The last few days have been utterly chaotic for boxing. Information-misinformation, claims-counterclaims – you name it, ruled the day. Thankfully, dust has begun to settle. For the unversed, the script read like this: Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford had ‘almost agreed’ to a fight when news emerged that the fight had been shelved. Enter ‘The Problem Child.’ So instead of Crawford, Canelo would face the ‘face of influencer boxing,’ reports suggested. But curtains were yet to be pulled down on the story.
New reports surfaced. Dismissing the Jake Paul fight, the Mexican superstar has instead opted for a four-fight deal with HE Turki Alalshikh. After the Cinco de Mayo fight, Canelo will meet Terence Crawford in Las Vegas. The new development must have brought much relief to scores of fans who had been waiting for the dream matchup for some time. Needless to say, the development would have left Jake Paul and team fuming. Following Canelo’s clip, ‘The Problem Child’ released a video slamming the former undisputed champion. Perhaps unbeknownst to him, the move didn’t go down well with the fans. In a feisty riposte, many rolled back to castigate the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
“Oh Canelo, you put**,” Jake Paul said. Canelo’s footage, where he mentioned sticking with fights against real fighters, followed. Paul continued, “Time to expose them, so we had a signed contract to fight here. You could see Canelo’s signature and my signature to the right, claiming he’s not fighting YouTubers bullsh*t.”
Exposing Canelo pic.twitter.com/oY5A6isKVR
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) February 8, 2025
Instead of facing tougher competition like David Benavidez, the Ohioan pointed out the contradiction of Canelo calling himself a real fighter while choosing to fight Terence Crawford, a much lighter opponent.
“The truth is you can be bought. You’re a money-hungry squirrel chasing your next nut. The truth is these sportswashing shady characters are paying you hundreds of millions of dollars to stop our fight from happening because they couldn’t fathom the fact that they can’t create a bigger fight than me,” said Jake Paul.
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