JAKE PAUL and Hasim Rahman Jr's fight cancelation may come as no surprise to former world champion Shawn Porter.
Paul was due to face Rahman at New York's famed Madison Square Garden next weekend.
But following a weight disagreement between the two, the entire pay-per-view event was axed.
Rahman signed to fight at the 14st 4lb cruiserweight limit of 200lb, despite being 16 stone in his last fight in April.
And he was also had to comply with a strict rehydration limit when weighing in the next day.
So ex-welterweight champ Porter, 34, predicted the bout could collapse due to the weight barrier.
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He told Fight Hub TV two weeks ago: "They're picking a fighter who was just knocked out but even beyond that he's at a higher weight and they're going to force him to pull his weight down.
"He's very business savvy in the sport of boxing. Hasim Rahman and his camp understand he's trying to get us to suck ourselves down but we're only going to go here.
"They'll massage it, Jake Paul, they'll massage it; they'll cancel the fight, massage it and make it all Hasim's fault and they wont take the rap for anything.
"He really has a way of doing this so that he's covered all of the bases. Even if you take a look at the rehydration clause, he's covering all of his bases."
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Due to Rahman's heavy weight cut, the New York State Athletic Commission wanted to track his process.
Paul said with only a week out, the NYSAC changed the fight weight to 205lb.
But once Rahman allegedly demanded to come in at 215lb, the bout was soon called off.
Paul, 25, said: "I am devastated. I cannot f*****g believe this. We just found out this news.
"This is just another case of a professional boxer, just like Tommy Fury, being scared to fight me.
I never said I didn't want this fight, the only thing I can conclude is that they're scared.
"It's as clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to such more money out of this event. To coerce us into doing things.
"And from the jump I knew from the bottom of my heart that this guys didn't want to get into the ring with me it's as clear as day."
But Rahman hit back: "I would have beat this man up with one hand like I did in the gym, but let him tell it he already beat my ass in the gym when I was 230lb.
"So if you beat me up when I was 230lb, what's the problem fighting me when I'm 215lb or 210lb?
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"It's clearly them not wanting to fight, it's not me pulling out. I never said I didn't want this fight, the only thing I can conclude is that they're scared.
"They tried to drain me down, I told them I wouldn't be able to get all the way down to cruiserweight, it was an astronomical feat from the beginning."
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