Jake Paul says Piers Morgan is the first ‘peasant’ to bow down and apologize to him after being threatened with a lawsuit. But Morgan is denying he was sued, claiming he offered up a clarification of his own free will.
Following a less than spectacular decision win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in June, Paul announced that he would take legal action against anyone continuing to perpetuate the lie that his fights are fixed. That was a common refrain after “The Problem Child” beat 58-year-old Mike Tyson, and Paul is clearly sick of people repeating it since then.
“I posted a few weeks ago that Jake Paul’s boxing career has been ‘boring staged bullsh*t,’” Morgan posted on X (formerly Twitter). “What I meant is that his fights have been predominantly against older, past-their-prime opponents, which may be lucrative for both sides, and may have entertainment value, but don’t reveal how he stacks up against currently ranked boxers and therefore are not a good look for the sport.”
“I did not intend to suggest that the outcome was predetermined and certainly didn’t mean to suggest anything illegal.”
“The first peasant that I sue gets on his knees and apologizes,” Paul wrote on Instagram. “Who am I suing next for lying on my name?”
Morgan was widely mocked for having to issue the statement, even though it cost him nothing and just generated more attention for the grandstanding blowhard. But all the talk of getting owned by Paul clearly annoyed him enough for a response.
“I didn’t issue any apology, groveling or otherwise,” he wrote on social media. “I clarified I didn’t mean he fixed results, because I didn’t. I’m not a peasant, I’m not on my knees, he didn’t sue me, and I didn’t apologize. I agreed to delete the post and clarify that I didn’t mean he rigs the results of his fights, because I don’t believe that.”
“But I also believe that if he wants to be taken seriously as a boxer, he needs to test himself against top current pros, not old retired ones.”
Paul is currently in talks to fight Anthony Joshua, which would certainly qualify as a top current pro. And while Paul wouldn’t have much of a chance of beating AJ, the money he’d make off the fight would have him laughing all the way to the bank regardless of the outcome.
