Midnight Mania: ‘Platinum’ Accuses Paul Of Using Steroid ‘Cheat Code’

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Mike Perry is set to box Jake Paul on July 20th, and he’ll face the largest “Problem Child” anyone’s ever had to face in the ring.

The 230 pound Paul was adding on weight in preparation for a heavyweight fight against Mike Tyson. That’s been delayed until November, and now “Platinum” will be the one dealing with all of Jake’s extra muscle when they compete at cruiserweight for eight rounds.

In a new interview with FightHub TV, Perry was asked about Paul’s size increase and whether he suspected the YouTuber turned boxer was on the secret juice.

“When I sparred him a couple years ago, I was 180 and he was 195, maybe 205,” Perry replied. “I think he was about to fight Ben Askren [at 190], I don’t think he was really cutting weight at the time. And so to put on 25 pounds, I don’t know how someone does it without a cheat code.”

“It doesn’t matter to me,” he added. “I could just be saying that just to mess with him. He does look flubbery.”

Perry confirmed that there was no special drug testing regiment in place for the bout.

“I haven’t been tested yet,” he said. “I assume that the Florida Commission will test us all on fight week or they might test me a couple of times. Maybe after weigh ins or something like that, I’m sure that they will have a test on fight night when I go to walk in the fight.”

That’s generally the extent of most commission’s drug testing and you have to be a real dope to get caught when you know you’re getting tested on fight day.

Since “Platinum” doesn’t seem to care one bit, perhaps we should leave speculation where it belongs: on body building forums or the More Plates More Dates discord.

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Random Land

These lads are lucky that the monkeys bought the bluff.

Midnight Music: Doom, 1970

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.