When........................................ what was the question again?
Printable View
When........................................ what was the question again?
When you do not watch or care about Love Island.
When your kids know what this is about and you do not!
KSI v Logan Paul: What's all the hype about a boxing match between two YouTubers?
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cp...m103161891.jpg
It's being billed as 'the biggest fight in internet history' - but the people involved aren't boxers, they're YouTube stars.
If you've heard people talk about Saturday's fight between KSI and Logan Paul but you're not sure what it's all about, then we've got the answers...
Who's fighting?
The name Logan Paul may ring a bell - the American YouTuber caused outrage in January when he posted a video which showed the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan.
Paul, who has more than 15 million subscribers, later posted an apology on Twitter, saying he had been "misguided by shock and awe".
KSI - it stands for knowledge, strength, integrity and his real name is Olajide William Olatunji Jnr - built a YouTube following on gaming, football and prank videos.
He has more than 19 million subscribers and has amassed over four billion views since joining the platform in 2009.
How did the fight come about?
KSI is not entirely new to the boxing ring, having beaten fellow 'creator' Joe Weller, from Brighton, to win the inaugural YBC (YouTube Boxing Championship) title in February 2018.
There is a bit of a back story to that rivalry...
KSI (also known as 'JJ') was a founding member of a group called the "sidemen", but when rumours of a feud between him and fellow originator Ethan Payne surfaced, some accused the pair of manufacturing the conflict in order to gain more subscribers and therefore more views.
One of the accusers, Weller, produced a 'diss video' which led KSI to challenge him to a boxing match at the Copper Box Arena in London.
JJ won by third-round technical knockout and called out Logan Paul during his victory speech.
The fight was watched live by around 1.6 million people, while the archive footage has over 20 million views and counting.
To put that into context, Floyd Mayweather against Conor McGregor in August 2017 had 6.7 million pay-per-view purchases. The 2018 FA Cup final had a peak audience of 8.7 million on BBC One.
So why are they doing it and who's the favourite?
Money might have something to do with it.
If we are to believe the reports, KSI will retain 100% of the Manchester Arena ticket revenue on Saturday and a rematch has already been booked in for February 2019 in the US, where Paul will likewise retain the ticket revenue.
The British audiences are predictably backing the Londoner - so much so that Paul was booed off stage without answering a single question during their July media conference.
In fact, you will be hard pressed to find someone backing Logan Paul - apart from Logan Paul. He has apparently put $1m on himself to win.
Deji and Jake Paul - the pair's respective younger brothers - will also face off on the undercard on Saturday night and boxing/wrestling fans will also be interested to know that the real Michael Buffer will be the ring announcer.
They've gone for it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/45297319
Haha this will do better than some actual good boxing cards. Sad really. Why can't they go and do it in another sport like wrestling or arm wrestling.
UFC or MMAQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Tennis even.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterUFC or MMAQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Ear hair is really beginning to bug me. We're not at the 'nest' point yet but went through whole day with a half inch rouge hair jutting off my ear. Damn thing just grew overnight. How the feck do you shave your ear ???.
Lawn mower.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Hey @Spicoli I got an electric nose hair trimmer at a Walmart. U can put the damn thing right up your nose. Works well and you can also get your ear. I recommend it, great invention
Looks like a mini dremel and have to grab one. Definitely beats nearly stabbing your brain with tiny sheers trying to get the nose like I did this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
The fight is on now, all the kids are watching it around the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaTennis even.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterUFC or MMAQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Tempted to do a rbr
Go on, you know you want to. At least tell us who wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThe fight is on now, all the kids are watching it around the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaTennis even.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterUFC or MMAQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Tempted to do a rbr
Round 3 Logan Paul is winning so far. Technique is appalling by KSI.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaGo on, you know you want to. At least tell us who wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThe fight is on now, all the kids are watching it around the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaTennis even.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterUFC or MMAQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Tempted to do a rbr
I thought it said KSI was the fav.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterRound 3 Logan Paul is winning so far. Technique is appalling by KSI.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaGo on, you know you want to. At least tell us who wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThe fight is on now, all the kids are watching it around the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaTennis even.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterUFC or MMAQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Tempted to do a rbr
He was but Logan has boxed smarter, a lot of dirty stuff from both.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaI thought it said KSI was the fav.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterRound 3 Logan Paul is winning so far. Technique is appalling by KSI.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaGo on, you know you want to. At least tell us who wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThe fight is on now, all the kids are watching it around the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaTennis even.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterUFC or MMAQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Tempted to do a rbr
How many rounds is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterHe was but Logan has boxed smarter, a lot of dirty stuff from both.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaI thought it said KSI was the fav.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterRound 3 Logan Paul is winning so far. Technique is appalling by KSI.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaGo on, you know you want to. At least tell us who wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThe fight is on now, all the kids are watching it around the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaTennis even.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterUFC or MMAQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Tempted to do a rbr
It has gone the full 6 rounds in the Manchester arena which is full. That was awful boxing but KSI nearly stopped Logan in the last round because he was shattered.
