Salt Papi has been a phenomenon in the YouTube boxing world and now he has even caught the attention of Manny Pacquiao.
Having become famous for fake running on TikTok, Salt Papi has been extremely successful so far in his fledgling boxing career, winning all three of his fights including two stunning knockouts.
Salt Papi's most recent victory came, as he landed a perfect right hand counter against Josh Brueckner to score a first round KO on the undercard of KSI vs Faze Temperrr.
After the fight, Salt Papi, called out Jake Paul, saying that he was willing to fight the American if KSI didn't want to.
The TikTok star, who has a Filipino background, but was born and raised in the UK, then followed up on his Instagram, posting a comparison video of Manny Pacquiao's knockout of Ricky Hatton, alongside his KO of Brueckner.
This came with the caption: "Jake Paul’s Kryptonite, The Real Final BOSS, THE PHENOM, THE BOOGEYMAN SLAYER… THE ONE WHO KNOCKS!! SUPER… SALT... PAPI!"
Surprisingly, Pacquiao not only saw the post, but also decided to comment underneath, saying: "Pwede Na," which roughly translates to 'go for it'.
Salt Papi replied saying, 'salamat po', meaning 'thank you'.
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Clearly excited by this acknowledgement from one of the greatest boxers of all time, Salt Papi then took to his Twitter to share a screenshot of Pacquiao's comment and say: "The GOAT approves."
Salt Papi also revealed that Pacquiao now follows him on Instagram and he said: "Salt Papi x Manny Pacquiao Collab soon?!"
This is not the first time Salt Papi has had a professional boxer take note of his ability, as after seeing him knockout Andy Warski last year, Chris Eubank Jr said: "When I was watching him licking his lips in front of his opponent before the fight, I was like, ‘This kid’s got something’.
“It became very clear early on with the foot movement, the in-and-out, that he’s been practicing his footwork. And then he hit him with the two-piece combo and the guy went to sleep, incredible.
“If you look at him, he looks like he works a nine-to-five at a cheese factory.
“So, to see him come out there, moonwalk, dance, lick his lips and then knock a guy out, that’s box office right there.”
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