Tommy Fury took to social media to assert that the only reason his fight with Jake Paul collapsed was because he was denied entry to the US and had nothing to do with his preparations.
It came after his father, John Fury, shocked to reveal his son was “exactly untrained” for the game and that he was “overweight”.
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. Now you’re experienced enough and it’s a 50-50 platform. “
“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 went on to say that his son 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.”
‘The Problem Child’ was furious and believes John Fury’s revelation was the real reason Tommy ‘withdrawn’ from the fight:
“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
The Briton has now taken to social media to deny his father’s claims and insist the only reason the duel has failed is because of his visa issues. He posted a video on Twitter account speak:
“Recently on social media, I see more of myself than ever before.” “
“I just want to say one thing straight, the reason this war isn’t happening is because I can’t enter the country [US]. “
“It’s not because I don’t work out or I’m not fit.”
“I was ready and eager to go, I was at the airport, Monday morning with my entire team ready to fly out and ready to hit the road for the show.”
“I couldn’t get into the water and that’s why this fight didn’t happen.”
“I just want to be blunt about one thing, that the reason this fight isn’t happening is because I can’t get into the water. It’s not because I don’t exercise or I’m not healthy enough.”
“So all this gaur about me not being ready, not training, forget it. If it’s not from me, don’t believe it because it’s not true. “
The reason I’m not fighting Jake Paul on August 6th in the US is because I’m NOT ALLOWED IN THE COUNTRY.
Anything else said on social media is WRONG. pic.twitter.com/ceBEpXHivf
– Tommy Fury (@tommytntfury) July 10, 2022
The former Love Island star signed on to face the aggressive American YouTuber at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 6. It was the second time the rivals have agreed to go head to head, with Tommy having to withdraw from fight in December because of injury.
Earlier in the week, Paul confirmed that he had switched to replace British light heavyweight with Hasim Rahman Jr for Showtime Pay Per View.
