Nico Ali Walsh - Muhammad Ali’s grandson - revealed why he turned down the chance to fight Jake Paul.
Paul has 10 professional fights to his name, with just one defeat, against Tommy Fury.
Ali Walsh is 10-1 (5 KOs), and last month beat Sona Akale, the only man to have inflicted defeat on him in the ring.
Paul is known for his high-profile fighting exploits and Ali Walsh said he was offered the chance for a huge event, but said no.
"Morally it was an easy choice," Ali Walsh told Sky Sports . "I said no before I even heard the numbers."
"I believe it was upwards of $3m," he continued. "Of course, that would be money that I've never made in my career. That would be money that I've never even seen before. But is everything really money? That's how I was raised.
"You've got to ask yourself how much does your pride cost? How much are you willing to sell out for? Because that's exactly how it is, at least in my book. Anyone else can do it. But for me, I'm an Ali, I hold my name in such higher weight, I don't believe I should be playing in the mud with the likes of Jake Paul."
Paul responded on social media, saying: "I been trying to fight this fraud and now he admitted he ducked me but calling me a circus act."
Paul next fights this Saturday against Mike Perry, live on DAZN.
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