meet, it's not about the money, that was never the point, this is for me and you."
Rahman Jr. won his first 12 fights by knockout. However, he was defeated for the first time in April.
James McKenzie Morrison (31), the son of Tommy, was able to stop him in round 5.
Paul, who is now 5-0, prepares to fight a recognized boxer for his first time. He has sparred Rahman Jr twice before.
His previous wins were against an ex-NBA star, and two former MMA champions.
Paul, 25 years old, was scheduled to face Fury, 23. But, for the second time, the celebrity grudge match had to be canceled.
Fury was pulled from the US Visa Issues. He had been forced to leave last year after breaking his rib.
Paul is weighing in at a heftier weight than his opponent, who has nearly three times the number of bouts.
He said, "It doesn’t matter. They don't share my passion, my drive and definitely don't belong to my team.
"August 6" I am showing the world Jake Paul is a bad mother f***er.
Jake Paul & Hasim Rahman Jr. have sparred before
