first punch will crack his spirit second punch will crack his ego third punch will crack his jaw fight's over. kiss my girl. go home. So Logan Paul could only hope! The 26-year-old, best known for his online antics and controversies, trotted out that poetry on Aug. 14, 2018, less than two weeks before he was due to take on British rapper, gamer and fellow YouTube star Ksi at Manchester Arena in the U.K., a bout promptly dubbed by promoters as the biggest amateur boxing match ever. Ksi (real name Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji) had one fight under his belt, a decision over YouTuber Joe Weller, directly after which he had set his sights...
- 6/6/2021
- E! Online
Popular YouTubers Logan Paul and Ksi are taking their feud to the boxing ring.
The internet stars are facing off on Saturday, August 25, at 7 p.m. at the Manchester Arena, according to the U.K.’s Evening Standard. The match comes after the 25-year-old Ksi, née Olajide William “Jj” Olatunji, Jr., challenged the 22-year-old Paul after winning a boxing match against YouTuber Joe Weller.
Paul and Ksi have been feuding online for a while now, and the match is supposed to be the culmination of their feud. As the Evening Standard reported, Paul has bet $1 million on himself to win A second fight between the two is expected to take place in the United States next February.
Also Read: Logan Paul Ends Daily YouTube Videos, 'Wants to Exercise His Creativity in Other Ways'
Floor seats to the match at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, are 150 pounds plus fees (about...
The internet stars are facing off on Saturday, August 25, at 7 p.m. at the Manchester Arena, according to the U.K.’s Evening Standard. The match comes after the 25-year-old Ksi, née Olajide William “Jj” Olatunji, Jr., challenged the 22-year-old Paul after winning a boxing match against YouTuber Joe Weller.
Paul and Ksi have been feuding online for a while now, and the match is supposed to be the culmination of their feud. As the Evening Standard reported, Paul has bet $1 million on himself to win A second fight between the two is expected to take place in the United States next February.
Also Read: Logan Paul Ends Daily YouTube Videos, 'Wants to Exercise His Creativity in Other Ways'
Floor seats to the match at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, are 150 pounds plus fees (about...
- 8/25/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Ksi's getting some last minute work in the ring before trying to bash Logan Paul's face in this weekend ... putting his skills on display in a boxing sesh and TMZ Sports has the footage. The 25-year-old YouTube star hit the gym in Manchester, England for a public workout session in front of fans and media. We're told Ksi has been training like a maniac, taking the fight very seriously. Ksi and Logan Paul will...
- 8/22/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ahead of the much-ballyhooed boxing match between YouTube megastars Olajide 'Ksi' Olatunji and Logan Paul on Saturday, several savvy digital entreprenerus have come together to release BoxTuber, a mobile boxing game that lets players fight as or against some of the biggest stars on the internet.
BoxTuber was created by Matt Wilson, YouTube star Brian ‘True Geordie’ Davis, and game developer Viker. Wilson is the founder of sports influencer marketing company Ball Street Network, while Davis was the host and commentator for Ksi’s fight with Joe Weller, and the host for Paul and Ksi’s second press conference. He will also serve as commentator for Ksi and Paul’s match-up on Saturday.
In BoxTuber, players must create their own YouTuber characters -- which can be customized with exclusive merch -- and then build a channel by posting videos in order to gain popularity. As their followings mount, they will...
BoxTuber was created by Matt Wilson, YouTube star Brian ‘True Geordie’ Davis, and game developer Viker. Wilson is the founder of sports influencer marketing company Ball Street Network, while Davis was the host and commentator for Ksi’s fight with Joe Weller, and the host for Paul and Ksi’s second press conference. He will also serve as commentator for Ksi and Paul’s match-up on Saturday.
In BoxTuber, players must create their own YouTuber characters -- which can be customized with exclusive merch -- and then build a channel by posting videos in order to gain popularity. As their followings mount, they will...
- 8/22/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
With two weeks to go until his much-hyped boxing match with fellow YouTuber Logan Paul, Olajide “Ksi” Olatunji has released his documentary Can’t Lose. The film documents the training Ksi completed ahead of his February 2018 fight against Joe Weller, another YouTuber, as well as the lead-up to his fight with Paul.
