Professional Fortnite players were taking their chances and betting big on the November 9th KSI vs Logan Paul fight
Olajide “KSI” Olatunji owned the main stage today, fighting in Los Angeles’ Staples center against Viner-turned-YouTuber Logan Paul. The social media sensations have a combined following exceeding 80 million. After a hard fought 6 rounds, the decision went to the scorecards. In a split decision, KSI took home the YouTuber boxing trophy
Even more interesting is the fact that many Fortnite players took the event as an opportunity to put some of their hard earned tournament earnings on the line
Zexrow took a big risk, throwing $10,000 down on the sportsbook earlier today. Since he accurately predicted KSI’s victory, Zexrow is today’s big winner
I put 10k on ksi so if I win I'll give everyone 1$ that retweets
— ZexRow (@TSM_ZexRow) November 10, 2019
On the other side of the spectrum, Zexrow’s teammate Vinny is not so happy
vinny is so mad ksi won ahahahahah
— ZexRow (@TSM_ZexRow) November 10, 2019
Maybe Vinny was on the other side of that bet? I guess we’ll never know
Another interesting development went down between Benjyfishy and The Fortnite Guy (TFG). After TFG saw Benjyfishy guaranteeing a KSI win, he called out the Brit and offered a wager
Yo @benjyfishy you say KSI will knock out Logan Paul? Let’s make a bet! 100$ I got Logan u got ksi
— The Fortnite Guy (@The_FortniteGuy) November 10, 2019
Offer accepted
fuck it go on then, free 100 for me
— benjyfishy (@benjyfishy) November 10, 2019
… and Benjy went down to business as the fight concluded
yo give me my $100 bro @The_FortniteGuy
— benjyfishy (@benjyfishy) November 10, 2019
Ghost Snood also boasted a $5,000 score through tweeting a picture of his PayPal transaction history. Less the processing fees, that’s 5 racks for the books
ez bet GOOD WORK @KSIOlajidebt pic.twitter.com/YvoX16Mw3B
— Snood (@SnoodFN) November 10, 2019
The “social media” fight was an interesting crossover between the mainstream and influencer spheres. The original KSI vs Logan Paul fight, which took place in the Manchester Arena, saw over 2 million live viewers. Despite over half stemming from illegally pirated streams, these are big numbers
Compared to McGregor vs Mayweather’s 4 million pay per view purchases, the rematch is expected to hang among the highest purchased. Although exact numbers aren’t public yet, one thing is for certain: these boys got paid
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