It seems like Jake Paul has moved beyond a potential fight against KSI.
That’s the message Paul’s brother Logan Paul shared on his Impaulsive podcast on Wednesday after admitting he desperately wanted to put that matchup together. Paul famously boxed KSI two times before the rivals became close friends and ended up launching Prime energy drinks together.
While KSI is currently preparing for a showdown against Dillon Danis in Misfits Boxing, Jake Paul is still awaiting his next assignment after a potential boxing match against Canelo Alvarez fell through. Still, Logan says his brother just isn’t that interested in pursuing a fight against KSI no matter how many people might watch the fight.
“I’m working on it. I’m trying so hard,” Logan said about booking the fight on his podcast. “There’s a weight problem at the moment. Jake’s technically the fat guy. [KSI] fights lighter. It’s a disaster.
“[Jake] genuinely believes that he’s kind of above the influencer boxing, and he classifies KSI still as an influencer boxer.”
While Jake launched his career as part of the influencer boxing movement, he’s spent a lot of time talking about taking his career seriously with hopes of becoming a world champion.
That said, Jake still hasn’t taken on any ranked competition and the only fighter he faced with a somewhat similar resume, age, and skillset was the only loss of his career, a close decision against Tommy Fury. Outside of that, Jake has mostly faced ex-UFC fighters like Tyron Woodley and Nate Diaz and most recently scored a decision win over 58-year-old Mike Tyson, who hadn’t fought professionally in two decades.
The influencer boxing label attached to KSI might be one reason but Logan says his brother’s weight is probably the bigger obstacle that likely stops the fight from happening.
“He won’t go down to a weight where he’s genuinely uncomfortable just to satisfy a YouTube audience,” Logan said. “Because he just had one of the biggest viewed sporting events in history [for his fight against Tyson]. His head is just elsewhere.
“He won’t go to 190 [pounds]. I think the weight was 192.5 that he was comfortable with. I said bro, you understand you can never fight at 190, no matter what, anyone ever. He said ‘I’m never going that low again.’ He’s big now. He’s bigger. He’s a thick f*cking tattooed beast.”
Next up for Jake is preparing to debut his new reality show Paul American, which also stars Logan, coming to Max on March 27.
