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Piers Morgan Changes Tune About Jake Paul’s Fake Fights After Threat of Legal Action

Piers Morgan backed down faster than a knife fight in a phone booth.

In June, Morgan hosted ‘The Problem Child’ on his TV show, Piers Morgan Uncensored, just before Paul stepped back inside the boxing ring for a fight with ex-champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Things quickly went sideways between the two when Morgan questioned the legitimacy of Paul’s record and criticized him for fighting a 58-year-old Mike Tyson late last year.

Paul ultimately rage-quit the interview following a fiery back-and-forth.

After scoring an uninspiring decision win over Chavez Jr.