John Fury claims his son was ‘not properly trained’ to fight
In another twist to the ongoing story, John Fury, Tommy’s father, revealed that his son was “incorrect in training” for the fight with Jake Paul.
The former Reality TV star has signed on to face the freaky American YouTuber at Madison Square Garden on August 6.
However, the day before his first press conference, Fury claimed he was turned away after he tried to board a plane to the US and, after much back and forth between the two, the fight was officially cancelled. .
Paul continued and took to social media to confirm that he was replace British light heavyweight with Hasim Rahman Jr.
But there’s another twist to the story as ‘The Problem Child’ is now furious after hearing John Fury claim that his son is not trained or in shape for battle.
While talk to DAZNJohn Fury says:
“To be precise, Tommy has no training.”
“He only had about 10 days because he was on vacation and that was a surprise for him.”
“I wasn’t able to do these tours [with this other son – Tyson Fury] and busy elsewhere, so I never got a chance to review it properly. When I paid attention, I noticed that everything was not right. “
“But I said ‘Okay, that’s it, if you want to go there and catch him, do it.’
“You’re experienced enough now and it’s a 50-50 platform.”
John Fury went on to say about his son’s fitness level before the fight:
“I know you can get fatter, you’re overweight, but it’s totally up to you because I’m busy and I can’t do it.”
However, he did say that Tommy still wants to fight and believes he will win:
“Okay, I’ll do my own thing and how will I fight him because I can beat him.”
When he heard that Paul posted on social media threatening to sue Tommy Fury:
“I should sue this idiot. It was his own father who revealed why he pulled out a second time. “
I should sue this idiot. His own father revealed why he pulled out a second time. pic.twitter.com/EdTE8PZXh1
– Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 9, 2022
Paul has hinted that he will remain available to fight Fury in a neutral position after August 6; Whether these revelations kill the possibility of any future wars or simply add to the spectacle remains to be seen.