Jake Paul, American social media personality turned boxer, reacted to the tussle between Premier League managers Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte. The 25-year-old said that he would ‘pay money’ to see the former knockout his Italian rival. 

Tuchel and Conte were given red cards following their clash at the Stamford Bridge. Chelsea were hosting Tottenham Hotspur. The match ended in a 2-2 draw because of a goal deep into stoppage time from Harry Kane.

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Chelsea boss Tuchel was seen approaching Conte to shake hands. Both of them then got into an heated arguement and had to be seperated by officials. 

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Reacting to the incident, Paul, who is an independent boxer currently, tweeted,”Fear is clear when you don’t look at your opponent in their eyes. Tuchel would KO Conte and I would pay money to see it.”

The two managers had clashed during the match, too, when Conte celebrated Tottenham’s first equalizer by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 68th minute. He went up to Tuchel and barged into his chest, sparking a melee among the coaching staff and substitutes as Tuchel pointed to Conte and told him to stay in his part of the technical area.

Then, after Reece James put Chelsea back in front in the 77th, Tuchel set off on a sprint past Conte and down the touchline, clenching his fist in delight.

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“I thought when we shake hands you looked in each other eyes, but Antonio had a different opinion,” Tuchel said of the post-match clash with Conte.

“He was happy when they equalized and it got a bit heated, but nothing big … I think it was not necessary but a lot of things were not necessary.”

Conte said the referee “didn’t understand the dynamic of what happened… It would be a pity if for this situation we miss the next game.”

The Italian manager said he will “pay more attention” next time when he shakes hands with his German counterpart.

“I’ll stay on my bench, he’ll stay on his bench. No problem about this,” Conte said.

“Thomas Tuchel showed Conte levels today. Just a shame Conte had the officials on his side lmao,” a Twitter user said. 

“I think I speak for the entirety of the #Chelsea fanbase when I say Thomas Tuchel has now officially surpassed Antonio Conte on my favorite Chelsea manager list,” another one tweeted.