By John “Gutterdandy” Walker
“Tyson Fury is afraid of fighting Joshua, Tyson Fury is afraid of fighting Usyk….
“This is why boxing is dying, because these fights are optional.
“Beating a Fury and damn their entire boxing legacy would be exciting for me.”
—Jake Paul, “YouTube boxer”
If Gypsy John Fury was humiliated after being called by Mickey Theo before his offer to fight and kill any man in his 50s, it was nothing compared to the light “YouTube boxer”. Jake Paul preparing to do with the Fury family.
Tommy Fury, a battlecruiser trained by none other than his father “Gypsy John”, became famous in England not because of his fighting prowess, but because of his appearance. him on reality shows. Unlike both his brother, world heavyweight champion Tyson and his father, who have a rather grumpy, grumpy body, Tommy Fury at least appear very athletic, with tanned, wavy muscles and the type that looks more like a male model than a boxer.
When Furys ‘famous in Tyson’s victory’ Deontay WilderAs the family grew more confident about their place in the pinnacle of boxing, Tommy and Gypsy John made a decision that would come back to haunt them: they would join the rising “YouTube boxer” of America Jake Paul and agreed to a fight with him.
Tommy, after all, has been boxing since he was a young man, and this American all-around athlete who has made a fortune knocking out MMA stars and even former NBA basketball player on the American pay-per-view, insulted the Furys’ boxing of pure sensibility. But while Tommy (and even Gypsy John) started loudly and vulgarly bragging about the damage they were about to do to Paul in the boxing ring and elsewhere, the Americans were busy. in the gym, honing your skills.
Truth be told, Jake Paul isn’t a fake boxer that can be taken lightly: he’s really serious about boxing and is learning fast. He also considers the Furys to be cherries and ducks who talk more than fight, and therefore a big part of the problem with current professional boxing. He wanted to damage their reputation, knock them off the great perch they threw stones at others. And he wants Tommy Fury, who up to this point has fought very carefully selected opponents, to be his first test against a true professional boxer.
After the first meeting between Tommy Fury and Jake Paul in 2021 fell through due to an injury to Fury (Paul doubts the story), things became even more heated between the two men. And perhaps not surprisingly, Tyson Fury, completed his second WBC world heavyweight title defense with a TKO stop of a severe coma Dillian Whyte and now reportedly “retired from boxing,” was also embroiled in a war of words with Jake Paul.
In the end what happened was a catastrophic failure for the Fury boxing franchise.
First, John Fury, looking tired and emaciated, made a statement on YouTube that he wanted nothing to do with any fight with Jake Paul – a stunning reversal of the words. his previous threats. He doesn’t really explain why, instead just scorns the whole idea of ”Jake Paul”. Paul immediately ramps up the pressure, says Tommy is pinning him down and changes his name “Tommy Fumbles” (alternate “Timmy Fumbles”), a moniker that quickly began to trend on Twitter. Tommy then took the bait, agreeing to fight Jake Paul at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on August 6. Tommy was expected to make a career-high $2 million for the match.
Jake Paul even managed to beat the supposed master of the boxing game, Tyson Fury, prompting him to agree to the bet. millions of dollars on his brother. Of course, in doing so, Tyson – perhaps on purpose – exerted even more pressure on his half-brother to live up to his oath to destroy emerging Americans. And with Tommy’s recent mediocre performances in the ring, many boxing fans are starting to support Jake Paul as dominant in their fights.
The rest is history: pressure mounts, with a press conference for the fight in NYC now ready to go, Tommy Fury, who was in the US recently on vacation, suddenly found that he Can’t board the plane bound because of the US. No particular reason for this was given and social media ‘influencer’ Tommy then AWOL for a week (in social media, apparently. the eternal). The highest salary day of his career, $2 million for Tommy is now quickly gone.
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren then gave some ill-advised, awkward interviews, his eyes darting around as he found himself unable to properly explain why It’s his responsibility Tommy can’t fight Jake Paul. “He needs to go to the Embassy and sort things out,” explained Warren irritably, apparently trying to send a message to his missing fighter via social media. But this only makes the water more cloudy. Tommy Fury remained silent.
The fight is of course over, with an exasperated Jake Paul, the pre-booked MSG historic site moving to Hasim Rahman Jr., arguably a tougher challenge than Tommy Fury, as his next opponent. Paul revealed that Tyson Fury refused to place their multi-million dollar bet in escrow, the WBC heavyweight world champion probably knew this fight was never going to happen anyway. .
First, Gypsy John Fury then uttered a message saying his son had not been exercising and was overweight: Tommy was then forced out and strongly hinted that his father was a liar. “If it doesn’t come from me, don’t believe it,” Tommy said. The Furys’ explosion is complete – now they’re on each other.
Turns out, Jake Paul didn’t even need to be in the ring to beat the Furys.
