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Darren Wells

KSI explains what he did wrong in first fight against Logan Paul

KSI has admitted he made the mistake of showing Logan Paul too much of his own talents before their amateur fight last year.

The Youtuber stars fought back in a white collar contest at the Manchester Arena in August last year, and are now set to rematch in a hotly-anticipated clash next month.

Their last bout was ruled a majority draw after six rounds, although KSI was up on one of the judges scorecards.

This time "The Nightmare" is leaving nothing to chance, and has stripped back his level of footage in order to keep his opponent in the dark.

“We’ve just changed a lot of things,” KSI told JD Sports.

KSI admits he made a mistake in the build-up to his first bout with Logan Paul (Getty Images)

“We saw his strengths, we saw his weaknesses and we’ve gone ham (hard as a mother******) with it. 

“The last fight, we were in the unknown, we didn’t know what we were dealing with, what we were working with.

“I felt like I showed too much footage with the last fight, that helped him a lot in his favour.

“So this time I’m not showing anything – maybe a few pads here and there.

“When it comes to me figuring out how he fights and how to cancel him out, it’s all sorted.”

The pair fought in an amateur contest last year (X90206)

The pair are the main event at Los Angeles' Staples Center on December 9 after signing up with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing promotions.

Hearn previously admitted that the whole fight was "a circus", but will be good for the sport.

"We can’t ignore this new world that we live in," Hearn said. "Olympic athletes are no longer role models for the younger generation, Youtube stars are. As sad as it may seem, that’s the truth, that’s the world we live in.

"We just need to face reality, embrace it and try and use that to keep growing boxing."

There is no love lost between them (Getty Images)

Both fighters are already setting their sights on their next opponents after admitting they would be keen to get in the ring again, with KSI setting his sights on Loan Paul's brother Jake.

"Who’s next? I’d love to have Jake (Paul). I’d love to break his s***** little skull," KSI told JD Sports .

"I despise him, I hate him. I actually hate him more than Logan. He is actual s***. Yeah, so Jake would make sense."

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