Hasim Rahman Jr hits back in war of words with Jake Paul after being called 'stupid'

Hasim Rahman Jr has hit back in his war of words with Jake Paul after being called ‘stupid’.

The YouTube star-turned-boxer was due to fight the son of the boxing legend on August 6 at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

But Paul, 25, announced that Rahman Jr, 32, was unable to make the agreed 200lbs weight limit, apparently leaving him with no other option but to cancel the entire card at MSG.

However, Rahman has now fired back, saying that he wasn’t actually the one who pulled out of the fight.

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“Let me go ahead and kill all this internet cap Jake Paul got going on for you,” Rahman said on Twitter.

“Look, I’m a bridgerweight. I campaign at bridgerweight well otherwise known as heavyweight outside of the WBC.

“Now look, I signed a contract to make 200 pounds within the three or three and a half weeks to do it, but I couldn’t do it. I said my body simply would not let me do it. It would not let me get down to 200 pounds.

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“But where in boxing do you all see them cancelling fights a whole week in advance? I didn’t even get my last week to get down as low as I could.

“I told this man if penalties are involved, keep the purse. Keep the purse. I’ll fight you for the 5,000 dollar minimum.

“That’s how much it means to me and that’s how much faith I have in knocking him out.”

The American prospect, who was coming down from heavyweight to cruiserweight, also claimed that he was actually the victim of a set-up.

He added: “I would’ve beaten this man with one hand, just like I did in the gym. But let him tell it, he already beat my a** in the gym, when I was 230. So