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Jake Paul might get a call from Muhammad Ali’s grandson about a boxing match. Earlier this year, up-and-coming boxer Nico Ali Walsh revealed that he had turned down a boxing match against Paul because he thought it was beneath the Ali name.
“Morally it was an easy choice,” Ali Walsh told Sky Sports. “I said no before I even heard the numbers.”
“I believe it was upwards of $3m,” he suggested. “Of course, that would be money that I’ve never made in my career. That would be money that I’ve never even seen before. But is everything really money? That’s how I was raised.”
“You’ve got to ask yourself how much does your pride cost? How much are you willing to sell out for? Because that’s exactly how it is, at least in my book. Anyone else can do it. But for me, I’m an Ali, I hold my name in such higher weight, I don’t believe I should be playing in the mud with the likes of Jake Paul.”
On Friday night, a disgusted Ali Walsh, who is close with Mike Tyson, bashed Paul over his fight with the boxing legend.
Jake Paul is an embarrassment to this sport. If my grandfather was still around, he’d call him out. Absolutely no shame… Love you Mike🙏🏼
— Nico Ali Walsh (@nicoaliwalsh) November 16, 2024
On Instagram, Ali Walsh revealed that he would avenge Tyson’s loss to Paul if “Mike asked him to.
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