KSI has mocked Jake Paul by joking that he will take on 75-year-old former champion George Foreman.
In an April Fools’ Day post, KSI aimed a dig at his rival Paul, who is set to face 57-year-old Mike Tyson on July 20.
KSI wrote on X: ‘I’m back baby! Fighting 75 year old legend and former champ. Don’t worry, age ain’t nothing but a number. Forman hits harder and is faster than ever before!’.
Nicknamed ‘Big George’, Foreman won 76 of his 81 fights during his illustrious boxing career.
Foreman’s last fight was a defeat to Shannon Briggs in 1997 when he was 48 years old.
KSI joked that he will be fighting 75-year-old George Foreman as he mocked Jake Paul
KSI’s post was a clear dig at Jake Paul’s upcoming fight against 57-year-old Mike Tyson
In a mocked-up poster for KSI’s ‘fight’ against Foreman, it is said that the bout will be shown on ‘Notflix’ and will take place at Wembley Stadium on April 1.
The list of rules also mocked Paul as they read: ‘No judges, 5 second rounds, 150 Oz gloves, no knockouts, no punching allowed’.
A fight between YouTubers KSI and Jake Paul has been mooted for several years but has yet to take place.
In 2019, in his first professional boxing match, KSI beat Paul’s brother Logan, with the pair having previously drawn in an amateur fight.
Paul’s clash with Tyson is being dubbed ‘the biggest fight of the 21st century’ despite the 30-year age gap between the two boxers.
One of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, Tyson retired in 2005. He won 50 of the 58 fights that he took part in.
The fight between Paul and Tyson, which will take place in Texas, will be shown live on Netflix.
The rules for the fight have been announced, with Paul and Tyson to wear 16-ounce boxing gloves instead of the 10-ounce ones that are usually used for professional fights.
Paul and Tyson are set to wear 15-ounce boxing gloves, with rounds to be two minutes long
Legendary former boxer Foreman’s last fight was a defeat to Shannon Briggs in 1997
In addition, rounds will be two minutes long instead of three minutes, while there won’t be any official judges ringside to score the fight.
The only way that either fighter would be able to prevail is if there was a knockout.
Aside from the glove weight, most of the rules are similar to when Tyson faced Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition bout in November 2020.