Floyd Mayweather threatened by KSI as YouTuber units sight on boxing return

Social Media star KSI believes he might knock out former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather in the event that they had been to face one another within the ring. And the rapper-turned-celebrity boxer seems very happy to take the problem on, ought to the chance current itself.

KSI, whose actual title is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, has made a reputation for himself as a celeb boxer. The 30-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday, has fought in a mix of newbie, exhibition {and professional} bouts and stays undefeated with a file that reads 6-0-1 (one no-contest).

The vlogger’s most up-to-date ‘victory’ in opposition to Joe Fornier was overturned and declared a no-contest after Fornier was floored by an unintended elbow.

At the identical occasion, KSI squared as much as Tommy Fury, suggesting {that a} match-up between the 2 fighters can be the subsequent big-money showdown within the fast-growing world of movie star boxing.

But the top of Misfits Boxing has now shared his ideas on the prospect of taking up 46-year-old Mayweather, who beat KSI’s personal brother Deji with a stoppage final November.

Speaking in regards to the prospect of going through Mayweather, as per the Manchester Evening News, KSI stated: “Honestly, I think I’d knock him out. I honestly think I have a great chance at beating him. Mayweather, he’s a good fighter, I just think I’ll have the timing on him.”

The 15-time a number of weight world champion retired from skilled boxing with an undefeated file and KSI accepts that he wouldn’t be so optimistic if he was going through Mayweather on the peak of his powers. He added: “Obviously in his prime I would have no chance.”

Mayweather has not fought professionally since he beat UFC star Conor McGregor in 2017 but has appeared in seven exhibition fights since, including fights against Deji, Logan Paul and former Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers.

‘Money’ appears to have no intention of slowing down and speaking in March, outlined plans to tour the world to compete in a series of exhibition events.

Mayweather said on Instagram: “This is what my 2023 appears to be like like to this point. Five exhibitions in 5 international locations in 9 months. And if any of those exhibitions don’t occur, I nonetheless receives a commission. I’m probably the most energetic hustler in boxing, my cash is assured.”

Mayweather faced John Gotti III in an exhibition match in Florida earlier this month, but Gotti, who is the grandson of the infamous New York crime boss of the same name, was disqualified for persistent holding and trash-talking his opponent, resulting in a mass brawl past the bell because the ring was flooded by each fighter’s camps.