Jake Paul's manager demands $100 million to fight fellow social media megastar, riling up fight fans: "That's called pricing yourself out" 

Fans have reacted to Nakisa Bidarian, a close aide of Jake Paul, proposing a $100 million payment for Paul to cut weight and face KSI. The influencer-turned-boxers have been engaged in a social media feud for quite some time.

Although their teams have attempted to negotiate the terms for a fight, a match between Paul and KSI is yet to materialize. In a recent interview with 'Fred Talks Fighting' on YouTube, Bidarian, who co-founded Most Valuable Promotions with Paul, stated:

"Cruiserweight, easy. The fight is done... Your opponent can be 176-200 pounds. Canelo is never going to say to Jake Paul, 'You have to cut to fight me.' Because he has the cajones to go in there and beat this dude up, irrespective of the weight... But the discussion of it is never going to happen because KSI isn't 200 pounds, it just means you don't want to make the fight... " There is no reason. There is no desire for Jake Paul to cut weight to fight KSI."

He added:

"Having said that, if KSI showed up and said, 'Here's guaranteed $100 million for Jake Paul.' Then sure, that's equal to other opportunities we have, we'd consider that. But let's be clear. We're the A-side here. We're putting on the biggest events in the world..."

Check out Nakisa Bidarian's comments below (19:25):

KSI's manager Mams Taylor asserted that he was not holding up the prospects of the fight taking place while reacting to a social media post related to Bidarian's statement.

@IFNBoxing posted his comments on X. Fans took to the comments section to share their thoughts on Bidarian and Taylor's statements.

Check out some of the fan reactions below:

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Nakisa Bidarian is confident about Jake Paul's victory in a potential fight against KSI

In the aforementioned interview, Nakisa Bidarian discussed the potential fight between Jake Paul and KSI. Bidarian acknowledged KSI for his dedication in the gym and his development of an unorthodox fighting style. However, he pointed out that the Brit has not faced any notable fighters yet and expressed confidence that Paul would win if they were to fight each other.

"So I couldn't tell you how easy or hard fight it would be for Jake. I'm a hundred percent Jake would win. I am very cofident when Jake touches his chin a few times, just like he went down against Logan Paul, he'd go down harder against Jake Paul." [21:10]

Paul is coming off a unanimous decision win over boxing legend Mike Tyson in a fight that was heavily criticized for the massive age gap between the two. Meanwhile, KSI has not competed since coming up short against Tommy Fury in October 2023.