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When Jake Paul Almost Crashed a Fight

Published 06/30/2022, 7:00 AM EDT

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This was from the time when Logan Paul squared off with fellow YouTuber KSI. The fight took place on 28th August 2018 inside the Manchester Arena, Manchester. By nature, a white-collar amateur boxing match, this was Logan Paul’s first fight and KSI’s second. Promoted as “the biggest amateur boxing match in history,” the bout ended in a majority draw.

The unfinished business led to a rematch in the next year where KSI finally defeated The Maverick. Now, after almost four long years, an unearthed clip recently caught people’s eyes.

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Jake Paul, the younger brother to Logan, was present ringside while the latter fought his battle. At one point in the fight, something happened which led ‘The Problem Child‘ to almost gatecrash KSI vs. Logan Paul.

Jake Paul would have taken his swings at KSI

Early in the fight, Logan Paul showed a good jab and, likewise, he found noticeable success. Both KSI and Paul trashed talked one another and showed more ludicrous gestures than actual boxing skills through the night. Near the end of round one, Paul, taking well advantage of his height, started unloading on KSI, and this drove everyone watching deranged and applauding. Frankly speaking, KSI’s boxing was sloppier, and he struggled for a suitable length of time.

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At one point, at the end of one round, KSI hit Logan Paul after the bell had rung. Well, given his athletic abilities and boxing skill from the time, it is hard to say whether KSI hit out of intention or simply because he lacked control and clear sight. Whatever it was, unquestionably, this made Jake Paul upset for his elder brother.

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Immediately, ‘The Problem Child’ took matters into his own hands and furiously trespassed the ring. Raging with what seemed anger, he then walked towards KSI. However, just when everyone thought they were witnessing the beginning of Jake Paul vs. KSI, The Problem Child showed what KSI could not – self-control, and stopped in the middle of the ring, leaving all surprised.

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God knows what would have happened if Jake Paul did not put a halt to his movement that night. Anyway, do you feel this was the actual beginning of Jake Paul vs. KSI? Also, what do you make of the clip? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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Samrat Sardar

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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Ajinkya Aswale