KSI has celebrity money-fights with Tommy Fury and Jake Paul on his radar.
The YouTube, music and crossover boxing star has long been in a war of words with Paul, fuelling demand for a grudge fight.
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But after Fury’s February split-decision win over the American in Saudi Arabia, KSI turned his attention to the former Love Islander, 24.
One man well placed to predict the pair of social media showdowns is MMA fighter-turned influencer boxer Anthony Taylor.
Taylor spent two training camps sparring Paul in 2021 and went on to lose over four rounds to Fury.
And he has backed both to beat KSI, who is unbeaten in his seven bouts.
Taylor, 34, told SunSport: “I think KSI loses both, personally. He hasn’t fought harder opponents.
“Now his fans will go, ‘He’s undefeated.’ Look at the guys he’s fought, if Jake Paul fought the same opponents and finished them in the same fashion, you’ll be saying the same thing.”
Paul, 26, snubbed a rematch after his first boxing loss to instead return on August 5 in Texas against ex-UFC man Nate Diaz, 38.
So KSI, 30, is instead closing in on a deal to face undefeated 9-0 Fury, with an October bout in the UK being lined up.
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But as talks drag on amid disputes over weight and money, Taylor offered to step in.
Although he doubts KSI – who trains at MMA gym London Shootfighters – would be advised to take the fight.
Taylor said: “To be honest, it’s not realistic.
“KSI’s coach is not going to allow him to fight me because KSI has an MMA stance, I’m an MMA fighter.
“I know how to read that stance quick and easy, I’d pick him apart.
“KSI’s being smart, he’s thinking, ‘If I’m going to lose to Anthony, it’s after I lose to Tommy and Jake.’”
Taylor returns on Saturday in Nashville on a Misfits Boxing card promoted by KSI against Paul Bamba, 33, who is 5-3.
He said: “Kudos for stepping in that ring with me, he’s got heart but skills? He doesn’t have the skill set that comes near me.
“He doesn’t work harder than me, he doesn’t train harder than me, he doesn’t train with the same sparring partners as me.
“He doesn’t know what it’s like to dig deep and get that victory. He doesn’t know what a dog fight is.
“He doesn’t know the struggles of a fight, he hasn’t been fighting that long.”
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