Danny Aarons and Danny Simpson sat down face-to-face days before they'll engage in a boxing bout for DAZN X Series 017 this weekend.
And when they did, neither man held back from telling the other his fate.
"I think it's going to be a knockout," Simpson, the former Premier League player, told Aarons on DAZN's "FACE OFF" moderated by none other than KSI. "I've done everything I can in the timeframe I've had. I've just got to focus on me and what I've learned up to now."
When KSI asked Aarons if he thinks he has the power to do damage, Aarons immediately answered: "Yes, I don't think — I know. I know 100 percent.
"Everyone I've sparred, even my coaches hitting the pads have said 'this hurts,'" he continued. "I've been sparring people that have had pro fights and they said 'look, that's the hardest I've been hit' so I know I've got the power."
To that assertion, Simpson shot back: "I like the fact he seems overconfident. I like that because I'm going to be going in just about me but you seem very, very overconfident there that you got that much power."
As the conversation continued, Simpson said training for this fight has driven him to get back into tip-top shape, adding that winning is in his blood.
"I'm a winner, I have been since I was a kid and it's no different now," he said, "it's just a different sport."
When KSI broached the possibility of Simpson being knocked out, the former right-back confidently affirmed: "That's not going to happen."
Aarons responded: "Good answer. Not true but good answer."
He added: "You're going to be seeing me in your dreams, your nightmares and everywhere."
To that, Simpson laughed and replied "we'll see."
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