The ‘Problem Child’ and Alvarez have traded barbs in recent months after their rumoured fight was scrapped at the eleventh hour after the Mexican penned a deal with Riyadh Season
Jake Paul stunned fans after claiming long-time rival Canelo Alvarez has a medical condition that has never been mentioned before.
The ‘Problem Child’ – who made his professional boxing debut back in 2020 – is set to return to the ring next weekend against former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr – a former opponent of Alvarez. Paul has not fought since defeating boxing icon Mike Tyson last November. Despite failing to get the knockout, the 28-year-old scored a dominant decision victory.
With Paul in the final stages of preparations for his showdown with Chavez Jr, the American took a brief moment to offer his verdict after Alvarez’s super-fight with Terence Crawford was made official. The blockbuster clash with take place at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on September 13.
Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh and UFC president Dana White will promote the historic card. It was also confirmed that Netflix will be the official global broadcast partner. Rather discussing the bout, Paul was a little more interested in the fight poster and appeared to take a slight swipe at ‘Saul.’
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Taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – the 28-year-old posted a close-up image of Canelo’s feet from the fight poster, captioning the post: “Told you he’s a p**a. P**aaaaaaaa.” Paul has since deleted the post – but his comments appear to imply that the American believes the super-middleweight king suffers from plantar fasciitis.
Plantar fasciitis is a condition that causes pain on the bottom of your foot, around your heel and arch. Symptoms of the condition include pain and stiffness in the heel and arch of the foot, often worse in the morning or after periods of rest, pain that gradually improves with activity but worsens with prolonged standing or walking or stiffness in the foot, especially upon waking or after sitting for a while.
People who suffer from plantar fasciitis are advised to get plenty of rest and reduce activities that aggravate the pain, apply ice packs to the affected area to reduce inflammation and regular stretching of the calf muscles and plantar fascia can help relieve symptoms.
Paul and Alvarez have traded barbs over the last few months. The ‘Problem Child’ slammed the Mexican after the four-weight world champion signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season instead of facing the YouTuber. The two parties had been in talks to fight in May before the deal collapsed.
Paul was quick to hit out at Alvarez,claiming that a contract for the clash was signed by the two parties. “We had a signed contract to fight,” Paul said in a video posted on social media. “Here you can see Canelo’s signature and my signature to the right. Claiming he’s not fighting YouTubers. Bulls***… Claiming he’s fighting real fighters, but he’s fighting [Terence] Crawford, a 135-pound fighter, and running from a real fighter like David Benavidez. You b****.”
He added: “The truth is, you can be bought. You’re a money-hungry squirrel chasing your next nut. The truth is, these sports-washing, shady characters are paying you hundreds of millions of dollars to stop our fight from happening because they couldn’t fathom the fact that they can’t create a bigger fight than me and you.”