Who is better than Jake Paul at shading their rivals? KSI! He might not have had the opportunity to test his boxing jabs at Paul, but his verbal jabs? They hit the bullseye. Joining the bandwagon of those who trolled Jake Paul for fighting Mike Tyson, the rapper-turned-boxer, in his signature style trolled the ‘Problem Child.’
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On July 20th, an unexpected boxing match between 27-year-old Paul will take place against Tyson who is almost 30 years older than him. By the time they fight, the former heavyweight champion will be 58. Since the fight’s inception, multiple people have expressed concerns for the senior fighter’s safety. Relentless, however, the fight seems to be unstoppable now. Does KSI approve of the fight? Well, his clever jab at the fight makes a befitting case.
On his X, formerly Twitter, 30-year-old KSI uploaded a poster of a fight that looked like his next bout in the ring. In his captions, convincing his fans that he was finally back to boxing, he wrote, “I’m back baby!” While fans would have bought the news based on the first lines, the next few things that he wrote made the picture apparent.
KSI added, “Fighting 75 year old legend and former champ. Don’t worry, age ain’t nothing but a number. Forman hits harder and is faster than ever before!” A fight against George Foreman? That’ll raise some eyebrows.
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The poster is a parody of what Paul vs. Tyson entails so far. The fight is all set to be the first sporting event under Netflix. Hence, ‘JJ’ has claimed that his fight against Foreman will be streamed on a platform that he called, “NOTflix.” He highlighted certain made-up guidelines like no judges, glove types, and round duration, which had been a contentious issue for the Jake Paul fight earlier. The highlight, however, was the date of the fight – April 1st. That’s today, and it’s April Fool’s Day!
While 27-year-old Paul might be fighting Tyson to prove that he’s gone against a legendary boxer, he’s also doing so to rake some major hype in his record. If KSI were to ever fight Geroge Foreman, almost 45 years older than him, he would employ the same premises to justify the fight that Paul has done for the Tyson fight- “Age ain’t nothing but a number.”
It is also interesting why he chose Foreman. After all, he is considered to be one of the most powerful punchers in history.
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‘Big George’ as he was popularly called, was a prolific heavyweight of his era. A two-time world titlist, and an Olympic gold medalist, he was a fighter who could faze the toughest of his opponents, so much so that Evander Holyfield referred to him as the hardest puncher among other contemporaries.
Holyfield once recalled in an interview with DJ Vlad that George Foreman was the fighter who gave him his hardest punch. DJ Vlad recalled the conversation to another guest, saying, “Yeah, well, I asked him about the George Foreman fight, and, of course, he won. But he said that’s the hardest he’s ever been hit.”
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While KSI was perhaps joking about his fight against Foreman, it does nudge an important discourse. History suggests that boxers after an age should hang up their gloves. This is for the sake of their health and safety. However, we have also seen them not take these reservations seriously. But who do you think hits harder – Mike Tyson or George Foreman?