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HIGHLIGHTS | KSI vs. Logan Paul 2



winner by split decision: KSI

 

[Shaqazooloo]

When did 1 happen? And why is their such a massive crowd? It couldn't have been that hype.

 

[DKehoe]

When did 1 happen? And why is their such a massive crowd? It couldn't have been that hype.

Wikipedia says it was August last year. The first one did a million PPV buys on YouTube. YouTubers are this whole other world that’s somehow simultaneously huge and most people haven’t heard of them.

 

[Azurro]

They are in much better shape than I expected, that KSI is also a YouTuber right? I'm not a boxing fan and even I can tell both of them don't really know how to box though.

 

[Falcs]

No Deji vs Jake this time?

 

[DESTROYA]

I was hoping to see a bloodied and battered Paul Logan spitting blood, not that I give a shit about the other guy but would have made my day.

 

[highrider]

Only watched the highlights but Logan had a very good upper cut for a knockout but that KSI dude was more just throwing bombs. Never really seemed to connect clean. Logan seemed to have actually boxed before.

 

[Birdo]

that KSI is also a YouTuber right?

Yup. He's famous in the UK for being banned from attending UK conventions after being caught groping multiple women at game cons (As well as just being creepy in general).

 

[Jooxed]

They both have no business being in the ring

 

[mekes]

Yup. He's famous in the UK for being banned from attending UK conventions after being caught groping multiple women at game cons (As well as just being creepy in general).

With over 20mil subs, that is why he is famous?

 

[Birdo]

With over 20mil subs, that is why he is famous?

Sorry, I used the wrong word. I meant infamous.

Like most popular youtubers, his audience are all kids. They don't care that he's a scumbag.

 

[mekes]

Sorry, I used the wrong word. I meant infamous.

Probably to all of 100 people. I’m no fan but it is ancient news as far as I can remember.

 

[Birdo]

I’m no fan but it is ancient news as far as I can remember.

Odd way to look at it, but okay

 

[Tesseract]

i really enjoyed the first fight, will check this out tonight

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

This fight was better than the first one imo. Both guys looked better, moved better. I’m not saying it was a good display of boxing but it wasn’t awful.

I honestly thought Logan won both

 

[MaestroMike]

Logan would've actually won if he wasn't deducted points for pulling KSI's head down and punching him.

 

[oagboghi2]

why does that ring look small?

 

[Thaedolus]

Logan would've actually won if he wasn't deducted points for pulling KSI's head down and punching him.

But...you can't do that? Part of competition is agreeing to a set of rules and not violating them, or accepting penalties if you do.

 

[MastAndo]

For two guys who aren't fighters, I didn't think they were that terrible at all. KSI swings really wildly, but other than that, they looked surprisingly decent. I'm pretty sure Paul would have finished KSI after the knockdown if he hadn't held his head causing the ref to give KSI time to recover (and deducted two points). He was hurt and going down after the first uppercut in that sequence, which was a really nice shot. I still think Paul won the fight even with the deduction - he didn't land many power shots, but his jab was sticking most of the night. KSI was wild and not connecting cleanly most of the time, and just appeared to more aggressive. I feel like Paul "outboxed" him. Overall it was pretty entertaining - I'd watch a third fight between these two.

But...you can't do that? Part of competition is agreeing to a set of rules and not violating them, or accepting penalties if you do.

No, but a two-point deduction (especially in a particularly short fight) could be deemed excessive. When a ref deducts points, it's not usually two points unless it's a repeat offense for which he's already deducted a point.