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It’s all talk and no bite between KSI and Jake Paul – at least, that’s what it looks like. The pair have been at each other’s throats for the longest time. Meanwhile, the boxing world has pondered – when would they get in the ring to translate their words into jabs? Sadly, that hasn’t happened quite yet. However, the back and forth between them continues. 

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Not very long ago, Jake Paul defeated, no, dominated Andre August in their fight in Caribe Royale Orlando. Meanwhile, KSI held his sparring match with IShowSpeed in a live stream in an attempt to seemingly divert eyes. Yet, the shenanigans from the Brit aren’t over! In a clip shared by Happy Punch, KSI expresses his unusual reaction to ‘The Problem Child’ KOing August in the very first round of their fight.

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KSI brushes off Jake Paul’s showcase of domination

After the fight concluded a handful of hours back, Happy Punch caught up with the Londoner and posed the obvious question. The reporter asked, “Did you manage to catch Jake’s knockout?” It came as a shock to KSI as he jokingly asked if the fight was today. “Oh, he fought today?,” asked KSI. While KSI’s question was an obvious taunt, the reporter replied, “Allegedly.”

While Jake Paul dropped August in the very first round, delivering on his promise of a knockout, KSI was busy sparring a 12-year-younger IShowspeed. The live stream on IShowSpeed’s channel managed to collect 1.4 million views and counting. Moreover, the live stream received more than 80k likes. So, it begs the question – what did Jake Paul say about KSI’s sparring match?

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Jake Paul claims he is chasing ‘legacy’ and ‘belts’

KSI’s response to Jake’s fight against August was after he hosted his own sparring match at the same time as Jake’s fight. Whether or not KSI was successful in diverting attention towards his name or in lowering the viewers of Jake’s fight is uncertain, but the ‘Problem Child’ doesn’t seem to be bothered by it. While appearing in the post-fight conference, Jake revealed his thoughts on the matter.

“I don’t know…I don’t care. It’s just two different things,” Paul told reporters during the press conference. He went on to suggest that KSI is pursuing viewership while he had completely different plans. “He’s chasing views as a 30-year-old man, and I’m chasing legacy and belts,” said Paul. 

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After Jake Paul decimated Andre August in their fight off late, the Brit expresses his strange reaction to Paul knocking out August in the first round. Ignoring the obvious sarcasm, do you think JJ watched the fight live? Do you think the KSI vs. Jake Paul fight would happen anytime soon? 

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Sudeep Sinha is a Golf Writer at EssentiallySports, covering the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the storylines around the sport's biggest events and names. He previously spent over two years writing in the Boxing department, where his fight-night coverage was featured on Sports Illustrated, Daily Mail, and Yahoo Sports, including his reporting on Ryan Garcia's career arc. On the golf beat, Sudeep covers tour news, player form, and the season-long storylines that shape the men's and women's game, from majors to the ongoing shifts in how professional golf is structured. That same appetite for detail that made his boxing coverage stand out now shows up in how he breaks down a swing change or a schedule shakeup for hardcore and casual fans alike. Outside work, he splits his time between reading, cycling, and following combat sports.

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