Hasim Rahman Jr believes he is in a similar position to his father when the heavyweight legend famously knocked out Lennox Lewis over 20 years ago.
The son-of-a-legend is just over a week out from his fight against YouTube star Jake Paul at Madison Square Garden after receiving the call to fight Paul when Love Island star Tommy Fury pulled out of the clash last month. The 31-year-old is hoping to follow in the replicate his father's legendary win against Lewis by handing Paul his first professional loss on August 6.
Rahman's father was a 20–1 underdog heading into his heavyweight world title fight against Lewis, who hadn't been defeated in seven years. The odds didn't matter as Rahman won by knockout in the fifth round to produce one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Lewis would later have his revenge by knocking out Rahman in their rematch seven months later.
