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Jake Paul, Tommy Fury promise knockouts at intense weigh-in

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury on Saturday promised knockouts at an intense weigh-in for their pay-per-view showdown Sunday in Saudi Arabia.

Tommy Fury reiterated at the weigh-in Saturday that he will end the boxing career of Jake Paul in their pay-per-view bout Sunday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Paul took verbal jabs at his rival for declining his all-or-nothing offer and dismissed the Englishman’s bluster as nervous “acting.”

Such was the final encounter between the entertainers-turned-professional boxers, both of whom made the agreed-upon catchweight of 185 pounds for the scheduled eight-round bout. Fury weighed 184.5, Paul 183.6.

Paul weighed in following Fury, after which he marched over to his opponent and the two began their obligatory nose-to-nose stare down.

They were silent only for a few seconds when Pual said, “You didn’t want to sign the contract,” a reference to Paul’s offer from the news conference the previous day: Paul said he would double Fury’s payday if the British reality TV star wins but pay him nothing if he loses.

Fury’s father/trainer accepted the offer immediately in the heat of the moment. However, the fighter and his team evidently had no interest in taking such a risk.

Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) ignored Paul’s comment during the stare down and reiterated what he had said earlier, that he was going to knock out his American counterpart and that his run is over.

“His time is up,” the half-brother of Tyson Fury said after the stare down. “Tomorrow night his time is up. He will no longer be boxing. I’m going to put this man away inside four rounds.”

He went on: “Tomorrow night you’re going to see why our last name is Fury. It’s because we’re the best at fighting that’s ever lived.”

Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) implied that Fury is scared.

“He’s acting on stage, getting all hyped up,” Paul said as some at the weigh-in booed him. “He’s trying to act like his brother. And all you booing, y’all dumb as f— too.

“This is professional boxing. He’s going down. It’s easy, it’s simple. I’m ready, calm, cool, collected. This is what I do. He’s never been in a moment like that.

“He’s shaking,” Paul went on, bobbing back and forth to imitate Fury. “He’s up on stage doing the interview like this. You can see his nerves running through his system. He can’t stop moving.

“I’m chill, I’m a real killer. I don’t gotta do all that acting s—. I’m a real f—ing dog. This is how I do it, from Ohio, from Cleveland. A real dog. None of that fake s—.”

Paul also promised a knockout in the first half of the fight but acknowledged that fans won’t know who will get the last word until Sunday.

“Like the poster says, the talk is over,” he said. “We’ve done all the ya ya ya, the hoopla. It’s time to figure out the truth.”

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Jake Paul, Tommy Fury promise knockouts at intense weigh-in

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury on Saturday promised knockouts at an intense weigh-in for their pay-per-view showdown Sunday in Saudi Arabia.

Tommy Fury reiterated at the weigh-in Saturday that he will end the boxing career of Jake Paul in their pay-per-view bout Sunday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Paul took verbal jabs at his rival for declining his all-or-nothing offer and dismissed the Englishman’s bluster as nervous “acting.”

Such was the final encounter between the entertainers-turned-professional boxers, both of whom made the agreed-upon catchweight of 185 pounds for the scheduled eight-round bout. Fury weighed 184.5, Paul 183.6.

Paul weighed in following Fury, after which he marched over to his opponent and the two began their obligatory nose-to-nose stare down.

They were silent only for a few seconds when Pual said, “You didn’t want to sign the contract,” a reference to Paul’s offer from the news conference the previous day: Paul said he would double Fury’s payday if the British reality TV star wins but pay him nothing if he loses.

Fury’s father/trainer accepted the offer immediately in the heat of the moment. However, the fighter and his team evidently had no interest in taking such a risk.

Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) ignored Paul’s comment during the stare down and reiterated what he had said earlier, that he was going to knock out his American counterpart and that his run is over.

“His time is up,” the half-brother of Tyson Fury said after the stare down. “Tomorrow night his time is up. He will no longer be boxing. I’m going to put this man away inside four rounds.”

He went on: “Tomorrow night you’re going to see why our last name is Fury. It’s because we’re the best at fighting that’s ever lived.”

Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) implied that Fury is scared.

“He’s acting on stage, getting all hyped up,” Paul said as some at the weigh-in booed him. “He’s trying to act like his brother. And all you booing, y’all dumb as f— too.

