Jake Paul’s trainer, BJ Flores, has a lot of respect for Tommy Fury. Flores simply believed that Paul was better than his English opponent.
Recreational fighters turned pro will finally meet in the 185-pound weight class on pay-per-view Sunday night at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, after Fury pulled out of the bout twice. .
“Tommy has some really good attributes,” said Flores Sports sky. “He has hand speed and he has been in the boxing ring for a long time, but I feel like he just matches a better athlete.
“Jake punches harder, he’s smarter, has a higher boxing IQ and I feel he does things that will get Tommy in a lot of trouble.”
Flores also believes Fury (8-0.4 KOs) will feel more pressure than Paul (6-0.4 KOs), who has fought in the big stages in the past.
Additionally, Fury’s half-brother, heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has said publicly that Fury better not lose or he’ll have to change his last name. That kind of comment, though platitudes, only adds to the pressure on Fury to succeed.
“Tyson is a very smart boxer, he knows boxing very well and for him to say that, I feel like it put a lot of pressure on Tommy,” said the former cruiserweight boxer. .
“He has never fought in front of a crowd like Jake has many times. He has never topped in front of 20,000 people. He’s never been the main event on the pay-per-view card or had a major standout fight.
“… I don’t care what Tommy says, ‘no pressure.’ Whatever. He’ll feel it during fight week.
So Flores’ prediction is not surprising. He said his boxer would “destroy” Fury.
