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      Jake Paul suggests Lionel Messi is ‘greatest athlete ever’ as YouTube boxing star makes Muhammad Ali comparison

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      YOUTUBER-turned boxer Jake Paul has suggested Lionel Messi is the ‘greatest athlete ever’The Argentina legend, 35, has been an inspiration for club and country.
      Lionel Messi has been called the greatest athlete of all timeCredit: Reuters
      YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul tweeted his thoughts on Messi and compared him to Muhammad AliCredit: EPA
      However, Paul believes Ali was more impactful in sportCredit: Getty
      For Barcelona he scored an amazing 672 goals, while the seven-time Ballon d’or winner was instrumental in his country winning the World Cup in a dramatic penalty shootout against France.
      And now, he’s seemingly got a fan in social media king Paul.
      While watching the World Cup final, The Problem Child couldn’t help but heap praise on Messi.
      He wrote on Twitter: “Hard to admit as an American..but Messi may be the greatest athlete ever. 5’7, 148 lbs..Greatest non-penalty scorer of all time, greatest assister of all time.
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      “In a sport that has more people playing it than any other. GAOAT. Agree?”
      However, Paul couldn’t help but tip his cap to an icon from a sport he now knows well, boxing.
      The 25-year-old revealed he believes Muhammad Ali had the biggest impact on sport as a whole.
      He added: “Muhammad Ali still the most impactful though.”
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      Ali’s storied career saw him fight 61 times – winning 56 of his fights.
      He thrived in the spotlight – showing off a gift for the gab and backed that up with some thrilling performances.
      His most notable bouts included highly publicised fights with Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier in the ‘Thrilla in Manila’, as well as ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ against George Foreman.
      While outside the ring, Ali, who died aged 74 in 2016 after a long battle with Parkinson’s, was a black activist, spoke out against the Vietnam War, and his philanthropy was recognised the world over.
      Famously, Ali also helped negotiate the release of 15 hostages in Iraq in 1990.
      Messi, on the other hand, has lit up the football world since making his debut in 2004 with the Catalans.
      He has won more Ballon d’or titles than any other footballer, as well as four Champions League titles.
      Like Ali, Messi is also charitable – and has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2004.
      He also has the Leo Messi Foundation which aims to give children from poorer backgrounds equal opportunities.
      Argentina ran out winners on penalties after a 3-3 draw in one of the greatest matches ever played.
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      After Lionel Messi’s side raced into a 2-0 lead, Kylian Mbappe fired a rapid-fire brace to take the game to extra time.
      Messi and Mbappe would then net again in extra time to send the game a shootout where the Argentines won 4-2. More

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      Watch Jake Paul drop YouTuber in sparring… but former world champ claims tell-tale sign proves fighter took a dive

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      JAKE PAUL dropped YouTuber Donald De La Haye with some brutal body shots – but ex-world champion Sergio Mora isn’t buying it. De La Haye – known as Deestroying – challenged social media star-turned-unbeaten boxer Paul to a scrap.
      Jake Paul dropped YouTuber Deestroying in sparringCredit: INSTAGRAM
      But it did not go well for the Costa Rican-American influencer, who was floored after just three punches.
      Although Mora, a former light-middleweight champ and now pundit, wasn’t convinced.
      He tweeted: “When a fighter is hurt to the body and goes down he instinctively covers up the spot where the punch landed!!!
      “The LAST thing a fighter does is open up his arms and expose his ribs!”
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      Paul’s trainer BJ Flores, an ex-cruiserweight contender, defended the sparring and said the American only threw punches to the body.
      Flores tweeted: “We love him! That’s why Jake didn’t punch for the first 1 minute 30 seconds and just let Deestroying do his thing.
      “Those were the first punches Jake threw.”
      After the session, Deestroying said: “His hands are so heavy and it doesn’t even look like he’s trying.
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      “They told me to go at my pace and he’s going to match my pace. That boy tagged me in the face, tagged me in the sternum, couldn’t breathe. A minute and 38 is all it took.”
      Paul said: “He’s fast, he’s got heart and b****s doing what a lot of people wouldn’t do which is get in the ring with me.
      “So respect to him and he’s athletic.. took some shots. If he really worked at it he could be good.”
      Paul, 25, is back in his adopted training base of Puerto Rico ahead of his next fight.
      He in October beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in the biggest win of his 6-0 career.
      And Paul is still in talks to reschedule his grudge match with Tommy Fury, 23, at the third time of asking.
      YouTuber Deestroying with Jake Paul during their sparring sessionCredit: INSTAGRAM More

