Jake Paul \u201cbacks out\u201d of KSI fight according to manager Mams Taylor Jake Paul has reportedly turned down a contract to fight KSI, backing out of the planned Summer bout despite agreeing to the terms. We\u2019re getting closer and closer to finally seeing KSI and Jake Paul go to blows in the boxing ring. For years now, fans of two YouTube stars have awaited the day they inevitably touch gloves, and that day seemed like it was coming soon after they mutually agreed to fight in 2023. However, after Jake Paul\u2019s recent loss to the hands of Tommy Fury, the ultimate YouTube bout is up in the air. Claiming Jake Paul is \u201cbeing long\u201d with negotiations, KSI may instead shift his focus to fighting Fury instead. Now, the British YouTuber\u2019s manager has explained Jake Paul \u201cbacked out\u201d of fighting KSI this summer, with others reporting he turned down a contract. KSI\u2019s manager explains Jake Paul \u201cbacked out\u201d In a recent Twitter Space, KSI was accused by a fan of dodging Jake Paul, where then his manager Mams Taylor explained how Jake is the one holding up the negotiations. \u201cJake has the contract. It\u2019s not in our hands,\u201d Mams revealed. \u201cWe redlined it and sent it back to him. He redlined it, sent it back to us, we redlined it, sent it back to him, and now the ball\u2019s in his court. Mams followed up, revealing that he recently got a call from Jake Paul\u2019s team, who told him \u2018The Problem Child\u2019 isn\u2019t looking to fight KSI this summer. \u201cI did get a call from Jake\u2019s team saying, hey, Jake doesn\u2019t want to fight KSI in summer like we wanted because of some excuses. Whatever. Basically, he doesn\u2019t want to fight KSI. He wants to fight other people.\u201d He continued: \u201cWe booked Wembley stadium, we were ready, and he\u2019s backed out.\u201d Timestamp at 4:08 Furthermore, interviewer Fred Beck reported that a contract was sent to Jake two weeks ago, which he allegedly declined. \u201cJake Paul was sent a contract to fight KSI by Mams Taylor two weeks ago. All material terms were agreed, but Jake Paul has declined.\u201d However, Jake Paul\u2019s Most Valuable Promotions has since disputed the claims. \u201cWho at MVP did you check this with before tweeting it like it\u2019s a fact?\u201d they responded on Twitter. KSI recently revealed he has only three bouts left on his radar till he retires from boxing later this year, although it\u2019s unclear if he\u2019ll be fighting Jake or Tommy for his last bout in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jake Paul \u201cbacks out\u201d of KSI fight according to manager Mams Taylor Jake Paul has reportedly turned down a contract to fight KSI, backing out of the planned Summer bout despite agreeing to the terms. We\u2019re getting closer and closer to finally seeing KSI and Jake Paul go to blows in the boxing ring. For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}