KSI’s manager breaks silence on potential Anthony | Boxing News

KSI‘s manager believes that Jake Paul‘s entourage are ‘delusional’ if they’re open to placing him within the ring with Anthony Joshua.

YouTube star turned boxer Paul is scorching property after boosting his preventing credentials with a factors win over Mike Tyson in Texas earlier this month. He moved up to heavyweight for that struggle, however Paul’s promotional accomplice Nakisa Bidarian is preserving an open thoughts concerning what to do subsequent.

Paul himself has referred to as out fashionable boxing great Canelo Alvarez for a cruiserweight showdown, whereas Bidarian has not ruled out remaining at heavyweight and in search of scraps with the likes of Joshua or Daniel Dubois.

KSI and Paul have each been in with a skilled boxer, every shedding to Tommy Fury final 12 months. But Taylor feels that going from Fury to a prime heavyweight may put Paul in real hazard.

As effectively as calling it ‘delusional’, Taylor informed The Sun: “If Nakisa puts Jake in that position where he fights Anthony Joshua or Canelo or Dubois, he could seriously get his client hurt.

“So both he is actually delusional or he solely offers a s*** in regards to the money. But as soon as Jake has that struggle, possibly he’ll come back down to earth and have a actual discuss, whoever it is with on that degree.”

Some fans are still keen to see KSI and Paul go head-to-head in the boxing ring. KSI beat Paul’s brother, Logan, in a Los Angeles bout five years ago before going into business with him.

Putting the family ties to one side, the weight difference between the two fighters could render it a tricky fight to make. KSI was three stone lighter during his defeat to Fury than Paul was in his win over Tyson.

But Taylor remains optimistic that a compromise could be reached over an adequate weight for both fighters.

“The Jake struggle is one thing we have wished and there was discuss of a coin toss,” he explained. “We stated, ‘Fine, let’s do a coin toss, however the weights must be honest’.

“If you want 192lb on one side then we want 183lb on the other side. If you want 190, we’ll take 185. We gave some take-it-or-leave-it terms, we’ll even fight in America in Las Vegas. We’ve really tried to make it happen.”