Jake Paul took aim at bitter rival KSI for chasing ‘views’ instead of a legacy in boxing after his explosive victory over Andre August on Friday night.
Paul needed just over two minutes to destroy August in Orlando, wiping the professional boxer out with a huge right uppercut which left him in a heap on the canvas.
And after claiming the eighth win over his boxing career, the YouTuber-turned-fighter wasted no time in reigniting his feud with KSI – who live streamed a sparring session with fellow YouTuber IShowSpeed on Friday night.
When asked if any hope of a showdown with his online nemesis is now dead, Paul said in his post-fight press conference: ‘I don’t know, I don’t care.
‘It’s just two different things; he’s chasing views as a 30-year-old man, and I’m chasing legacy and belts.
Jake Paul has taken aim at bitter rival KSI for chasing ‘views’ instead of a legacy in boxing
Paul needed just over two minutes to destroy pro boxer Andre August in Orlando on Friday
And after claiming the eighth win over his boxing career, the YouTuber-turned-fighter wasted no time in reigniting his feud with KSI
‘All kudos to him, I hope he makes his wildest dreams come true!’
Four months since getting the better of UFC legend Nate Diaz, Paul was back in the boxing ring and looking to claim his second straight win since losing to bitter rival Tommy Fury – who also claimed victory over KSI back in October.
August, who first turned professional back in 2013, represented only the second legitimate boxer the online superstar has faced in his four-year career as a fighter – and the first since Fury.
Yet in the end, the more-experienced pro’s greater schooling counted for very little.
With just 40 seconds of the first round remaining, Paul unleashed a vicious right uppercut which sent August tumbling to the canvas flat on his back.
Despite his best efforts to beat the count, the 35-year-old was clearly in no position to continue as he struggled to get back to his feet, meaning the referee waved off the contest to seal Paul’s eighth pro victory.
He will now begin mapping out his next move in the sport, with a potential shot at redemption against Fury likely to be top of his wish-list.
For now, though, Paul is satisfied with another highlight-reel knockout that he believes was his best one yet.
Paul felt his brutal knockout of August in Orlando was the best of his boxing career to date
‘I think this is the best one,’ he said at the post-fight press conference. ‘Just because it was the first round, I was calling it the whole entire week.
‘Not getting hit one time in the fight and just setting him up for that. He kept on ducking low and I was like “ok, I’m gonna throw the uppercut but I’ve got to make sure he keeps on ducking low.”
‘I assessed him, set him up for it and finished it – threw that thing hard.’
