Hasim Rahman Jr claims that Jake Paul "botted" followers on his behalf to help push their August 6 fight due to his lack of name value.
The 12-1 heavyweight is a massive step up in competition for Paul, who has never fought anybody who had boxed professionally before signing to fight him. But he had just around 5,000 followers on Instagram before their bout was announced last week when Tommy Fury pulled out of their scheduled bout.
Rahman Jr took the fight at short notice, having previously sparred with Paul while he was slowly but surely building his professional career. He will make a career-high payday, but insists he is still the YouTube star's lowest-paid opponent since he debuted in early 2020.