Majority draw, what a fake set up. Disgraceful fix.
Never see that in real boxing.
So the rematch is on in the US?Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Yes in February. They had that set before this match. One fight here the other fight over there.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaSo the rematch is on in the US?Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Maybe Floyd has a new opponent in the winner đ
Well I was on the beer last night and was hanging like a basket today, had to go out again today for a mates birthday, big deal it was, beers and food etc.
I don't do very well in big crowds, my usual coping mechanism is to get bladdered and chat shit, I didn't want to do that after the skinfull I drank last night, I ended up sitting in the corner watching that YouTube boxing shit on my phone.
For what it's worth the white fella started strong and gassed massively, I didn't see the final round as I just decided I'd had enough and went home.
Last round was the most exciting because Logan Paul (white guy) was shattered and hanging on. Hope you did not pay for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Batman
How is your gym work going?
I knocked that shit on the head, too much hard work lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterLast round was the most exciting because Logan Paul (white guy) was shattered and hanging on. Hope you did not pay for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Batman
How is your gym work going?
Nah I didn't pay for it, I've never heard of the fuckers before I just had a look at what fights were on and that was the only one so k streamed it.
Buying quality crockery
Visiting garden centres and learning plant names
Booking a cruise
Noticing how much younger your work colleagues are
Checking for grey hairs and wrinkles
Spending more money on decorating than clothes
Refuse to eat without matching knife and fork
Fill the fridge with healthy food
Take up cycling
Knowing what you want out of life, being more opinionated and not caring what others think
Middle age is now 47 years of age.
I agree with a lot of those on Masters list. Master is really interested in this topic as he is the one who started it a long time ago and I believe I am the second most interested in this topic on the entire form. Now I'll add some of my own and master will tell me if he agrees
You know you're getting old when a 15 year old boy asks you what Brand iPhone you had when you were his age
You log into a boxing forum you joined 13 years ago, ohh fuck.
You challenge a dolt to three 3 minute rounds with 10 oz gloves and headgear
Gout takes 2+ weeks to get rid of and it's the most forced and restrictive diet you've ever been on. Eat like a hippy rabbit, dream of deep dish and a thick steak.
Fucked my neck up whilst drying myself after getting out of the shower, fucking agony, pain is radiating all the way down my spine and I'm having to move my head like Michael Keaton in the old batman films.
I manage to get ready and step outside, realise that the cold weather is starting to take its toll on my bad hip and I'm walking with a limp, every time I take a step I feel a shudder of agony fly up my spine.
I'm walking like an absolute spaz at the moment.
That is called growing pains. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Batman
Booked half a day so I'm on my way home now, if rather be at home in pain rather than at work
From my last hockey game I have either bruised a rib or broken a rib......hmmm interesting....oh and I'm playing again tonight....interesting pain though. should be fun ;D
I'm so tired of saying "I 'member" at work now. I literally am the only one left of the original crew since June of 2000. We broke out the Christmas decorations to get the clinic festive and all these cards stacks and stacks from clients no longer there, pics of the crew when we all hung out and worked AS ONE :p. We implemented systems, protocols and we had genuine leadership and functionality...now, it's a shit show with slacker 20 yr olds who have zero initiative and are allowed to walk around with ear buds and phones in their faces. We've lost our client consciousness. No one in their 40's should be able to work virtual circles around kids half their age..every single day ;D. Nor should they have to. It's weird having such an experience and age gap with most. There is very little to relate on and a clear stopping point that other employees cannot go beyond since they have only been on a job for 4,5,6 yrs. Ok enough whining you old geezer.
Anyways...Still have the dags though! I'm seeing generations of previous pups now. You still do the "I 'member" with the elder dags but you can still find all the positivity you need surrounded by honest dogs.
Accepting greying hair.
Took me a long time, I still think my kidneys are fucked, Liver is GOAT however
Sprained my knee, took about 2.5 months to be back at 100p, crazy, donât bounce back like I once did
Remember how Christmas felt when you were a kid? Remember the magic, the excitement, the exotic smells like*cloves and*orange peel and*red wine bubbling away on a hob?*Remember how, come December,*the worldâs backdrop was a big, glowing fire, keeping everyone warm and happy?*
It really was the most wonderful time of the year â and then you got older, and everything turned to reindeer turds.
