By: Sean Crose
Some fighters want to be seen as the next Mohammad Ali. Others want to be seen as the next Jake Paul. It looks like British social media star KSI is looking to compete with the social media star who turned boxer Paul into boxing’s top novelty sport. On Saturday in London, 2-6 Luis Alcaraz Pineda played Jess Willard against KSI’s Jack Dempsey by simply being beaten by the internet celebrity in front of a pay-per-view audience. After being beaten 7 times in 3 rounds, the referee was lucky to put Pineda’s performance in memory.
Of course Pineda was only KSI’s second game of the day. Playing George Foreman, the 29-year-old Brit also joins a stylish singer named Swarmz. Needless to say, Swarmz, a novice boxer who is said to have lost quite a bit of weight for the event, will probably never enter the ring again. KSI mopped the floor with him for two, successfully knocking out a last-minute substitute that had no chance.
