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Fellow YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI has predicted that the forthcoming fight between boxing legend Mike Tyson and Jake Paul “will not be close at all.”
KSI, real name Olajide Olayinka Williams “JJ” Olatunji, shared his thoughts on the fight, which will be live-streamed on Netflix on Friday (November 15).
The fight had originally been scheduled for July 20 but was ultimately postponed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.
“Jake Paul will knock out Mike Tyson. This will not be close at all,” KSI tweeted. “Boxing is a young man’s game and Mike is 58 years old. They’re sending a lamb to the slaughter and it’s disgusting.”
KSI, 31, previously fought Paul’s older brother, Logan, to a draw in an amateur bout in 2018. The two later reunited in the ring in 2019 with KSI beating Logan, 29, via a split decision in a professional contest.
The British YouTuber had also challenged 27-year-old Jake to a fight at the time; however, KSI ended up taking a three-year hiatus from the ring. He returned to boxing in August 2022 and appeared to receive an agreement to fight Jake, but that fight still has yet to happen.
In June, KSI issued his “final offer” to fight Jake in May 2025, sharing that it would give him “all the time in the world to be ready.”
He went on to suggest that the fight be held in the U.S. “just to make you that bit more happy.”
“But that is it when it comes to giving you advantages,” KSI said in a video posted to X. “I mean, first of all, we agreed to fight at 180 lbs, but then you decided to run away and fight Nate Diaz instead.
“Jake, I’m tired of this bulls***. Get off the cycle, and let’s make this work. We’ve got weight to lose, and we’ve both have plenty of time to do it. 185 lbs is my final offer. Take it or leave it,” he added. “If you come back with some bulls*** on social media, I will sleep good knowing that deep down you never really had the balls to fight me in a fair fight. You were never actually about it. You were just trying to save face online.”
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Jake responded to KSI last month on an episode of his B/S with Jake Paul podcast, countering that they meet in the middle at 192.5 lbs.
In a tense press conference ahead of his fight with former heavyweight champion Tyson, Jake mocked his competitor’s silence, saying: “It’s cute. I fear no man, so I want him to be that old savage Mike.”
“I’ve said everything I had to say,” Tyson responded to one of Jake’s several attempts to get him to say more. “I’m just looking forward to fighting.”
