"I'm also down": KSI teases a fight against close friend Gib after the latter's latest win

With British YouTubers JJ "KSI" and Ali "Gib" having completed their boxing events to great success, the duo are now looking for their next opponents. JJ, a close friend of Gib, recently suggested a possible fight between the two. For context, JJ called out many content creators, including the winner of the fight between McBroom and Gib. After the latter won his bout against Austin McBroom, fans began to speculate about a possible fight between the two YouTubers.

Taking to Twitter yesterday, JJ said that he would be open to taking on his friend in the ring. After Ali's match had come to an end, the former stated:

KSI teases Gib fight, also suggests Slim as an alternate for the latter

Considering the fact that both JJ and Ali have been friends for a long period of time in their online careers, a fight between the duo is unlikely. However, it should be noted that the Sidemen member was close friends with Joe Weller, with whom he had a boxing match.

Gib's fight against Austin McBroom was highly publicized and discussed across several online platforms. In general, the response to the match was a positive one, with the former knocking down the American a total of five times before being declared the winner.

Both Logan Paul and KSI were seen giving their live reactions to the Gib v McBroom fight. After Ali won the match, the co-owners of Prime tweeted:

The British YouTuber also tweeted about a possible match card featuring the 26-year-old and Slim Albaher, as the latter recently won his match against FaZe Temperrr in KSI's Misfits Boxing event. Here is what the content creator had to say:

JJ has already proposed the idea of a Misfits Boxing event in January next year, featuring the likes of Logan Paul and possibly JiDion. Interestingly, this line-up has also been declared the "Prime Squad".

Fans react to the idea of the duo fighting

Both KSI and Gib have fairly established fan groups in the UK. However, their response towards the pair facing each other in a fight was met with sadness and disbelief. The general consensus was that fans did not want to see the duo's friendship turn sour because of a boxing match.

Aside from a potential disagreement between the two fan groups, the fact that both the aforementioned YouTube boxers have the same trainer, Leon Wills, is yet another conflict of interest. Having said that, Gib stated that a match with KSI would not be completely out of the question.

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Shreyan is an esports and gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, focusing on streamer content. He holds a Master's degree in English Literature, and journalism was the most logical next step for him. Although titles like FIFA 08 and GTA San Andreas acted as the catalyst for his love of video games, the exponential growth of the streaming community also propelled his interest in the genre. He also has a prior work experience of 2 years.

Shreyan considers factual and accurate content to be the most important as a creator and a reader. He ensures this by double checking every piece of information in his articles and sourcing it from streamers directly rather than depend on third parties. His works have caught the attention of the heavyweights, with the PR team of Sidemen (a YouTube group he’s been following since his teenage days) and Chess.com reaching out to him for sending exclusive press releases.

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