“This is professional boxing. He’s going down. It’s easy, it’s simple. I’m ready, calm, cool, collected. This is what I do. He’s never been in a moment like that.

“He’s shaking,” Paul went on, bobbing back and forth to imitate Fury. “He’s up on stage doing the interview like this. You can see his nerves running through his system. He can’t stop moving.

“I’m chill, I’m a real killer. I don’t gotta do all that acting s—. I’m a real f—ing dog. This is how I do it, from Ohio, from Cleveland. A real dog. None of that fake s—.”

Paul also promised a knockout in the first half of the fight but acknowledged that fans won’t know who will get the last word until Sunday.

“Like the poster says, the talk is over,” he said. “We’ve done all the ya ya ya, the hoopla. It’s time to figure out the truth.”

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Video: Jake Paul, Tommy Fury hurl profanities at each other during weigh-in faceoff – and there’s a shove

All that’s left for Jake Paul and Tommy Fury now (finally) is the fighting after they weighed in Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

They’ve talked for long enough. All that’s left for [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommy Fury[/autotag] now is the fighting.

After nearly a year of trash talk and one cancellation, Paul and Fury made it to the weigh-in Saturday for their 185-pound catchweight fight. Paul tipped the scale at 183.6, while Fury hit 184.5.

Afterward, Paul (6-0) and Fury (8-0) got one final up-close look at each other when they faced off, and unsurprisingly neither man could stay silent. They hurled profanities at each other, and Fury shoved Paul.

You can watch the highlights in the video above.

Paul vs. Fury takes place Sunday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. It streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

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Tyson Fury confident Tommy Fury knocks out Jake Paul, expects rematch ‘for even more money’

Boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is confident that his brother will put away Jake Paul convincingly.

[autotag]Tyson Fury[/autotag] has no doubt that his brother will get the job done against [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag].

The boxing heavyweight champion expects [autotag]Tommy Fury[/autotag] to put away Paul with ease when they meet in the ring Sunday evening. Both Paul and Tommy are set to clash in an eight-round, 185-pound catchweight bout that takes place in Saudi Arabia. The event will be available on pay-per-view through ESPN+.

Tyson believes Paul is in way over his head and sees an easy win for Tommy.

“Looking good, he’s feeling good, and he’s going to knock him out (Sunday),” Tyson told Fight Hub TV.

“Tommy knocks out 90 percent of the people that he messes with. He drops them, knocks them out – that’s 90 percent. So Jake Paul is no different. He’ll get it, as well.”

Entering the fight, most odds have Paul as the favorite to win. Tyson thinks that’s just been a great hype campaign from Paul and his team. He believes the YouTube star has no chance at beating Tommy.

“Conor McGregor made everybody think that he was going to beat Floyd (Mayweather), but in reality was never going to do it,” Tyson said. “People are easy to convince, I suppose.”

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Tyson will go beyond predicting the outcome of the fight and even call what may happen next. He believes that if Tommy defeats Paul, there will be a rematch, and he’s all in favor of it.

“There will probably be a rematch for even more money, yeah,” Tyson said. “Or maybe fight his brother of another YouTube person.

“Listen, if they can make millions and millions of dollars out of fighting each other in these fights, and they’re not hard fights, he’s not fighting some guy that’s coming from Albania and has nothing in his life and if he beats this person he’s going to get millions and millions of dollars. It’s a different sport. It’s a different world, really. So they get to do these fights for millions of dollars and not a cat scratch on them, so fantastic.”

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Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury: Internet hype, championship lineage collide in boxing spectacle

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will finally meet in a boxing pay-per-view that puts internet hype and championship lineage head-to-head.

The combat sports world often operates on a busy and hectic schedule. Among the numerous fights going on this weekend, including championship bouts and top contender matchups, perhaps the least credentialed fight stands out as the biggest.

Sunday, [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] will take on [autotag]Tommy Fury[/autotag] in a boxing match that’s been in the making for more than a year. Paul is a YouTube star-turned-boxer. Fury is a reality TV star from the United Kingdom and, more notably, the younger half-brother to boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury

Their eight-round 185-pound catchweight bout takes place in Saudi Arabia and will be available on pay-per-view through ESPN+.

So how did this fight between two unaccomplished boxers become a main attraction in the combat sports world? And more importantly, what does this fight even mean?

