Jake Paul Vows to Sue Anyone Claiming His Fights Are Stag…

Jake Paul says he’s suing anyone that claims his fights are “staged.”

The YouTube personality-turned-boxer declared on Saturday (Aug. 9) through his Instagram Stories that he would pursue litigation against anyone who questioned the legitimacy of his matches, in light of recent comments made by Piers Morgan.

“If anyone says my fights are staged you will be sued and secondly you’re a jealous ass peasant who cannot even believe how good I am at this sport and you should go to church to fix your insecurities,” wrote 28-year-old Paul.

He continued, “I pray for you because I have so much love [for] humanity and that includes the people who are against me – genuinely I pray for you and I want the world to be in a better place you people are filled with a disease and I’m here to help you cure it.”

The issues between Paul and Morgan seemingly began in June, when Paul stormed out of a virtual interview with the British broadcaster.

During the interview, Morgan said he doubted Paul could “last 10 seconds” against Mike Tyson at his peak.

“That’s what you think. You don’t actually know that. You can’t sit there and state that fact, it’s not true. I think anything is possible. That’s why self-belief is the most powerful thing in the world,” Paul said, before calling Morgan a “fat ass.”

“You don’t think I can beat Mike Tyson? I don’t think you go to the gym!” he added.

“Oh, I’m just taking your audience to sell pay per views. I don’t give a fuck about your show, dumbass. This is a fucking business enterprise,” he concluded before abruptly signing off.

Days after the interview was uploaded online, Morgan criticized Paul in a since-deleted tweet by calling his boxing career “boring staged bullshit” and accused him of intentionally fighting “older fighters way past their prime.”

“I had a better fight with Jake Paul on Thursday than the unwatchable farce that took place tonight,” he wrote in the deleted post, per Sports Illustrated, referencing Paul’s victory against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. “The guy’s lining his pockets with buckets of $$$$ – but he’s killing boxing with this boring staged bullsh*t against older fighters way past their prime.”

At the time, Paul enlisted attorney Alex Spiro as his legal counsel, who told TMZ, “I’ve been retained by Mr. Paul to pursue legal redress for the damages he suffered. If someone uses their public soapbox to harm him and the sport with lies, there will be consequences.”

Paul also told the outlet, “I’ve dedicated my life to boxing and I will no longer let those with a public profile harm me or the sport I love and respect, without consequences.”

On Saturday, Morgan backpedaled on the claims made in his tweet, writing, “I posted a few weeks ago that Jake Paul’s boxing career has been ‘boring staged bullsh*t.’ 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.”

He continued, “I did not intend to suggest that the outcome was predetermined and certainly didn’t mean to suggest anything illegal. But if reports are correct that Jake is now in negotiations to fight Anthony Joshua, that would obviously be a seriously credible bout against one of the best heavyweights in the world. Jake is welcome to come on Uncensored to discuss this, and verbally slug it out with me, anytime.”

Paul responded to the post, writing, “Omg the first peasant that I sue gets on his knees and apologizes – who am I suing next for lying on my name?” While he did threaten legal action, there is no record as of this writing of Paul actually filing a suit against Morgan.