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Michael Rapaport puts ‘Fake Paul’ on blast, says poor ticket sales led to Rahman Jr. cancellation

Michael Rapaport put ‘Fake Paul’ on blast, saying poor ticket sales led to Rahman Jr. cancellation.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published at MMAJunkie.com.

You can count Michael Rapaport among people who don’t appear to be Jake Paul fans.

The longtime actor and well-known sports fan has had a social media resurgence in the past few years for his “I am Rapaport” podcast. He posts regular rants on Instagram, and Wednesday he took aim at YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

Rapaport joined the chorus of skeptics, including UFC president Dana White, who are saying the cancellation of Paul’s boxing match against Hasim Rahman Jr., which was supposed to take place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York, where Rapaport is from, was because of something other than the announced reason.

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Rapaport said poor ticket sales forced Paul’s side and the promotion to cancel the event under the guise of Rahman not being able to make weight. Rahman’s side has disputed that.

“Fake Paul … Fake Paul … Don’t front. Stop the lying and the bullcrapping,” Rapaport said in a video posted to Instagram. “Your fight that was supposed to go down in the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, didn’t get canceled because of some weight thing to the fake fighter that you were going to fight in Madison Square Garden.

“It got canceled because no one bought tickets, OK? Because the ghosts of Madison Square Garden – the same arena where (Muhammad) Ali fought (Joe) Frazier, where Jake LaMotta fought Sugar Ray Robinson, where Hulk Hogan fought Andre the Giant … Madison Square Garden – they did not want to see you in there. No one bought tickets to that fake fight, Fake Paul. You’re not a fighter. You want to be a real fighter? Fight a real fighter, OK. Take a real drug test, OK? The ruse, the con, the bull-jive, is over, Fake Paul.”

Nakisa Bidarian, Paul’s busiess partner and a former accountant with the UFC, posted on Instagram on Tuesday to respond to White by saying the event was set to be one of MSG’s top 10 boxing gates since 2005.

According to Most Valuable Promotions, Rahman did not maintain his weight in an honest fashion and requested multiple times the bout be shifted to a heavier weight class. The promotion claimed Rahman originally agreed to a 200-pound cruiserweight bout and provided proof to the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) he weighed 216 pounds July 7. But the promotion said at the time of cancellation that Rahman had only lost one pound since his July 7 weigh-in. The promotion said it offered a new 205-pound contract weight, but decided to cancel the bout after Rahman’s camp demanded 215 pounds.

Paul posted video comments about the fight falling off and said Rahman was scared to fight him.

“This is just another case of a professional boxer, just like Tommy Fury being scared to fight me,” Paul said. “It’s as clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to suck more money out of this event, to coerce us into doing things. From the jump, I knew in the bottom of my heart that this guy didn’t want to get in there with me. It’s clear as day.”

Rapaport’s acting resume is deep. And while The Blue Corner forever will praise the majesty that was Rapaport as Dick Ritchie in “True Romance” alongside Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette nearly 30 years ago, more recently he’s had a recurring role in Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu and had a critically acclaimed role as Amy Schumer’s dad on “Life & Beth,” also on Hulu.

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

Michael Rapaport puts ‘Fake Paul’ on blast, says poor ticket sales led to Rahman Jr. cancellation

Michael Rapaport put ‘Fake Paul’ on blast, saying poor ticket sales led to Rahman Jr. cancellation.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published at MMAJunkie.com.

You can count Michael Rapaport among people who don’t appear to be Jake Paul fans.

The longtime actor and well-known sports fan has had a social media resurgence in the past few years for his “I am Rapaport” podcast. He posts regular rants on Instagram, and Wednesday he took aim at YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

Rapaport joined the chorus of skeptics, including UFC president Dana White, who are saying the cancellation of Paul’s boxing match against Hasim Rahman Jr., which was supposed to take place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York, where Rapaport is from, was because of something other than the announced reason.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cg0ROwUpAIc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Rapaport said poor ticket sales forced Paul’s side and the promotion to cancel the event under the guise of Rahman not being able to make weight. Rahman’s side has disputed that.

“Fake Paul … Fake Paul … Don’t front. Stop the lying and the bullcrapping,” Rapaport said in a video posted to Instagram. “Your fight that was supposed to go down in the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, didn’t get canceled because of some weight thing to the fake fighter that you were going to fight in Madison Square Garden.

“It got canceled because no one bought tickets, OK? Because the ghosts of Madison Square Garden – the same arena where (Muhammad) Ali fought (Joe) Frazier, where Jake LaMotta fought Sugar Ray Robinson, where Hulk Hogan fought Andre the Giant … Madison Square Garden – they did not want to see you in there. No one bought tickets to that fake fight, Fake Paul. You’re not a fighter. You want to be a real fighter? Fight a real fighter, OK. Take a real drug test, OK? The ruse, the con, the bull-jive, is over, Fake Paul.”

