‘You’re a money-hungry squirrel’: Jake Paul rips Canelo and Riyadh Season

Jake Paul isn’t holding back on Canelo Alvarez or the Riyadh Season team.

Jake Paul is firing away on Canelo Alvarez after negotiations for a May fight between the two came to a sudden halt, with Turki Alalshikh signing Canelo to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season.

Canelo’s plans are now to fight in May, which was going to be the date for the Paul fight, and then face Terence “Bud” Crawford in September.

Paul went to social media and ripped Canelo’s claim that the Mexican star opted to look elsewhere because he “didn’t want to fight a YouTuber.”

“We had a signed contract to fight. You can see Canelo’s signature and my signature to the right. Claiming he’s ‘not fighting YouTubers’ — bullshit,” Paul said. “We were announcing (the fight on) Tuesday, February 11. Claiming he fights real fighters but he’s fighting Crawford, a 135 lb fighter, and running from a real fighter like David Benavidez, you bitch.”

Paul also attacked Canelo for signing with Alalshikh and Riyadh Season.

“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.”

He added, “You were begging to do this fight on pay-per-view, but I have loyalty to Netflix (and) doing the biggest numbers. And you call me a YouTuber, but you’ve never had a boxing match as big as mine. ... You’re screwing over all your Mexican fans by doing your fights in Saudi. ... And I promise you one thing, Canelo, any fight that you do this year, mine will be bigger. So go fuck off to your boss, you Ring Magazine employee.”

MVP also put out this statement:

“MVP was deep in negotiations for a blockbuster fight between Jake Paul and Canelo Alvarez on Cinco De Mayo weekend in Las Vegas, a massive event for the Mexican, Puerto Rican, and American fans, and it’s disappointing to see how the situation unfolded. MVP operates with integrity, transparency, and respect for the sport, its athletes, and the fans. Unfortunately, not everyone in the boxing world shares those values.

“This situation is a reminder not to believe everything you read, especially when the current media environment is often controlled by those with hidden agendas, including promoters who have reporters on their payroll.

“We remain in active discussions with multiple high-profile opponents and are committed to delivering the biggest fights, the most exciting events, and to working with partners who share our values and our commitment to boxing and its fighters.

“Jake Paul isn’t going anywhere, and neither is MVP. We’ll continue to disrupt boxing, on our terms.”

All of this talk of noble intentions is a bit rich, of course, coming from the people who put Paul in the ring with a nearly 60-year-old Mike Tyson the last time saw him, entirely because it was the thing worth the most money.