Jake Paul has admitted that Hasim Rahman Jr came out on top in their sparring session two years ago but insists it doesn't matter heading into their fight next month.
The heavyweight, who is the son of former world champion Hasim Rahman, fights Paul at Madison Square Garden on August 6. Rahman knows Paul from when the two sparred before the YouTube star's second fight against Nate Robinson in November 2020. Paul admitted the spar was close but that Rahman - who had a record of 9-0 at the time - got the better of him.
"It was close, it was a war," Paul said of the spar on The MMA Hour. "That was right when I started fighting, before the Nate Robinson fight. He was way more experienced than I was at the time, so if anything he got the better of me, but it doesn't matter to admit that because I know what I'm capable of now and I know i'm going to be able to come in and beat him.
