What a week it was in boxing, it seems that Jake Paul was left a little frustrated, after Canelo rejected his proposal for a fight in Las Vegas in May. ‘The Problem Child’ was so close to that fight, his great goal in boxing was almost a reality, but an offer from Sheikh Turki Al-Sheikh to Canelo’s table ended everything
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has signed a deal with Riyadh Season, he will fight four bouts, three of them in Saudi Arabia and the other in the United States, where he will face Terence Crawford, but first he will face William Scull on May 3 for the IBF belt
The future of Jake Paul is uncertain, it seems that he moved all his efforts and signed up for that fight against Canelo, but it was not enough for his promoter. Surely that’s why he has chosen to attack Saul on social media
Canelo has not responded to his provocations since the post he made with Ring Magazine, where he pointed out that he only fights with real boxers
Boxing experts have not stood idly by and have also attacked Jake Paul.
Team Mayweather defends Canelo
On this occasion, Jeff Mayweather, uncle and trainer of the legend Floyd, spoke in an interview about this whole soap opera and lashed out against the elder of the ‘Paul’ brothers:
“He’s not the face of boxing. When you mention Jake Paul, you’re not mentioning him along with everybody else who are true boxers,” he said.
Likewise, Mayweather’s uncle has many doubts about Jake’s abilities, about whether he is still a prospect after five years in the sport, where he has not proven anything in boxing terms, unlike the economic issue.
The truth is that Jake Paul will have to look for a replacement, with the expectations that were made, it will be difficult to find an opponent of the caliber of Canelo
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