Jake Paul and Tommy Fury are formally set to fulfill on Feb. 26, the third time the 2 have been scheduled for a battle — every year in 2021, 2022, and now 2023 — and eventually went face-to-face this previous weekend, entering into the ring for a trash discuss session throughout the Beterbiev vs Yarde card in London.
The battle, which is able to happen in Saudi Arabia as an ESPN+ (U.S.) and BT Sport (U.Ok.) pay-per-view, is one which Tommy has to take significantly, in response to his brother Tyson Fury.
“(Jake Paul)’s a good boxer, you recognize. Lots of people suppose he’s just a few YouTube one that doesn’t know tips on how to field, however I’ve truly seen him coaching, I’ve truly seen his fights, and I believe he’s first rate,” Fury informed Sky Sports activities.
“I believe he’s, like, a novice skilled — and he’s solely had 5 or 6 fights, so he’s precisely nearly as good as he ought to be at this stage. He’s not no Olympic boxer, however then once more, neither am I, so what does that even imply?”
About Tommy, Tyson mentioned, “He’s bought to take it actually significantly, he can’t simply go to the ice cream parlor and never prepare. He’s bought to actually focus and have the best sparring and the whole lot, after which he’s bought to the job when he’s in there.”
Tyson has already mentioned — even when tongue-in-cheek — that if his brother doesn’t beat Jake Paul, “he can keep in Saudi Arabia.” Their father John has mentioned he’ll retire from boxing if Tommy doesn’t win the battle.
Paul (6-0, 4 KO) and Fury (8-0, 4 KO) will meet at a 185 lb catchweight in what would be the first eight-round battle of the 23-year-old Fury’s profession. Paul has been scheduled for eight rounds in 4 of his six fights, and gone the gap in two of them.