Nakisa Bidarian, Paul’s busiess partner and a former accountant with the UFC, posted on Instagram on Tuesday to respond to White by saying the event was set to be one of MSG’s top 10 boxing gates since 2005.

According to Most Valuable Promotions, Rahman did not maintain his weight in an honest fashion and requested multiple times the bout be shifted to a heavier weight class. The promotion claimed Rahman originally agreed to a 200-pound cruiserweight bout and provided proof to the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) he weighed 216 pounds July 7. But the promotion said at the time of cancellation that Rahman had only lost one pound since his July 7 weigh-in. The promotion said it offered a new 205-pound contract weight, but decided to cancel the bout after Rahman’s camp demanded 215 pounds.

Paul posted video comments about the fight falling off and said Rahman was scared to fight him.

“This is just another case of a professional boxer, just like Tommy Fury being scared to fight me,” Paul said. “It’s as clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to suck more money out of this event, to coerce us into doing things. From the jump, I knew in the bottom of my heart that this guy didn’t want to get in there with me. It’s clear as day.”

Rapaport’s acting resume is deep. And while The Blue Corner forever will praise the majesty that was Rapaport as Dick Ritchie in “True Romance” alongside Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette nearly 30 years ago, more recently he’s had a recurring role in Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu and had a critically acclaimed role as Amy Schumer’s dad on “Life & Beth,” also on Hulu.

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

Kevin Durant fined $50,000 after Michael Rapaport exposes DMs

The Kevin Durant-Michael Rapaport beef cost KD $50,000.

Kevin Durant was fined $50,000 on Friday after Michael Rapaport leaked a series of messages from an Instagram direct message conversation.

Durant addressed the media the same week the messages were leaked saying, “I’m sorry that people have seen the language that I used. That’s not what I want people to see or hear from me, but hopefully I can move past it and get back out there on the floor.”

The Brooklyn Nets star seems well over the situation and he isn’t even worried about it anymore. The only thing he is focused on is getting back on the court to help his team again. He is expected to return next week; however, the specific date has not yet been announced. Steve Nash said during the media availability on Saturday that he isn’t “certain on Monday” though.

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Other celebrities have had their …

Other celebrities have had their privileges revoked by Dolan. A source told the Daily News that another director and longtime Garden presence, Woody Allen, was banned several years ago from Suite 200, which is a VIP club at MSG. Allen’s crime was refusing to do promotions for MSG, according to a source. If Allen still attends Knicks games, he’s no longer being showed on the MSG Network telecast. Actor Ethan Hawke said he stopped receiving free tickets because he criticized the Knicks’ handling of Jeremy Lin on “The Jimmy Fallon Show.” Actor Michael Rapaport also said his comped tickets were stripped because he supported Oakley.

Actor Michael Rapaport on board for 2 Celtics in 2020 All-Star Game

The popular film and television actor thinks there’s a case to be made for three of the Boston Celtics’ players to make the game, though.

Popular actor and basketball aficionado Michael Rapaport thinks the Boston Celtics have a legitimate case to get three players in the 2020 NBA All-Star game.

Appearing on NBC Sports Boston’s Boston Sports Tonight show, the former cast member of Boston Public and currently starring in the Netflix-only show Atypical believes the Celtics are more likely to end up with a pair of their players in the midseason exhibition game.

More is not out of the question for the New Yorker, however, as reported by Yahoo Sports’ Justin Leger.

“I would have to go [with] — just because Kemba’s my guy and he’s been underappreciated — I say Kemba and Jaylen,” Rapaport offered on his Celtic picks for the tilt. “But you could almost — I mean, if you keep going on the way you’re going, there’s going to be an argument for the three of them.”

Third-year swingman Jayson Tatum would be the unsurprising third Celtic for the actor, who related his mother Brandy Cole was a fan of Rapaport from his four-episode stint with the 1990s series Friends when the pair first crossed paths two years ago.

“I met Jayson Tatum when he was in the Rookie All-Star game his rookie year in L.A. … The way I met him is he introduced — and this made me feel old — he introduced me by saying, ‘how you doing, I’m Jayson Tatum … my mom’s a big fan of yours.”

While that might feel like just yesterday to the actor (and, truthfully, many of us), that series — and Rapaport’s time with it — are now a full two decades past, nearly all of the Duke product’s life.

Watch the full episode linked here to hear the rest of Rapaport’s thoughts on the Celtics, his basketball doppelganger in Brian Scalabrine, his upcoming plans in Boston, and more.