ANESONGIB has branded KSI “unauthentic” after his former friend-turned-rival backed Slim Albaher to win their Misfits Boxing bout.
Gib faces Slim in Qatar on DAZN PPV on Thursday night to settle years of feuding with the American.
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Gib, left next to KSI, is involved in a feud with his former friend
And in a shock twist, KSI has thrown his support to Slim despite his past friendship with Gib.
But Gib told SunSport in response: “It just seemed unauthentic. My guess is he’s trying to sell the fight because everyone else is boring.”
KSI, 31, and Gib, 28, share a mutual circle of friends and even began boxing at the same time in the same gym.
But their relationship strained when Gib started to take shots at KSI’s Misfits promotion – which homes to celebrity-style crossover bouts.
And despite once being signed to fight Slim amid a rivalry of their own – he is in the New Yorker’s corner against newfound enemy Gib.
KSI said: “I want Slim to win. I want Slim to put down Gib once and for all because this brother’s been talking for the longest time.
“And now I know everyone’s saying me and Gib are friends, this, this, that, that. Me and Gib aren’t friends.
“We hardly ever talk, OK. So let’s get this straight, we sparred, I beat him, I destroyed him, he is not on my level.
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“So I want Slim to show the world that he is better than Gib and finally shut him up.”
Already talk has turned to a grudge match between KSI and Gib down the line.
But Gib responded: “I’m taking out the best at 168 so I can’t wait to do that and I’m not looking past Slim.
“We are three days away from a fight, we’re solely focussed on that fight.”