Ksi came out on top in the February fight, which attracted massive live viewership at the time and is now considered the biggest white collar boxing match ever, per Metro. Prior to the match, he had little boxing experience, and Can’t Lose is meant to show his rise from inexperience to victory.
The Ksi/Weller bout came out of reported dissonance between the two after Ksi left the Sidemen, a group of FIFA gaming creators. Since taking their squabbling to the boxing ring attracted record-setting views, it’s not surprising a similarly headline-generating discord has emerged between...
Ksi came out on top in the February fight, which attracted massive live viewership at the time and is now considered the biggest white collar boxing match ever, per Metro. Prior to the match, he had little boxing experience, and Can’t Lose is meant to show his rise from inexperience to victory.
The Ksi/Weller bout came out of reported dissonance between the two after Ksi left the Sidemen, a group of FIFA gaming creators. Since taking their squabbling to the boxing ring attracted record-setting views, it’s not surprising a similarly headline-generating discord has emerged between...
- 8/10/2018
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Ahead of his highly-anticipated boxing match with Logan Paul on Aug. 25, Olajide ‘Ksi’ Olatunji has dropped the trailer for a feature documentary titled Can’t Lose, which chronicles his first bout in the ring with Joe Weller.
The film, which is currently available for presale in the U.K. and officially arrives globally on Aug. 10, will be distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. It was produced by After Party Studios -- a production company owned by fellow YouTube star Callum ‘Callux’ McGinley.
Can’t Lose, which is roughly 70 minutes long, follows Ksi in the weeks leading up to his fight with Weller -- including his arduous training regime, a fly-on-the-wall look inside the changing rooms before and after the match, bloopers, and a body language analysis that will investigate how Ksi is feeling ahead of his fight with Paul. Ksi was an underdog in the February match with Weller, which...
The film, which is currently available for presale in the U.K. and officially arrives globally on Aug. 10, will be distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. It was produced by After Party Studios -- a production company owned by fellow YouTube star Callum ‘Callux’ McGinley.
Can’t Lose, which is roughly 70 minutes long, follows Ksi in the weeks leading up to his fight with Weller -- including his arduous training regime, a fly-on-the-wall look inside the changing rooms before and after the match, bloopers, and a body language analysis that will investigate how Ksi is feeling ahead of his fight with Paul. Ksi was an underdog in the February match with Weller, which...
- 7/5/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Logan Paul is training furiously for his hotly-anticipated boxing match against fellow YouTube star Olajide ’Ksi’ Olatunji, which is slated for August 25 at the 21,000-seat Manchester arena in England.
And perhaps Paul is also sending an indirect message to his opponent, with a clip (see below) conveniently captured by TMZ of the controversial vlogger wailing on a sparring partner during a recent training session, landing a knockdown with an impressive left hook. Prepared though he may be, Paul (17.6 million subscribers) will have a formidable opponent in Olatunji (18.7 million subscribers), who defeated another YouTube star, Joe Weller, in a separate match last year that amassed tens of millions of views on YouTube. For his part, Olatunji recently shared a training video of his own, where he received tips from boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Logan’s brother, Jake Paul, is also reportedly on the card for the August 25 match, where he...
And perhaps Paul is also sending an indirect message to his opponent, with a clip (see below) conveniently captured by TMZ of the controversial vlogger wailing on a sparring partner during a recent training session, landing a knockdown with an impressive left hook. Prepared though he may be, Paul (17.6 million subscribers) will have a formidable opponent in Olatunji (18.7 million subscribers), who defeated another YouTube star, Joe Weller, in a separate match last year that amassed tens of millions of views on YouTube. For his part, Olatunji recently shared a training video of his own, where he received tips from boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Logan’s brother, Jake Paul, is also reportedly on the card for the August 25 match, where he...
- 6/11/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Ksi is gonna wanna see this ... Here's Logan Paul beating the dog snot out of his sparring partner during a recent training session -- and ending it all with a Clean knockdown shot to the face!!! TMZ Sports got our hands on the footage of a recent workout for Paul's August 25 boxing match against Ksi ... a fight that some say could get more viewers than Mayweather vs. McGregor. The YouTube star is clearly taking the...
