If you missed out what went on in England last weekend, I envy you. That’s because the YouTubing brothers Logan and Jake Paul traveled across the pond to stage a nonsensical display of arm swinging they called “boxing” against a couple of fellow YouTubers.
It was exactly as stupid as described and even stupider in reality because millions of easily-swayed teens paid actual money to watch a bunch of YouTubers flail against each other. Apparently that counts as entertainment these days.
Logan, the “I filmed a suicide victim in Japan and tried to monetise the video” one of the Paul brothers, drew his fight against some YouTuber called KSI because in the world of YouTube boxing it is possible for everyone to be a winner.
Jake, the younger and more “I didn’t film a suicide victim in Japan so therefore I can continue to be obnoxious” of the duo, managed to do one better by winning his match against a bloke called Deji, who happens to be KSI’s younger brother. Okay, this has suddenly descended into petty next door neighbour squabble territory.
After his match, Jake immediately got on his high horse and called out convicted domestic abuser and fellow douchebag Chris Brown by challenging him to a fight because winning your first and only boxing match makes you Rocky Balboa all of a sudden.
This is what y’all missed. A message from @jakepaul to @chrisbrown and The Ace Family (@AustinMcbroom @CatherinePaiz) #DejivsJake #KSIvsLogan #KSIvLogan pic.twitter.com/mKyjUNiOrp
— Danny ? (@dannygh_) August 25, 2018
The guy has got balls I’ll give him that, but it makes perfect sense from his twisted point of view. The whole point of setting up a boxing match against his fellow YouTubers was all for the sweet, sweet publicity so I can only imagine that he wants more of have after having a giant taste, and there’s no bigger publicity stunt than having one very punchable bloke engage in fisticuffs with another very punchable bloke.
I personally don’t care for fighting very much but a Jake Paul and Chris Brown bout is something I would seriously consider paying money for.
In one corner, you have a moron of a YouTuber who wears an invisible “kick me” sign on his forehead like a badge of honour.
Over in the other corner, you have an unrepentant man-child who was convicted of brutally assaulting Rihanna and still had the balls to play the “but I’m the real victim card”.
With two boxing participants like Paul and Brown in the ring, we’re in a unique situation where it doesn’t really matter who wins or loses. As long as both beat the stuffing out of each other, it’s a win-win for all of us. But if I were to hazard a guess, Paul is going to get his rear end handed to him in a paper bag by Brown.
Whether an actual Jake/Brown showdown actually happens remains to be seen. If it does, I’m putting money on both douchenozzles knocking each other out in the first round by TKO at the same time because who doesn’t honestly want to see that?