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      KSI reveals why he is DELAYING Jake Paul grudge match after turning down offer to fight YouTube rival in middle of 2023

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      KSI has admitted he is DELAYING a grudge match with Jake Paul after turning down a fight offer for the middle of 2023. The YouTuber, rapper and crossover boxing star admitted he was motivated to jump back into the ring to settle the score with Paul once and for all.
      KSI ahead of his next fight with Dillon DanisCredit: PA
      Jake Paul has long feuded KSICredit: AP
      But KSI has maintained he will RETIRE from boxing once he finally fights his American rival.
      So he is taking his time and trying to fit in as many bouts as possible before signing off with a blockbuster against Paul.
      KSI said: “I could fight Jake middle of next year if I wanted to, I was definitely offered to, but I said ‘nah’ because I’m enjoying this too much.
      “I don’t know if that’s kind of weird, I just didn’t expect to be so obsessed with being able to improve so much.
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      “I think I’m on a level where I’m able to keep going and keep going way further than I thought.
      “It’s crazy, I never thought I’d ever be able to do a 5k in under 20 minutes and now I’m breezing past that, now that’s nothing.
      “To know that I could just go further beyond, I think it’s just sick and I don’t really want to end it so quick because I know once I fight Jake it’s done.
      “I’ve no interest to do anything else boxing-wise, so I don’t know why I’d want to end it so quickly, I’m just enjoying the journey too much.”
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      KSI, 29, beat Paul’s brother Logan, 27, when the two turned professional for their 2019 rematch, having drawn a year before.
      The former opponents turned business partners, later launching hydration drink Prime.
      But there is no love lost for younger brother Jake, 25, who is out to even the family score.
      The American is 6-0 himself, most recently beating UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in the biggest win of his career.
      Meanwhile, KSI returns on January 14 against 2-0 MMA fighter Dillon Danis, 29, commonly known as Conor McGregor’s training partner.
      But he confirmed talks with Paul’s camp over a fight next year are actively taking place.
      KSI told SunSport: “We’re working on negotiations.
      “I don’t want to say the venue but we’re looking at certain venues and yeah, we are talking. 
      “We’re talking now and it’s going to take about a year for the fight to happen.
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      “It’s going to take a while to happen but we’re making sure it actually happens.”
      Jake Paul and KSI are in talks to fight in 2023Credit: GETTY More

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      Watch KSI awkwardly laugh as he faces off with NOBODY after Dillon Danis’ no-show at press conference

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      KSI was left awkwardly laughing as he faced off with NOBODY after Dillon Danis no-showed their press conference. Danis was due to fly in from New York to help promote the January 14 DAZN pay-per-view bout.
      KSI was left awkwardly laughing as he faced off with nobody after Dillon Danis no-showedCredit: Twitter
      But after falling ill, the American elected to stay at home and instead focus on training ahead of what will be his boxing debut.
      After the press conference wrapped up, KSI posed for photos and pretended to square up to an imaginary opponent.
      The YouTube star let out a laugh when being faced with no opponent while using his imagination.
      Danis, 29, did not even attend the media commitment virtually and was slammed by KSI, 29.
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      He said: “In terms of Dillon Danis not being here, I think it’s quite disappointing, disrespectful to me and everyone here expecting him to show up.
      “It’s not something I haven’t seen before. I don’t know, maybe it’s my presence, maybe it’s just me in general, I’m so much of a scary guy.
      “But I can understand that — I’m very disciplined, very focused, and if you look at my resume, I don’t lose too many times.
      “I think for Dillon, that’s probably seeping in. Yeah, I know he’s undefeated himself, but I think looking me in the eyes — even when we saw each other in Texas — I could tell it was a facade.
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      “He had to pretend that he’s bigger and stronger than he actually is, and it kind of shows not being here how little he really is, how small his mindset really is.
      “He says I’m not a real fighter but I’m here. I’m always ready.
      “And, as someone he says he is a real fighter, he has not made the plane trip to see me, and has not even made the Zoom call to see me, he’s terrified.
      “He’s petrified of me. It’s disappointing.”
      Danis is a 2-0 MMA fighter most commonly known as Conor McGregor’s training partner, but he has not competed in three years.
      Meanwhile, KSI had two comeback fights on the SAME NIGHT in August, beating rapper Swarmz, 26, and boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, 23.
      And he returns for his sixth bout at Wembley Arena against Danis.
      KSI said: “I believe I’m all he thinks about and I’m in his nightmares — constantly terrorizing him, haunting him — and it’s making him slowly break down.
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      “It’s making break down, thinking, ‘Maybe I’m in over my head. When I see KSI in t he ring January 14, am I really to get in there with him?’
      “Is he the guy that’s going to beat me, I don’t think so.”
      Dillon Danis pictured in training with Conor McGregorCredit: Social Media
      KSI ahead of his fight with Dillon DanisCredit: Getty More

