Celebrity boxing matches have become popular in recent years, helping to propel the careers of people like Jake Paul and his brother Logan, who rose to fame on the internet before venturing into boxing.
Boxing promoter Jake Paul has offered Will Smith and Chris Rock $15 million each to enter the ring and settle their differences following the Oscars ceremony on Sunday.
Smith stormed onto the stage during the televised ceremony and punched comedian Chris Rock in the face after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and her shaved head.
“I got $15m for Will Smith and $15m for Chris Rock ready to go,” Paul wrote on Twitter.
“Let’s do it in August on my undercard,” he said, referring to his next bout against a yet-to-be-named opponent.
“Someone get me on the phone with Will Smith’s boxing representative ASAP.”
He said this in reply to a tweet which says “Over/under on how much Jake Paul is gonna offer Chris Rock and Will Smith for a boxing PPV?” See tweet below:
I got $15m for Will Smith and $15m for Chris Rock ready to go
Let’s do it in August on my undercard https://t.co/jBYIpHOTk2
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) March 28, 2022
Rock declined to press charges against Smith, who won the Best Actor award minutes later and apologized to everyone except Rock in his speech. This resulted in many people referring to Will Smith’s act as barbaric, even as some including Rapper, Nicki Minaj hail him for “standing up for his wife”.
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