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“Shades of a Prime Tyson”: Fans in Frenzy as JiDion’s Training Footage Goes Viral Ahead of Boxing Match

Published 03/25/2023, 1:41 PM EDT

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Celebrity boxing has garnered a lot of attention over the years. It is a genre in its own right. It took off massively ever since KSI fought and defeated Joe Weller in 2018.  Thereafter, he called out Logan Paul right after the win which took the internet by surprise. The fights between YouTubers and celebrities have taken the sport by storm. Even professional boxers are interested to get involved in such lucrative bouts.

JiDion is an American YouTuber and former Twitch streamer. He is currently preparing himself to have a bout on May 13th of this year. The YouTuber recently uploaded a video in which he is seen hitting the bag. The fans had a wild reaction to the same.

Fans troll JiDion in his hitting the boxing bag video

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It appears that JiDion is planning to fight in the second week of May. For the same, he has started training. A video was uploaded on Twitter by @fredpdbeck. 

The video featured JiDion hitting a heavy bag. It is evident that the YouTuber looks like a beginner in the sport but appears to be training in good spirits.

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The fans had some interesting reactions to the clip. Here are a few fan reactions:

One fan with username @UTDNoz appeared to troll the YouTuber by comparing him to “Prime Tyson”.  He states, “Shades of a prime Tyson”

While another fan made a similar remark. @jmvsthewrld wrote: “I see a spitting image of a young wilder”

While another fan gave his insights as to how he perceives his skillset. @YaKidMe1 wrote: “Can’t really tell much tbh. Just jab the straight right multiple times on the bag. Obviously looks like he hasn’t got much experience training but everyone starts somewhere”

 

While another fan had a few words of appraisal for him.@HFMann0 wrote: “He looks good he needs to keep that guard off and learn not to shake off your shoulders when they feel tired. That comes with time though. I’m sure he could be pretty good”

Lastly, one fan with username @XMythicRageX wrote: Actually decent to say he’s never boxer before good power and speed think he will be very good in this scene”

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It appears that the fans have shared some insightful and constructive remarks on the YouTuber trying to make his boxing debut. Though, how do you perceive his skillsets given his remarks? Does he have what it takes to become one of the best celebrity boxers? Do share your thoughts and opinions with us in the comment below.

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Harddit Bedi

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Harddit Bedi is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. He has interned at multiple top sports media outlets and packs a great amount of knowledge regarding the sport. His love for boxing and writing has landed him on his journey at EssentiallySports, where he looks forward to adding value to our boxing coverage.
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Arijit Saha