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      KSI confirms talks are officially underway for massive Jake Paul fight with venues being eyed for YouTube grudge match

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      KSI has confirmed talks to fight Jake Paul are officially underway. The pair of bitter YouTube rivals have feuded ever since both deciding to step foot in the ring.
      KSI has confirmed talks to fight Jake Paul are officially underwayCredit: Getty
      Jake Paul and KSI have long feuded each otherCredit: Rex
      But KSI revealed opposing camps are directly in discussions for a massive grudge match next year with venues currently being eyed.
      He told SunSport: “We’re working on negotiations.
      “I don’t want to say the venue but we’re looking at certain venues and yeah, we are talking. 
      “We’re talking now and it’s going to take about a year for the fight to happen.
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      “It’s going to take a while to happen but we’re making sure it actually happens.”
      KSI, 29, beat Paul’s brother Logan, 27, when the two turned professional for their 2019 rematch, having drawn a year before.
      The former opponents turned business partners after later launching hydration drink Prime.
      But there is no love lost for younger brother Jake, 25, who is out to settle the family score.
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      The American is 6-0 himself, most recently beating UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in the biggest win of his career.
      Paul has voiced lofty ambitions of winning boxing world titles and even beating Mexican legend Canelo Alvarez, 32.
      But for KSI, his sole aim is to take down his arch nemesis and claimed he will RETIRE once doing so.
      He said: “For me my main goal is Jake Paul and I don’t want to fight Jake Paul instantly because I know once I fight him and beat him then it’s done. 
      “I wouldn’t want to fight anymore because I wouldn’t have any more goals in boxing, I would have achieved what I strived for. ”
      The sworn enemies are primed to put their unbeaten records and reputations on the line in 2023 if they avoid losing in the interim.
      But KSI admitted he cannot bring himself to support Paul winning, even if it means missing out on the chance to break his streak.
      He said: “For me if Jake loses, I’ll fight the person that beats Jake. And then I’d leave it at that. 
      “That’s where I’m at. If Anderson Silva beat Jake, I’d be like, ‘OK, let me fight Anderson Silva.’ 
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      “I think that’s the mindset. I just despise Jake so much that I could just never be in his corner.
      “If Jake does carry on winning, I guess you can say it just hypes up our fight in the end.” 
      Jake Paul and KSI are in talks to fight in 2023Credit: GETTY More

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      I’m a Celebrity star Matt Hancock offered boxing fight by KSI’s promotion with ex-politician set to be sent contract

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      MATT HANCOCK has been offered a shock BOXING debut by YouTube star KSI. The social media sensation-turned prizefighter last year launched his own promotion called MisFits Boxing.
      Matt Hancock has been offered a shock boxing debutCredit: �2019 Pete Maclaine / i-Images
      KSI is a YouTube and crossover boxing starCredit: Getty
      It’s homes to a range of crossover stars, from the world of sports, reality TV and celebrity.
      KSI, 29, revealed even Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, 37, personally reached out in a bid to organise a bout.
      And now former MP and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star Hancock will be given the chance to step in the ring too.
      KSI said: “Literally, with this space it could be anyone. It could literally be anyone.
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      “Anyone who wants to fight can fight. That’s what MisFits is. I think it’s a space that’s always growing.”
      Promoter Kalle Sauerland joked: “Matt Hancock?”
      KSI replied: “Matt Hancock could, if he’s down.”
      Sauerland then followed up: “I was half joking with Matt Hancock, there will be a letter on the way though from MisFits.
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      “Offer coming over this afternoon Mr Hancock.”
      KSI, 29, had his boxing comeback in August after three years out following his win over American Logan Paul, 27.
      He made up for lost time by beating TWO opponents in one night.
      KSI stopped rapper Swarmz, 26, and journeyman Mexican boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, 23.
      He now returns against on January 14 against 2-0 MMA fighter Dillon Danis, 29, who is best known as Conor McGregor’s training partner.
      Meanwhile Hancock, 44, has stepped down as Conservative MP following his stint in ITV’s jungle, where he came in third place.
      Matt Hancock has stepped down as Conservative MPCredit: Getty More

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      Jake Paul left ‘flattered’ in response to KSI begrudgingly backing arch YouTube rival to beat Tommy Fury

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      JAKE PAUL was left “flattered” after KSI begrudgingly backed his arch rival to beat Tommy Fury. The celebrity boxing stars are in talks to reschedule their grudge match after it was twice axed.
      KSI ahead of his fight with Dillon DanisCredit: Getty
      Tommy Fury is still in talks to fight Jake PaulCredit: Jamie McPhilimey
      And KSI is in the midst of himself negotiating his own bitter bout with fierce nemesis Paul.
      The YouTube, rap and crossover boxing sensation claimed he will even RETIRE once he finally fights the American.
      Paul responded: “KSI actually telling the truth for once!
      “I’m flattered I’m your ultimate goal in boxing and you know what happens with Timmy.”
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      Fury, 23, twice withdrew from fighting Paul, 25. Firstly last December with a rib injury and then in August amid a US visa issue.
      The travel ban still persists and his promoter Frank Warren revealed talks are ongoing to finalise a deal in the UK.
      KSI, 29, meanwhile returns on January 14 against 2-0 MMA fighter Dillon Danis, 29.
      He had two comeback fights on the SAME NIGHT in August, beating rapper Swarmz, 26, and journeyman boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, 23.
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      KSI had not fought since 2019 when he beat Paul’s brother Logan, 27, in their rematch a year after drawing.
      The split-decision verdict has fuelled the feud between KSI and Paul to build towards a proposed blockbuster bout in 2023.
      But KSI could not help but predict Paul beating Fury ahead of the expected rescheduled fight.
      He said: “I think, I hate to say it, I think Jake will win it.
      “I think Tommy hasn’t really been tested – he’s been tested a few times chin-wise and he has been a bit wobbly.
      “And I just think Jake has just dedicated more time to the training compared to Tommy.
      “I think Tommy just does the boxing because it’s the thing to do in his family.
      “But I don’t think he’s as dedicated as someone like Tyson or his other brothers. So I think Jake will win that, as much as I hate to say it.”
      Jake Paul after beating UFC legend Anderson SilvaCredit: Esther Lin/ SHOWTIME More

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      KSI says Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney contacted him over fight and reveals what other footballer could make boxing switch

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      KSI revealed Wayne Rooney contacted him over a future fight – and has room for other footballers in his promotion. The YouTube legend launched MisFits last year, a banner focussed solely on crossover boxing.
      KSI speaks ahead of his return fight against Dillon DanisCredit: Getty
      Wayne Rooney contacted KSI over a future fightCredit: Getty
      Social media sensations, musicians and reality TV stars have all featured on events headlined or promoted by KSI.
      And even Manchester United legend Rooney wants a piece of the action, against the main man himself.
      KSI said: “It’s funny – I hope he doesn’t get annoyed that I said this – but Wayne Rooney hit me up being like, ‘Oh, we should fight.’
      “And I said no. I just don’t want to do that. If Wayne Rooney is down, of course I think it would be good to have him in this space.”
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      Rooney, 37, is a keen boxing fan, recently watching Tyson Fury’s win over Derek Chisora, and trained as a youngster himself.
      Fury, 34, claimed the former England captain is even going to spar him ahead of his proposed title bout against Oleksandr Usyk, 35.
      No footballers have yet crossed over to the ring but KSI is leaving the door open for the likes of ex-Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge, 42, to do so.
      He said: “I know Wayne Bridge is another person that’s been interested in the space.”
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      KSI, 29, first made his boxing debut in a 2018 white collar bout against Joe Weller, 26, winning in round three.
      The same year, he drew in a similar fight against Logan Paul, 27, but won the rematch when they turned professional in 2019.
      KSI then made his comeback after three years out in August and made up for lost time by beating TWO opponents in one night.
      He stopped rapper Swarmz, 26, and journeyman Mexican boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, 23.
      KSI returns against on January 14 against 2-0 MMA fighter Dillon Danis, 29, who is commonly known as Conor McGregor’s training partner.
      KSI beat Luis Alcaraz Pineda in the second of his two comeback fightsCredit: Getty More