Tyson Fury is backing Jake Paul against Anthony Joshua – even amid the YouTuber’s bitter feud along with his brother Tommy.
After his fight with Gervonta Davis fell through last week, Paul drafted in Joshua as his substitute for an enormous heavyweight clash on December 19. It has captured the imagination of the boxing world, most of all from viewers who’re keen to see the social media star finally knocked out.
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Paul had offered the Netflix spot to Tyson’s brother Tommy Fury, however the Love Island star was unable to return to America where the fight is going down. Consequently, the pair have gone back-and-forth again on social media.
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Jake Paul backed to KO Anthony Joshua by Tyson Fury
Just about everyone within the boxing world believes that Jake Paul is a lamb to the slaughter for the big two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. It has been reported that he was forced into the bout by Netflix, although that has yet to be confirmed.
One man who has surprisingly backed Paul to win is Joshua’s long-time rival Tyson Fury. A clash between Fury and Joshua has been years within the making, and appears to be set for next summer if AJ can get through this challenge and yet another warm-up in February.
Nevertheless, Fury doesn’t imagine that he’ll make it to that February event when he returns after 14 months of inactivity following an enormous knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois. Taking to Instagram today, Fury wrote: “Jake Paul by KO.”
Jake Paul is currently at war with Tyson’s brother Tommy Fury
Tyson’s message follows a confrontation between Paul and his brother Tommy on social media. The social media star reportedly asked for a rematch with the Brit, whom he fought in February of 2023 in what was his sole defeat as a boxer.
“Respect because of all of the fighters that said yes,” Paul wrote on X. “We needed to put all options on the table and make a choice. Guess who didn’t say yes even for $15million. B—- made you and your father are, who controls every thing you do. You usually are not a person. You’re a boy. Daddy’s little boy.”
Fury wrote back: “Offering me the fight in America… a spot I can’t get to right away. Convenient.
“Offer me the identical $15M anywhere else on this planet and I shall be there in 8 weeks to shut you the f— up and repeat what I did the primary time. And ‘daddy’s little boy’? If anyone’s a son here it’s you… I gave you your first L.”