Festive cheer decreases at an inversely proportional rate to age. After 40-plus*Christmases, there are simply no surprises left in your stocking,*no fun to be had under the mistletoe. Instead,*December shakes you mercilessly from start to finish like an angry drunk convinced you stole his shoes.
It's a month of stress and shopping â a month tailor made to leave middle-aged you feeling battered and broken.*Broken from worrying about getting all of your work done in time. Broken*from endlessly discussing which set of in-laws to descend upon. Broken from ferrying numerous children around to bark at elves, or to shout incoherently through carol services.
Somewhere along the line, Christmas lost its magic. A tragedy â and one that can be avoided. Itâs time to tear your shirt open and to raise two defiant fingers to the crackling maelstrom overhead. Itâs time to shout "Merry Christmas everyone" into the abyss, because this year, you are going to discover your middle-aged festive spirit even if it kills you from alcohol poisoning (always drink responsibly).
STEP 1: Listen to good Christmas*music*
This year, to save you from the tears, ban Wham!, Slade, and Radio 2 from the home. A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Guaraldi Trio is your new Christmas album of choice.*Its gorgeous, jazzy melancholia really seems to understand how you feel at this time of year.*
STEP 2: Eat as many Christmas sandwiches as possible
The Christmas*sandwich has become a seasonal big hitter on the working lunch circuit, because what better way to get in the festive mood than with an expensive snack from Pret a Manger? Who cares if they're worryingly high in calories â it's Christmas, you're allowed to indulge.
STEP 3: Get your shopping done early
No more silently screaming in department stores, no more standing in the middle of a high street on Christmas Eve breathing into a paper bag. Such an easy step in theory, such a hard*ask in practice â but nothing will help you enjoy this Yuletide more.
STEP 4: Only buy tactical presents*
In years gone past, you've looked at items in shops and asked yourself 'Would so-and-so appreciate this?'*A change of tack is needed. By asking the question 'Will my life be better if I gift this to so-and-so', you'll find Christmas Day's present-giving session to be exciting once again. You'll find you genuinely look forward to your daughter unwrapping her*new noise-cancelling over-ear headphones*(all the better for listening to Justin Bieber â without subjecting you to it too).
STEP 5: Drink*sherry
Remember how your nan would always drink her seasonal sherry from a little glass shaped like a tiny corset and it would remind you of Christmas? Itâs time to dust off those old family traditions and update them for a new generation. Try buying a bottle of sherry and drinking it from a bigger glass. See? You're already feeling better.
STEP 6: Do NOT attend the school*nativity play
Every year you think it might make you feel festive, but unfortunately there are no cockles to be warmed from watching two thirds of the Three Wise Men crying their*eyes out while Mary picks her nose and eats it through a muddled rendition of Little Donkey.
Be genuinely wise, and attempt to De-Scrooge yourself elsewhere this year.
STEP 7: Answer the door to carol singers
When youâre little, carol singers*fill you with warm loveliness and excited anticipation. And*then you learn about âsupply and demandâ and the basic rules of capitalism, until eventually you find yourself ducking behind the front door and*aggressively shushing your family, convinced that the Glee Club outside is after your money.*
This year, take a deep breath,*embrace their choral reinterpretations, and allow the Festive Spirit to infect you. Surely worth it for a fiver?
Step 8: Take a child to see Father Christmas
Yes, the fat man with a face that incorporates every shade*of red may only*be a very loose embodiment of the 4th Century Turkish Bishop St Nicholas, but just look at the sheer joy on your childâs face.*Without wanting to get too soppy, thatâs genuinely what itâs all about.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/...cid=spartanntp
Thought I had something witty but just looked down at my keyboard and became distracted in how dirty is was and how small the letters have become.
I remember going crazy when they played Wizard when I was around 8.
In UK they played Christmas music in October.
Presently surprised, when I heard Christmas jingles piped into stores after Dec14 in Hong Kong.
In thread theme, I genuinely had more pleasure giving away candy than eating it this year.
I suppose being a brit I will never enjoy Halloween as an adult.
Just broke me out of my misery shell, seeing kids getting excited over Christmas.
I absolutely get you on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by boyla
I can't wait to watch the grandkids open their presents tomorrow. Peeling spuds for 10 people and making a bucketful of spiced red cabbage ..not so much :)
when I was younger I would think this "Creepy Demon Sounds" soundtrack was scary, now, not so much.
Oh, one more, you know youre getting older when you wake up, brush your teeth and gargle, drink some water, make a coffee, then say "OH SHIT, I FORGOT TO BRUSH MY TEETH, HOW CAN I DRINK A COFFEE YET?!? then you go into the bathroom, grab your toothbrush and toothpaste and realize you just did that 5 minutes ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEGalluoil8