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KSI has been sensationally backed to beat Tommy Fury by former heavyweight champion David Haye.The YouTuber-turned-boxer clashes with the former Love Island star on Saturday night on the Misfits Prime card in Manchester.
KSI throws down with Tommy Fury in a Manchester melee this weekendCredit: REUTERS
The YouTube-turned-boxer is a big underdog going into the fightCredit: PA
Ex-WBA heavyweight champ David Haye reckons KSI will shock the world and beat FuryCredit: GETTY
Social media sensation KSI – real name Olijade Olatunji – has yet to face a professional boxer in his brief stint in the sport.
But former WBA heavyweight king Haye reckons the internet mogul will leave Fury – the younger brother of Tyson Fury – with egg on his face.
He told JOE: “I think KSI beats him. Everybody just believes Tommy’s so much better.
“The best name on his record is Jake Paul, and that was a close fight in which he got knocked down.
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“So it’s not like he has this depth of experience.
“I think everybody’s overrating Tommy and very much underrating KSI, and that gives KSI a massive advantage. I believe it’s gonna be a big shock.”
KSI, 30, goes into his clash with Fury on the back of a No Contest with Joe Fournier, who he knocked out with an illegal elbow.
But he’s brimming with confidence ahead of his Manny melee with Fury, who he plans to finish inside four rounds.
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He said: “I’m feeling good, feeling confident and feeling ready.
“I’m going to just stand there and fight him, Jake ran away from Tommy’s combinations.
“I’m not running away, I’m standing in the middle of the ring and I’m fighting him.
“I’ve watched [Fury and Paul’s fight] many times, every angle on slo-mo, every stance, every little bit of detail that I need to know in order to beat Tommy Fury.
“Tommy has got some certain combinations that he likes doing that he’s pretty good at and we’re looking out for that.
“Obviously he’s a big guy that likes to clinch so we’re going to be watching that and we’re going to fight him.
“Just go in there and fight, go crazy, it’s simple.
“I’m going to test that chin and I’m going to show him that my power is different to Jake Paul.”
KSI has vowed to make light work of Tommy FuryCredit: GETTY More

TOMMY FURY has been warned by Ricky Hatton that he MUST knock out KSI in order to separate himself from the celebrity boxing world. British legend Hatton was Fury’s first professional coach before the unbeaten boxer put his career on hold to go on Love Island.
Tommy Fury will take on YouTuber KSI next monthCredit: PA
Ricky Hatton formerly trained Fury and says he must knock his rival out
Fury came of the hit reality show as a celeb superstar after meeting now-fiancee Molly-Mae Hague.
Fury’s new-found fame saw him land a blockbuster pay-per-view grudge match against YouTube-turned boxer Jake Paul.
And he kept his reputation as a boxer intact as he beat Paul, 26, by split-decision in Saudi Arabia.
Now Fury, 24, returns against Paul’s arch rival KSI on October 14 in Manchester, but Hatton believes another points win will not suffice.
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He told SunSport: “These are rappers and YouTubers, they’re not professional boxers like you, so I think in this fight he needs to make a bit more of a statement. 
“Tommy must still have visions of doing something in real boxing and if that’s the case I’d like to see him knock out KSI. Or certainly win extremely convincingly which I think he will. 
“Tommy’s been getting a lot of stick but you can’t blame him for going down the route he’s gone, I advised him to go down that route and he’s capitalised fully on it.” 
Hatton was the one who urged Fury to go onto the hit ITV series in order to make a name for himself.
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And despite consecutive crossover bouts, the brother of heavyweight champion Tyson claimed he still wants to succeed as a traditional boxer.
But Hatton insisted in order for those world title aspirations to be taking seriously, he must score a KO against KSI.
He said: “At the end of the day, Tommy still talks of having ambitions of doing well in boxing. 
“No disrespect to Jake Paul, he’s not the worst out there but he’s certainly not the best and KSI is a rapper! 
“Tommy at first before Love Island was a professional boxer, I’m not knocking Tommy I was the one who said to Tommy that he should go on Love Island. 
“I thought he’d make more money that way and I’m absolutely made up for him that he’s able to get the paydays that he has with Jake Paul and KSI. 
“I told him that was the route to go down but if he keeps talking about being successful as a boxer than I do think he has to knock KSI out.
In retirement, Hatton has turned to coaching and is now a team captain for a new boxing concept called The Box Off which kicks off next Saturday.
The tournament will see four city-based teams compete in a knockout competition.
Each team has five fighters, one from each weight class, and will box over four rounds with winners progressing into the final.
Finalists also earn four points for their team, with championship winners gaining a further six meaning the team with he most are crowned victors.
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Hatton is leading the charge for Manchester as he looks to find boxing’s next top star.
Hatton is a captain on a new boxing concept called The Box OfficeCredit: Sky UK Ltd More