Jake Paul detonated bombs on the son of an icon who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.
On Saturday evening, ‘The Problem’ Child returns to action against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA.
With the Mexican significantly past his best, the door is wide open for the YouTuber to pick up the biggest victory of his career. Paul is adamant he’s going to beat Chavez Jr. up.
The power puncher is used to going toe-to-toe with the sons of legends, having once traded leather with one in sparring.
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Jake Paul landed big punches on Hasim Rahman Jr.
Ahead of his horrifying knockout victory against former NBA star, Nate Robinson, Jake Paul sparred Hasim Rahman Jr., whose dad famously stopped Lennox Lewis.
While the session started off friendly, it certainly didn’t end that way.
While his countryman was significantly more experienced, Paul managed to find success with his jab.
Attempting to get his own back, Rahman Jr. launched big shots, which his foe was able to evade.
As time ticked by, the social media star found a home for his right hand, connecting on his rival’s chin.
Towards the end of the spar, Rahman Jr. started to tell Paul, ‘Don’t run, in response, the crossover boxer landed a big shot and replied, ‘Got him’.
As the verbals continued, Paul claimed he was ‘four rounds up’, and began telling his sparring partner, ‘Knock me out’.
After the spar had concluded, the pair continued to argue, with the spectators having to intervene to prevent the situation from escalating beyond the point of no return.
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Rahman Jr. isn’t the only boxer Paul has managed to get a rise out of.
On one occasion, he left Floyd Mayweather nothing short of fuming.
Shockingly, the pair ended up in a mass brawl.
In a bizarre turn of events, Mayweather started throwing punches at Paul.