Some may see it as a calculated next step in the escalation of the Paul phenomenon that continues to disrupt the fight game. Others may look at it as the Fury boxing bloodline stepping in to dish out a reality check, getting their hands on a hyped-up boxing career that’s never involved an actual boxer as an opponent until now.

Neither is wrong.

Respect to Jake Paul … sort of

“He keeps going on and on and on about Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley,” Fury said at Thursday’s pre-fight news conference, mocking Paul’s opposition. “Tyron Woodley was 40 years old. Anderson Silva was nearly 50, not too far from my dad’s age, and he went the full distance.

“Everybody in this building knows that MMA fighters are not boxers. We all know that. I’ve took apart every single MMA fighter I’ve ever sparred with my entire life. They’re not boxers, and this guy couldn’t even deal with them. … On Sunday night, you’ve got a fresh, young 23-year-old, proper legitimate fighter inside and outside the ring. This is my heart, blood and soul, and you’re going to feel that. I’m not a 50-year-old man.”

Credit to Paul for continuing to step in the ring again. It’s no easy thing. But his opposition has been questionable at best.

The former Disney actor kicked his boxing career off with a win over YouTuber AnEsonGib, who had  no experience in boxing. He followed that up by stopping former NBA player Nate Robinson. It was pretty much celebrity boxing.

Not long after that, things took a turn and a fascinating “boxing” career flourished into one of the most talked about today. Paul picked aging, but popular MMA names to weirdly claim a stake in the boxing landscape.

In 2020, he knocked out retired MMA fighter and standout wrestler Ben Askren, who was coming off a hip surgery. Then, in a two-fight series, he outpointed and then brutally put away former UFC welterweight champion Woodley – a 40-year-old who had just been released from the UFC after losing four consecutive fights. Woodley, who hasn’t won a fight since 2018, never was known to be a skilled striker in MMA, though he did carry formidable power.

And in his most recent showing this past October, Paul defeated beloved MMA legend Silva in a unanimous decision. Silva, arguably the greatest middleweight champion in UFC history, had left the Las Vegas-based promotion in late 2020 on a worrisome career slump.

The 47-year-old had been stopped in his two most recent fights and had only one win in his past nine trips to the octagon. Once outside the UFC, cleaned things up before facing Paul by winning two boxing fights – outpointing Julio Cesar Chaves Jr. and knocking out Tito Ortiz.

Tommy Fury has skeletons, too

“His opponents have a combined record of 20 wins and 250 losses. … He’s never been put in there with someone who wasn’t there to lose,” Paul said to put Fury’s record under question, as well. “So on Sunday, when he’s in the locker room warming up, he’s going to be thinking, ‘Damn, everyone has been put in there to lose. They’ve been putting me in there with scrubs, and now I have a real fight – eight rounds.’

“He’s never been eight rounds. He’s going to be put in the deep water and drown. I promise that.”

For accuracy’s sake, Paul’s math is off. Fury’s opposition record is not that bad. Combined, Fury’s past eight opponents share a record of 24-176 – which still isn’t great.

Fury has fighting blood running through his veins. His father John was a professional boxer and bareknuckle fighter. His half-brother Tyson arguably is one of the greatest heavyweight in boxing history. Undoubtedly, the lineage is strong. And whether you like the opposition or not, Fury has been fighting proper boxers, something Paul can’t say he’s done.

But it’s still tough to make the argument Fury is a more proven boxer than Paul. Fury has yet to have a serious challenge, and his career has mainly been up against obscure and subpar competition. His record is in question, too.

It’s worth nothing “padding a record” or having many “tune-up fights” early on is a common practice for up-and-coming boxers. Young boxers, such as the 23-year-old Fury, more often than not fight against much lower competition as they rise through the ranks and gain experience.

Fury’s upbringing in boxing is typical and ordinary, and his criticism toward Paul’s boxing career is fair. Yet there’s another side to the story. Largely the fault of boxing culture, Fury doesn’t need to only look across the ring to find the only unproven resume in the tale of the tape.

So who’s the actual fighter, and who will win?

Your opinion of who’s got a more legitimate claim in the boxing world is pretty much the answer to your prediction of what the outcome will be in Saudi Arabia.

For Paul’s team, this is the progression of a growing fighting career, and Fury is just another milestone in the journey.

