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Smith strode on stage during the televised
ceremony and struck Rock in the face after the comedian made a
joke about the appearance of Smith's wife.
"I got $15m for Will Smith and $15m for Chris Rock ready to go,"
Paul, who runs Most Valuable Promotions, wrote on Twitter.
"Let's do it in August on my undercard," he said, referring to
his next bout against a yet-to-be-named opponent.
"Someone get me on the phone with Will Smith's boxing
representative ASAP."
Rock declined to press charges against Smith, who won the Best
Actor award minutes after the incident and in his speech did not
apologise to Rock. The group that hands out the Oscars said it
has started a formal review of the episode.
Celebrity boxing matches have been a trend in recent years and
contributed to the rise of the likes of Paul and his brother
Logan, who rose to fame on the internet before they crossed over
into boxing.
While a tantalising idea, the odds of the fight ever happening
between the 53-year-old Smith and Rock, 57, are long, TMZ noted.
They have each amassed a fortune in their long careers and
Smith, who played legendary boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001
biopic "Ali," would have a big advantage over the comedian when
it comes to age, height and weight.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Ken
Ferris)
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