KSI has slammed Jake Paul’s performance – despite him returning to the win column against Nate Diaz.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul locked horns with the UFC icon early on Sunday morning in his first fight since losing his February grudge match with Tommy Fury.
Paul got back to winning ways with a unanimous decision victory over the MMA legend, who he dropped in the fifth round with a neat check hook.
But bitter and long-time rival KSI was far from impressed by the American’s display in the Dallas dust-up.
He tweeted: “That Jake Paul performance was terrible.”
KSI – real name – Olajide Olatunji – insists his October showdown with Fury will be a better showcase of boxing.
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He added: “October 14th you get to watch a real fight and challenge.”
Victory over mixed martial arts superstar Diaz was Paul’s fourth over former UFC fighters.
He had to dig deep late on to survive a traditional last-gasp Diaz surge.
Paul, however, was confident he’d done enough to have his hand raised.
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He told DAZN in his post-fight interview: “I knocked him down, won basically every round.
“I think he won one round but he’s a warrior.
“I had him hurt in the first round, he kept on coming.
“All credit to my team, my conditioning, going ten rounds in my eighth fight, it’s unheard of.
“I’ve only been boxing for three years, he’s a UFC legend, I was watching this kid growing up.”
Paul then revealed he’d like to give Diaz the chance to run it back in the Professional Fighters League cage – although he’s yet to compete in MMA.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