“You look at the likes of Floyd Mayweather – his ninth fight, not his seventh – his ninth fight was against a 1-3 boxer,” Nakisa Bidarian, Paul’s business partner and manager, pointed out at the press conference when Paul’s record was questioned. “Gervonta Davis, one of the most talked-about current boxers in the world, eighth fight was against a guy who was making his debut, never fought again and was 1-2 as an MMA fighter.

“So are we worried about protecting Jake as an asset? No. Jake is focused on disrupting boxing, taking risks and putting on great events.”

Bidarian defends his client’s boxing record and even dared to compare it with some of boxing’s greats. The appointed “professional risk-taker” takes another step in his disruption of the fight game Saturday.

Legit or not, Paul does bring a factor that’s only seen in high-level fighting: the pressure of a big fight. Paul is far from being the most skilled fighter of this combat sports weekend, but carries the highest buzz. Fury will be put under the spotlight like never before.

“We don’t do pressure. We’re here to fight,” John Fury said of his son. “He’s been around the stage most of his life. When he first started out, he was meant to do big stuff being who he is – Tyson Fury’s brother. He’s been under pressure right from the off.

“This kid survives on pressure, and believe me, I wouldn’t have my son sat on here if I didn’t think he couldn’t deliver. There’s no way my son would disgrace our great champion in Tyson Fury. In this great country, we’re going to see something special.”

Although this boxing match may get the treatment of high-level fighting – fight pay, ESPN+, coverage, social media chatter – without being that, there’s still an earned degree of respect toward Paul and Fury.

After all, Paul has been working hard and taking the sport seriously. He’s also mainly competed against opposition that’s had far more experience in fighting than him. For Fury, it’d be foolish to think he’s just a reality TV star living off his family’s name in the boxing world. Fury is an unbeaten 8-0 boxer who’s part of a prestigious fighting family.

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Jake Paul and Tommy Fury agreed to a winner-take-all bet on their fight during heated press conference

Are they serious?

Jake Paul has become a master of promotion, using similar tactics as people like Conor McGregor before him to draw attention to fights that don’t mean nearly as much to the public at large.

He uses spectacle as a means of interest, and it works. Millions of dollars are typically on the line when the YouTube star turned prize fighter steps in a ring, which he’s done six times and won on each occasion.

Turn No. 7 is Sunday against Tommy Fury, which should have generated enough attention on its own as Paul’s first fight against an actual professional boxer. But the showman couldn’t help himself at Thursday’s press conference, upping the ante with an all-or-nothing bet.

“If you win, I’ll pay you double what I’m paying you already. But if I win, I take everything that I’m paying you,” Paul said, insinuating he’s the only draw for this fight and the only reason it’s generating money.

“You’ve got a deal. All or nothing,” someone responded from Fury’s corner.

Who knows if either side will actually honor this bet when it comes down to it, but Paul is no stranger to betting as the co-founder of micro-betting company, Betr. BetMGM actually has him favored to come out on top at -125, with the underdog Fury at +120 and odds on a draw at +1200.

Fury, the half-brother of world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury who gained fame on U.K. reality show Love Island, is 8-0 (4 KO) in his young career, but hasn’t fought top competition.

According to SportsZion, Paul will make a guaranteed purse of $3.2 million for the fight and Fury will make $2 million. Though both will pocket more with pay-per-view shares and sponsorship deals included.

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Jake Paul makes all-or-nothing proposition to Tommy Fury at final news conference

Jake Paul made an all-or-nothing proposition to Tommy Fury at the final news conference before their fight Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Is it all or nothing for Tommy Fury?

Fury on Thursday had declared what he intended to do to opponent Jake Paul on Saturday in Saudi Arabia when Paul asked him whether he would be willing to put his money where his mouth is.

Paul said that he would double Fury’s payday if he the British reality TV wins in Diriyah but pay him nothing if he loses, which injected unexpected drama into the final news conference before the fight.

Fury seemed to hesitate as he processed the offer but his father-trainer, John Fury, accepted the unusual proposition

“You’ve got a deal! All or nothing!” the elder Fury yelled. The fighters then shook hands in a violent manner to seal the deal.

So is Fury, the half-brother of Tyson Fury, really going to risk fighting for nothing?

Paul seemed to be serious. He said that his lawyers had already drawn up the all-or-nothing contract. Whether Fury has or will sign it was uncertain as the news conference came to an end.

One thing is certain: The fighters’ back-and-forth trash talk and novel proposition did exactly what promoters had hoped it would, which was to conclude the pre-fight hype in memorable fashion.

