By: Sean Crose
“Tommy, where are you?” Jake Paul asked in a video clip posted on social media Wednesday. “We’re in New York City,” Paul continued as he ran along the waterfront. “We were supposed to have a press conference today.” For those who don’t know, Tommy Fury, Paul’s scheduled competitor for the pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden on August 6, was denied entry to the United States earlier in the week. “Go to the embassy,” Paul added, “and go get your visa…will knock you out on August 6thorder . “
But that’s not all Paul has to say.
“Update,” Fury added in the second video clip. “We have spoken to Tommy Fury’s attorneys. They all advised him to just go to the embassy to get his visa. That was all he had to do, but Tommy showed no urgency. He hasn’t gone yet. He did not communicate with us about what he was doing. Is this another case of a fumbling Tommy just scared to fight me? I think it is.” Paul went on to suggest that Team Fury would be much happier facing Paul in England, Fury’s home country, than in the United States.
“I think the Fury family is trying to manipulate something here to get me to fight in the UK,” he said. “In the US, we pay more per view, we sell more tickets and sponsor more. I showed you the money. We are ready to go. Paul makes it clear that things have gotten to the point where Fury is no longer behaving professionally. “This is embarrassing,” he concluded. “Go to the embassy, get a visa and let this fight happen. Don’t hit me anymore and don’t waste my time anymore. ”
Things may have finally come to an end, as Paul posted the following on social media on Thursday morning: “Tommy Fury is in hiding. Bitch performed. Attorney Tyson Fury never contacted my team again about setting up escrow for our $1 million bet. Never trusted his brother. Guided my team through Hova and moving on to the Next Person. “
As of press time, Fury has yet to publicly respond to the latest news from Paul. The two are said to have met in the ring once before, but Fury left the fight and Paul instead knocked Tyrone Woodley down in a thunderous fashion. While neither Paul nor Fury have many records, both men are unbeatable commodities, which makes the matchup between the two quite intriguing.
