{"id":238334,"date":"2025-11-01T19:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/238334\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T19:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:29:14","slug":"hackett-defends-shakur-ford-helping-jake-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/238334\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackett Defends Shakur & Ford Helping Jake Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trainer Greg Hackett says he views the criticism that Shakur Stevenson and Raymond Ford are receiving for helping Jake Paul prepare for his November 14th exhibition match as being short-sighted by critics. He points out that they have daughters, and this is a business move by them to make money helping Jake train in a \u201cplush\u201d training facility in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Hackett Fires Back at Critics<\/p>\n

Jake\u2019s opponent for his November 14th exhibition match on Netflix, Gervonta Davis, is now questionable due to the new domestic violence allegations against him. Jake and Netflix are seeking a replacement for the event. The event is at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Ryan Garcia is considered the frontrunner to replace Tank Davis if he\u2019s removed from the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou got to do what you got to do. Both of those guys have got daughters,\u201d said coach Greg Hackett to YSM Sports Media<\/a>, talking about Ray Ford and Shakur Stevenson helping out Jake Paul with sparring to prepare him for his exhibition match against a still-to-be-determined opponent on November 14th<\/p>\n

Analysts Take: Loyalty Doesn\u2019t Pay Bills<\/p>\n

It\u2019s weird that people are critical of Shakur and Ford for helping out Jake Paul prepare for Tank or anyone. Viewing it as a situation where they\u2019re breaking the code makes no sense at all. Boxing is a business, and these fighters are being paid to help out Jake. It\u2019s a great opportunity for them to make money and learn from a wealthy millionaire. It\u2019s a win-win situation for Shakur and Ford.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no deep betrayal on their part, as they don\u2019t owe Tank Davis or whoever is brought in as the replacement opponent anything. When has Tank fought either of them? If he\u2019d blessed Stevenson and Ford with a fight, one could see it potentially as treachery. That\u2019s not the case here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weird part about it is Jake Paul isn\u2019t a real fighter. He\u2019s not even a 135 or 147. He\u2019s a cruiserweight. Y\u2019all trying to help him crush Tank [or whoever is brought in as a replacement],\u201d said Hackett.<\/p>\n

Avengers Assemble for Jake Paul<\/p>\n

\u201cYou sending in the avengers to help [Jake]. It\u2019s like you\u2019re getting all the bullies together to help this one kid, who has no business being in the yard anyway. They\u2019re going to gain from it, too. But it\u2019s like, Jake Paul is pulling out all the stops.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cruiserweight Jake (12-1, 7 KOs) has fought no one at the level of Tank Davis during his five-year professional career. He didn\u2019t have the benefit of an amateur career. So, he\u2019s learning on the job and needs world-level pro fighters to help him prepare for this critical November 14th exhibition. If Jake, 28, shines in this, he could potentially face former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in 2026. That would be a massive payday.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/p>\n

Shakur and Ford are making smart business moves, working with the charismatic self-made millionaire Jake Paul. It\u2019s the perfect situation for them, and it\u2019s not a situation where they\u2019re being disloyal to Tank Davis or whoever is brought in as Jake\u2019s opponent for the November 14th exhibition. It\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

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Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb – An Analyst’s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb Greg Hackett Defends Shakur Stevenson and Raymond Ford for Helping Jake Paul Train, Says \u2018It\u2019s Business, Not Betrayal\u2019<\/p>\n

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