JAKE PAUL has promised to make sure he finally fights KSI but claimed his rival is hiding behind contract clauses.
The YouTubers-turned boxers have rivalled ever since KSI beat Jake’s brother Logan in their 2019 rematch following their draw a year earlier.
But KSI has since teamed up with Logan to form the surging drinks company Prime – which has caused friction with Jake.
It has set the stage for the mother of all grudge matches in the influencer boxing space but no deal has been struck.
And while speaking to Twitch streamer Adin Ross, Jake claimed there is only one man to blame for that.
He said: “It’s gonna happen, it I mean it has to happen. It has to happen, we’ll make it happen, for sure.
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“I’ve been trying to do it, man. He then goes online and like lies about it. Certain clauses and stuff.
“What happens in boxing is if they don’t really want to do it, they just hide behind all these crazy clauses to make it seem like it’s the contract that’s holding everything up but really it’s the person who doesn’t want to do it.
“And it’s like look, I’ve fought everybody, every single time. Anyone who asks to fight me, I did the deal, I made it happen.
“They want ten round? OK, cool. They want this? OK, let’s f***ing do it. So I make these fights happen back to back to back to back for past three-and-a-half years.
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“And people think that I’m the one that wouldn’t make it happen? It’s like, come on guys let’s be realistic here.
“And I told them, I’ll do it in the UK, you can be the A-side, I don’t give a f*** about any of that.
“So it’s like, where is the contract hold up? Oh no, you just don’t want to do it.”
KSI’s manager Mams Taylor hit back: “Does this guy actually ever stop lying? It’s so natural to him it’s scary.”
Jake, 26, was beaten for the first time in February, losing a split-decision to Tommy Fury, 24, in Saudi Arabia.
But he snubbed a rematch to instead return in August to beat ex-UFC star Nate Diaz, 38, over ten rounds.
Now Fury is set to fight KSI, 30, on October 14 in Manchester with Jake set to be in attendance with Logan, 28, fighting on the undercard.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