What did Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) say he will do to Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) in their scheduled eight-round, 185-pound showdown?

Paul, sitting on the oppositive side of a long dais to Fury, asked his rival a simple question: “Tommy, do you think this is going to be an easy fight?”

This is how Fury responded: “I can’t see you. Look me in the eyes. You’re getting put to sleep inside four rounds. Let me tell you, I’m not an old man here. I’m a fresh, young fighter. I’m going to put you away. … This is bad for you. You shouldn’t have stopped making easy money fighting celebrities, old men. I’m coming to take your head off.”

That’s when Paul put Fury on the spot by making his unusual proposition, raising the hype to a new level.

Of course, Paul’s bold move was evidence of his own confidence even though Fury is the first genuine boxer he will have faced in the ring.

Paul has fought a retired NBA player (Nate Robinson) and former mixed martial artists, never anyone with a background in the sweet science. And his two most recent victims, Tyrone Woodley and Anderson Silva, were 39 and 47, respectively, when they fought Paul. Hence Fury’s reference to “old men.”

“He keeps going on and on and on about Anderson Silva and Tyrone Woodley,” Fury said. “Tyrone Woodley was 40 years old and Anderson Silva was nearly 50, not too far from my dad’s age. And he got took the full distance. Everybody in the building who knows about boxing knows MMA fighters are not boxers. We all know that.

“I’ve absolutely took apart every single MMA fighter I’ve ever sparred with my entire life. They’re not boxers. And this guy couldn’t even deal with them. … This guy (Silva) is a great striker. Yeah, in MMA, not boxing. And he still went eight rounds with him and looked like he’d been through the trenches.

“On Sunday night you have a fresh, young 23-year-old proper, legitimate fighter. … When you’re in the opposite corner and you’re getting hit all about the head and getting blue flashes, you’re going to wake up and realize what boxing is.”

Paul’s response?

“People are going to see,” he said. “They can talk about all these things, MMA fighters, but you put Anderson Silva in with Tommy Fury and Anderson Silva knocks him out. You think that Mike Tyson … how old is he? 58? … you think Mike Tyson couldn’t beat Tommy Fury right now? The age, that’s what people are hung up on.

“That’s why I’m so excited about this fight. I can finally silence critics who have said I should fight a professional boxer, fight someone your age. I agree. I haven’t proven that. This is why it’s so big, it’s why I’m so excited.”

Fury and his team aren’t buying that. They see their man as a veritable boxer, someone who has been around the sport his entire life. They see Paul as a fraud.

John Fury captured that sentiment moments after he accepted Paul’s all-or-nothing offer.

“Let me say one thing that will wrap this all up,” he said. “If Tommy can’t beat Jake Paul, he doesn’t deserve paying.”

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Jake Paul makes all-or-nothing proposition to Tommy Fury at final news conference

Jake Paul made an all-or-nothing proposition to Tommy Fury at the final news conference before their fight Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Is it all or nothing for Tommy Fury?

Fury on Thursday had declared what he intended to do to opponent Jake Paul on Saturday in Saudi Arabia when Paul asked him whether he would be willing to put his money where his mouth is.

Paul said that he would double Fury’s payday if he the British reality TV wins in Diriyah but pay him nothing if he loses, which injected unexpected drama into the final news conference before the fight.

Fury seemed to hesitate as he processed the offer but his father-trainer, John Fury, accepted the unusual proposition

“You’ve got a deal! All or nothing!” the elder Fury yelled. The fighters then shook hands in a violent manner to seal the deal.

So is Fury, the half-brother of Tyson Fury, really going to risk fighting for nothing?

Paul seemed to be serious. He said that his lawyers had already drawn up the all-or-nothing contract. Whether Fury has or will sign it was uncertain as the news conference came to an end.

One thing is certain: The fighters’ back-and-forth trash talk and novel proposition did exactly what promoters had hoped it would, which was to conclude the pre-fight hype in memorable fashion.

What did Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) say he will do to Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) in their scheduled eight-round, 185-pound showdown?

Paul, sitting on the oppositive side of a long dais to Fury, asked his rival a simple question: “Tommy, do you think this is going to be an easy fight?”

This is how Fury responded: “I can’t see you. Look me in the eyes. You’re getting put to sleep inside four rounds. Let me tell you, I’m not an old man here. I’m a fresh, young fighter. I’m going to put you away. … This is bad for you. You shouldn’t have stopped making easy money fighting celebrities, old men. I’m coming to take your head off.”

