Jake Paul’s manager Nakisa Bidarian has responded after streamer iShowSpeed boasted he could beat his client in a boxing match with six months of training.
IShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Watkins, took to the stage at ComplexCon on November 17 to pick apart Paul’s performance against two-time heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
The 19-year-old claims to have found “flaws” in the YouTuber-turned-boxer’s game.
“If I have six months, all I need is six months [to train for a fight],” he said. “If I have six months of training, I’m beating any monster in this world.”
Speed added: “I feel like I can beat Jake Paul in a fight. Look, I respect his work ethic, but when I watch him box, he doesn’t look fluent. I feel like I could really get him. When you watch it, you see flaws in his game.”
Speed predicted a knockout win over Paul, but not in the first round.
Now, just hours after those comments emerged online, Jake Paul’s manager Nakisa Bidarian has made Speed an eight-figure offer to get in the ring.
“Cool. Tell him I have $10 million for him right now,” Bidarian said on an Instagram post by thebreadbatchfm. “Sign this week. If he beats Jake he gets a $10 million bonus. Put your signature where you’re clout is.”
Paul also responded to idea of fighting Speed. “Speed knows better,” he said. “My guy was playing for sure.”
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