Biaggio Ali Walsh has told Jake Paul to fight someone his own size after yet one more fight offer to a much smaller opponent.
The PFL lightweight is 1-0 as knowledgeable, and is famously the grandson of boxing icon Muhammad Ali. His brother Nico is a 10-1 skilled in boxing, with each of the brothers fighting within the region of 155-157lb.
Nonetheless, cruiserweight contender Paul who tipped the scales at 200lb for his last outing with Mike Perry, has been keen to fight the elder Ali Walsh sibling. He has even offered a two-fight deal to face Nico within the ring and Biaggio within the cage, but each have turned down big money deals.
Nico Ali Walsh turned down $3million offer to fight Jake Paul
Ahead of his latest win over Sona Akale, Nico Ali Walsh claims to have been offered a large multi-million-dollar purse in an effort to fight Jake Paul. Nonetheless, he opted against it within the name of maintaining his surname’s legendary status.
“Before this fight I denied a multimillion-dollar contract from MVP Promotions to fight Jake Paul,” he said during his last Top Rank brodcast. “I’m fighting an actual fighter tonight. So, I’m not a part of that circus league of boxing. That is the actual league of boxing. That is what I’m going to do.’’
Earlier in his interview, he said: “I just want everyone to know that I selected the trail of boxing. I selected the trail of legacy. If I desired to I may very well be a millionaire straight away.”
Biaggio Ali Walsh tells Jake Paul to fight someone at his own weight
Now, Nico’s brother Biaggio Ali Walsh has confirmed this offer to Bloody Elbow, saying that he feels the YouTube star ought to be facing opponents his own size. Paul infamously faces MMA fighters within the boxing ring, and tends to tackle former welterweights and lightweights despite weighing around 200lb.
“Just fight any individual your individual size. I don’t really understand calling out people who are smaller than you,” he said. “Even when he fought Mike Perry, he had the scale advantage. Mike is a stud, though. He’s a bare-knuckle boxer and did his run in numerous MMA organisations.
“He’s a standup guy. I still give credit where credit’s due, Jake beat him, beat [Anderson] Silva, beat [Nate] Diaz, all these guys. But I believe that the fans would really like to see him fight a boxer that’s his size. His marketing is next level too, you’ve got to offer credit where credit’s due.”
Biaggio Ali Walsh desires to forge his own legacy before celebrity fights
In Biaggio’s case, he’s more excited about becoming a giant name with a solid record within the cage, versus concerning himself with celebrities. He has had some less concrete offers just like the one Paul made, but is constructing his record starting with a second pro fight tonight on ESPN under the PFL banner.
“I have a look at that as type of later in my profession” Biaggio said of potential celebrity crossover bouts. “Perhaps I do some exhibitions or something like that, type of like Floyd’s doing. But before Floyd began doing that he had an entire entire boxing profession and that’s what I’m attempting to do.
“I’m attempting to have an MMA profession where I fight legit, MMA, skilled trained killers after which once I’m done with my MMA profession who knows? Perhaps I do a boxing exhibition. I don’t know what the longer term holds, I just glide. It’s still in consideration but for afterward.”
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