That’s when Paul put Fury on the spot by making his unusual proposition, raising the hype to a new level.

Of course, Paul’s bold move was evidence of his own confidence even though Fury is the first genuine boxer he will have faced in the ring.

Paul has fought a retired NBA player (Nate Robinson) and former mixed martial artists, never anyone with a background in the sweet science. And his two most recent victims, Tyrone Woodley and Anderson Silva, were 39 and 47, respectively, when they fought Paul. Hence Fury’s reference to “old men.”

“He keeps going on and on and on about Anderson Silva and Tyrone Woodley,” Fury said. “Tyrone Woodley was 40 years old and Anderson Silva was nearly 50, not too far from my dad’s age. And he got took the full distance. Everybody in the building who knows about boxing knows MMA fighters are not boxers. We all know that.

“I’ve absolutely took apart every single MMA fighter I’ve ever sparred with my entire life. They’re not boxers. And this guy couldn’t even deal with them. … This guy (Silva) is a great striker. Yeah, in MMA, not boxing. And he still went eight rounds with him and looked like he’d been through the trenches.

“On Sunday night you have a fresh, young 23-year-old proper, legitimate fighter. … When you’re in the opposite corner and you’re getting hit all about the head and getting blue flashes, you’re going to wake up and realize what boxing is.”

Paul’s response?

“People are going to see,” he said. “They can talk about all these things, MMA fighters, but you put Anderson Silva in with Tommy Fury and Anderson Silva knocks him out. You think that Mike Tyson … how old is he? 58? … you think Mike Tyson couldn’t beat Tommy Fury right now? The age, that’s what people are hung up on.

“That’s why I’m so excited about this fight. I can finally silence critics who have said I should fight a professional boxer, fight someone your age. I agree. I haven’t proven that. This is why it’s so big, it’s why I’m so excited.”

Fury and his team aren’t buying that. They see their man as a veritable boxer, someone who has been around the sport his entire life. They see Paul as a fraud.

John Fury captured that sentiment moments after he accepted Paul’s all-or-nothing offer.

“Let me say one thing that will wrap this all up,” he said. “If Tommy can’t beat Jake Paul, he doesn’t deserve paying.”

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Video: Jake Paul, Tommy Fury exchange words during tense press conference faceoff

The talk is almost over for Jake Paul and Tommy Fury, but it continued when they came face to face in Saudi Arabia.

[autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommy Fury[/autotag] will finally throw down in the ring this weekend, but before they do, the two entertainers-turned-professional boxers came together for the first time during fight week.

Paul (6-0) and Fury (8-0) were the main attraction of a nearly 90-minute pre-fight news conference that also featured Mike Tyson and Saudi royalty on Thursday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, where Sunday’s pay-per-view fight will take place.

Afterward, Paul and Fury, who meet in a 185-pound catchweight bout scheduled for eight rounds, engaged in a tense faceoff while they also exchanged words. That should come as no surprise given their longstanding feud, which has gotten personal.

You can watch in the video above.

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Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury: date, time, how to watch, background

Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury: date, time, how to watch, background.

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will face reality TV star Tommy Fury on pay-per-view Sunday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

JAKE PAUL (6-0, 4 KOS) VS. TOMMY FURY (8-0, 4 KOS)

  • Date: Sunday, Feb. 26
  • Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
  • TV/Stream: Pay-per-view ($49.99)
  • Division: Catch weight (185 pounds)
  • At stake: No major titles
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: None
  • Odds: Paul 1½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Ilunga Makabu vs. Badou Jack, cruiserweights (for Makabu’s WBC title)
  • Prediction: Paul KO 4
  • Background: Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury is finally happening after some starts and stops. Both men are good athletes with some ability but remain rank beginners. Indeed, this event is on pay-per-view because of their massive followings, not their accomplishments. Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, has had success against a retired NBA player (Nate Robinson) and former MMA fighters, including a clear unanimous decision over 47-year-old Anderson Silva in an eight-rounder this past October. Paul made a big splash when he rendered Tyrone Woodley unconscious with a monstrous overhand right in their rematch in December 2021, which preceded the Silva fight. Fury, the half brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, can be described as the first boxer that Paul will have faced but his opposition has been hand-picked. He is well known as a reality TV star in the U.K.

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