{"id":431194,"date":"2022-04-13T22:49:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T19:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chris-rocks-brother-challenges-will-smith-to-a-boxing-match\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T22:49:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T19:49:53","slug":"chris-rocks-brother-challenges-will-smith-to-a-boxing-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chris-rocks-brother-challenges-will-smith-to-a-boxing-match\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chris Rock&#8217;s brother challenges Will Smith to a boxing match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2780b45c3fe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2780b45c3fe\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chris-rocks-brother-challenges-will-smith-to-a-boxing-match\/#%E2%80%9CChris_Rocks_brother_challenges_Will_Smith_to_a_boxing_match%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Chris Rock&#8217;s brother challenges Will Smith to a boxing match&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChris_Rocks_brother_challenges_Will_Smith_to_a_boxing_match%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Chris Rock&#8217;s brother challenges Will Smith to a boxing match&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Forget a slap \u2014 Chris Rock\u2019s baby brother wants to duke it out with Will Smith. <\/p>\n<p>Kenny Rock, 42, is challenging the \u201cKing Richard\u201d actor, 53, to a boxing match after he assaulted his older sibling at the Oscars last month. <\/p>\n<p>The younger Rock has just inked a deal with Celebrity Boxing founder<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Damon Feldman\u00a0and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/04\/13\/chris-rock-brother-kenny-wants-fight-will-smith-celebrity-boxing\/\">told TMZ <\/a>he has one opponent in mind. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should get in the ring with Will Smith,\u201d Kenny declared in an interview on Wednesday. \u201cI could take him down!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll let the hands do the talking,\u201d he ominously added. <\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Smith\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Chris is lying low after being sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed across the face by Smith on the Oscars stage just over two weeks ago. <\/p>\n<p>Kenny told TMZ that his co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n brother, 57, is \u201cdoing great\u201d in the wake of the assault and that they have been \u201ctexting and talking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21890549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The younger Rock (left) has just inked a deal with Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked whether Chris has accepted Smith\u2019s Instagram apology, Kenny claimed he hadn\u2019t spoken about it with his brother. <\/p>\n<p>However, he added that he \u201cdoubts\u201d his sibling would forgive the \u201cMen in Black\u201d star for the shocking slap. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, another of Chris and Kenny\u2019s brothers \u2014 Tony Rock \u2014 said he would <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/chris-rock-brother-said-would-fight-will-smith-live-set-2022-4\">\u201cpop\u201d Smith <\/a>if they ever met face to face. <\/p>\n<p>Tony is \u201ctaking it kind of personally, and I don\u2019t blame him,\u201d Kenny told TMZ. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-06.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"\u201cI\u2019ll let the hands do the talking,\u201d Kenny Rock proclaimed.\" class=\"wp-image-21890550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-brother-boxing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019ll let the hands do the talking,\u201d Kenny Rock proclaimed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kenny has been blasting Smith in the wake of the Oscars slap, previously telling <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2022-04-04\/lat-et-ct-will-smith-slap-chris-rock-academy-kenny-rock\">the Los Angeles Times<\/a> that the televised assault \u201ceats\u201d away at him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt eats at me watching it over and over again, because you\u2019ve seen a loved one being attacked and there\u2019s nothing you can do about it,\u201d\u00a0he stated. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time I\u2019m watching the videos, it\u2019s like a rendition that just keeps going over and over in my head,\u201d Kenny continued. \u201cMy brother was no threat to him and you just had no respect for him at that moment. You just belittled him in front of millions of people that watch the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called on the academy to s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> the Oscar that Smith won shortly after attacking Rock. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-slap-oscars-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Academy has banned Smith from Oscar events for 10 years over the assault. \" class=\"wp-image-21698471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-slap-oscars-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-slap-oscars-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The academy has banned Smith from Oscar events for 10 years over the assault. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the academy didn\u2019t rescind the award, they announced last Friday that they were banning Smith from Oscar ceremonies for 10 years. <\/p>\n<p>Kenny said he is skeptical that Smith will actually be banned for that length of time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to see if he\u2019s gonna get the 10-year ban,\u201d he told TMZ. \u201cAfter three years, they might think we\u2019ll forget about it and then slot him in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith stormed onto the stage during the Academy Awards and slapped Chris across the face for making a joke about the actor\u2019s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jada-will-21.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Smith stormed the stage after objecting to a joke Rock made about wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. The actress, 50, suffers from alopecia.\"\/><figcaption>Smith stormed the stage after objecting to a joke Rock made about wife Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s bald head. The actress, 50, suffers from alopecia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rock compared Pinkett Smith \u2014 who\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/all-times-jada-pinkett-smith-discussed-her-alopecia\/\">suffers from alopecia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/07\/13\/jada-pinkett-smith-debuts-shaved-head-willow-made-me-do-it\/\">shaved her head<\/a>\u00a0last summer \u2014 to Demi Moore\u2019s bald character from the film \u201cG.I. Jane,\u201d prompting the smack that stunned the audience and viewers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name out of your f\u2013king mouth!\u201d Smith then shouted \u2014 twice \u2014 after returning to his seat.<\/p>\n<p>A visibly stunned Rock continued presenting the Best Documentary Oscar, leaving the stage alongside the winners. The following week, the comedian performed a show in Boston in which he admitted\u00a0he was \u201cstill processing\u201d\u00a0what <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/04\/11\/chris-rock-wont-talk-about-will-smith-slap-until-hes-paid\/\">happened to him<\/a> at the Oscars.<\/p>\n<p>Although he publicly apologized to Rock in a statement, Smith has\u00a0reportedly failed to contact the comedian\u00a0personally to say sorry for the assault.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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