- 6/11/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
One of the biggest fights of the year is only months away ... Logan Paul vs. Ksi -- and Amanda Cerny and her boyfriend can't wait! Paul and Ksi -- both huge YouTube stars -- are on a collision course for August, when they will both step into the ring and fight. Yes, it's real -- and the hype behind the fight is massive already. For the record, Ksi -- one of the biggest gamers in...
- 5/13/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Today, Ksi is the third biggest YouTube star in the U.K. -- second only in subscribers to Ed Sheeran and One Direction. But the 24-year-old’s exploits in the boxing ring -- including a massively-viewed fight with fellow creator Joe Weller and a forthcoming match against polarizing vlogger Logan Paul -- have catapulted his career to untold heights.
In one of his first sit-down interviews with Esquire, Ksi -- whose real name is Olajide Olatunji and whose YouTube moniker stands for 'knowledge, strength, and integrity' -- talked about the ways in which he’s latched onto rapidly evolving YouTube trends in order to stay relevant. In the past, Olatunji has been a prankster, a gamer, and a diss track rapper. “Now, with boxing, I’ve created a new trend,” he told the magazine. “I’ve always adapted well, and that’s what’s led to my success.”
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In one of his first sit-down interviews with Esquire, Ksi -- whose real name is Olajide Olatunji and whose YouTube moniker stands for 'knowledge, strength, and integrity' -- talked about the ways in which he’s latched onto rapidly evolving YouTube trends in order to stay relevant. In the past, Olatunji has been a prankster, a gamer, and a diss track rapper. “Now, with boxing, I’ve created a new trend,” he told the magazine. “I’ve always adapted well, and that’s what’s led to my success.”
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- 3/22/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
More rumors have popped up about the most hotly-anticipated boxing match in YouTube history. If the information included in a tweet sent out by Logan Paul is accurate, the controversial YouTube star will fight boisterous Brit Olajide "Ksi" Olatunji on August 25 at the 21,000-seat Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.
After he defeated fellow YouTuber Joe Weller in a highly-publicized boxing match last month, Olatunji immediately began to trash talk Logan Paul and his brother Jake, inviting them to go a few rounds with him in the ring. In response to that chatter, Logan Paul indicated that he would indeed respond to Olatunji's challenge. “Yes,” he said in a vlog he released later in February, “it looks like I am fighting Ksi.”
Now, more details about that bout are coming into view. Paul tweeted the contract Olatunji's team has presented to him, and while he covered up most of the information contained in the document,...
After he defeated fellow YouTuber Joe Weller in a highly-publicized boxing match last month, Olatunji immediately began to trash talk Logan Paul and his brother Jake, inviting them to go a few rounds with him in the ring. In response to that chatter, Logan Paul indicated that he would indeed respond to Olatunji's challenge. “Yes,” he said in a vlog he released later in February, “it looks like I am fighting Ksi.”
Now, more details about that bout are coming into view. Paul tweeted the contract Olatunji's team has presented to him, and while he covered up most of the information contained in the document,...
- 3/16/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
On February 4, in front of 7,500 attendees at the sold out Copper Box Arena in London, Olajide "Ksi" Olatunji defeated Joe Weller in a boxing match between two YouTube stars. As he stood triumphant in the ring, Olatunji issued an open challenge to the online video community. “If any YouTuber wants it, you can come get it,” Olatunji said. “Jake Paul, Logan Paul — any of the Pauls — I don’t care.”
Three weeks later, it appears likely that Olatunji will get his wish. Though the boisterous Brit has only said he is "in talks" with Logan Paul's team, the controversial American accepted Olatunji's offer in a recent vlog.
In the vlog, Paul answered a question that many of his 16 million subscribers have asked. "Yes," he said, "it looks like I am fighting Ksi." There will still be many details to hash out, including the venue where the match will take place,...
Three weeks later, it appears likely that Olatunji will get his wish. Though the boisterous Brit has only said he is "in talks" with Logan Paul's team, the controversial American accepted Olatunji's offer in a recent vlog.
In the vlog, Paul answered a question that many of his 16 million subscribers have asked. "Yes," he said, "it looks like I am fighting Ksi." There will still be many details to hash out, including the venue where the match will take place,...
- 2/26/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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