October 14th 2023.
KSI and Tommy Fury are set to meet this weekend in Manchester for a huge night of influencer boxing. This fight has been building up for months, with both men hurling insults at each other in the lead up to fight night.
Tommy Fury is coming into this fight with a spotless 9-0 record, with his most prominent win being against Jake Paul earlier this year. KSI has also proven to be a formidable opponent, having beat Logan Paul earlier this year and even going the rounds with Floyd Mayweather.
Naturally, some of the biggest names in boxing have weighed in with their predictions ahead of the fight. Former heavyweight champion David Haye believes KSI has the advantage, saying “Everybody just believes Tommy’s so much better. The best name on his record is Jake Paul, and that was a close fight in which he got knocked down. So it’s not like he has this depth of experience. I think everybody’s overrating Tommy and very much underrating KSI, and that gives KSI a massive advantage. I believe it’s gonna be a big shock.”
Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is sitting on the fence when it comes to this fight, saying “I would sway towards KSI, but then if I value experience, I think Tommy should pull it off because he’s coming from a fighting family, but KSI’s been banging people out though. It’s a real 50/50 fight, for this one I’m sitting on the fence.”
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew predicts a win for Tommy Fury, saying “I think this will be the hardest fight of his career because KSI has something about him where he will just let his hands go. Jake Paul wouldn’t let his hands go but I think KSI will. So while I’m predicting a win for Tommy Fury, it’s not with any real certainty. It’s only a six-round fight, so I think they might both just let their hands go.”
Former world champion Amir Khan believes Tommy Fury will come out on top, saying “He comes from a boxing family, he’s a better fighter and he’s got the power and the skill-set to knock out these influencers. I think it’s a miss-match because he’s the fighter that has been doing this since he was young. The influencers are going to get hurt one day when they’re taking big fights against proper boxers.”
Tommy Fury’s last opponent, Jake Paul, is backing Tommy, saying “I think he’s going to get knocked out by Tommy in less than five rounds. I mean KSI is doing these gimmick WWE fights up until now. Tommy is his first real test, but who knows, he might throw an elbow on Tommy, too.”
Former world champion Ricky Hatton is also backing Tommy Fury, saying “At the end of the day, Tommy is the professional boxer and KSI and Jake Paul are YouTubers. I certainly expect Tommy to win. I trained with Tommy for a fair bit and he’s very talented, very good. I watched a bit of footage of KSI and it’s the first time I had seen him. He’s a little bit all over the show and that could cause Tommy a few problems but I can’t honestly see anything other than a Tommy Fury win and coming through. He’s got very good boxing skills and KSI might cause a headache over the first couple of rounds but ultimately when it comes to boxing skills Tommy has got the better ability.”
However, heavyweight contender Derek Chisora is backing KSI, saying “This fight, I see a knockout. I see the knockout coming for my friend JJ. He’s got more power in both hands than before.”
Frazer Clarke, another heavyweight contender, is backing Tommy Fury, but warns that KSI’s novice style could be the key to humiliation. He said “I think KSI will struggle on Saturday night. But his best chance in this fight is the fact that he is still a novice, still very unorthodox in his style. If I was him or a member of his team, I would be telling him not to try and outbox this guy, keep doing the things you aren’t usually meant to do in a boxing ring, be unorthodox, hit him wherever and whenever you can. Tommy is a far superior boxer but I am not sure if he is as fit as KSI because those boys train ridiculously hard.”
The odds are in favor of Tommy Fury, but when it comes to this fight, anything can happen. We will just have to wait and see who comes out on top when these two rivals step into the ring.
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