Topic: [Boxing] Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury - February 26 in Saudi Arabia - page 13. (Read 1817 times)

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The fight has been officially announced for Feb 26th now. Pushed back by one day to avoid the Mayweather fight apparently.



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I wonder if all three Fury's will be involved in the build up like last time. That will certainly add some spice to things. I'm looking forward to it either way. There's a lot on the line for both of them as someone is likely going to lose their undefeated title (assuming no draws which I could actually see if it's close which it might well be). I think there's more pressure on Tommy now especially if Tommy's family reiterates that they will disown him or urge he quits if he loses.

Yeah, Tommy seems to be more of an introvert and doesn't really have the banter or ego like Tyson, which isn't a bad thing. Tommy is probably more like his mother than father. I think John was in prison for a big chunk of Tommy's earlier life so maybe that's why he doesn't take after him much like his other brothers. I don't think John was a decent boxer either. I believe he's even said that himself. I think he tries to live vicariously through Tyson now.


I think they were just trying to shake things up with the production. I think you have to do something different with the influencer boxing events. They seem to be like a mix of boxing with some WWE-style theatre/drama. They're all mostly entertainers so there's going to be a little bit of that thrown in and I think it adds something to the fights. There's a good mix though. You get the people who probably only started training a few months ago and probably shouldn't be in a ring but then you get the people with natural talent or who surprise you. If Tommy loses this fight I suspect he'll probably just do influencer boxing. Maybe Misfits should sign him. He'd still be a big draw there and maybe more at home and he'll still probably be among the best of the influencer fighters.

John Fury can talk mind, can't he. He's definitely entertaining, but I feel Fury is a lot like his father in that way, whereas Tommy hasn't got that same charisma or confidence. Obviously, John was a decent boxer himself. Tommy, probably is the odd one out in terms of boxing ability, and I think he knows that hence the rather relaxed approach to his career.

Except for his earlier fights, I'd agree. Although, I don't think that's any fault of Jake's, it was either the opponent not actually taking it seriously, like that Nate fellow or the production was absolutely awful. I remember trying to watch one of the earlier fights, and it was almost like a concert in between the fights which was ridiculous.

I don't think it will be a circus. None of Jake's fights so far have really been. Jake is taking his boxing career pretty seriously and this is just another step on it towards bigger things and gets him the accolade of actually fighting a current pro boxer who is in his age range. I think it's a wise move on Jake's part as the Fury name alone attracts a lot of attention and he's not biting off more than he can chew by taking on a very experience pro in the prime of their careers. Tommy hasn't shown anything that would suggest he's a bad boxer but he just hasn't done anything to get him all the attention he gets other than from his name but he's still early on in his career. Nobody was really talking about Tyson at that stage in his career either most likely but now Tommy just has to prove himself to break away from the curse of his name. If he loses though he's well and truly fucked. IF he's wins though then he will be the first person to beat Jake and that will certainly put him on the map and the media attention he will get will be insane. Personally I think it's a pretty even fight and that's why I'm looking forward to it as there's a lot on the line for both of them.


Yeah. I'd just a take it a bravado comment made out of frustration though. He's basically just trying to claim it's not about the money anymore and is now mostly personal and if the only thing holding the fight back is the money then he will do just do it for free if that's what it takes, but we know it's obviously nonsense and a hollow comment because the only reason he is entertaining this comment is because it's going to give him the biggest payday he will likely receive for a boxing match.

Now I got it. Tommy meant that he is going to fight Jake Paul anyway, with or without payment. It is personal between them. Perhaps Jake has offended Tommy or Fury family severely, as I saw Tommy's father was very angry on Jake.

By looking on Jakes boxing career I ask myself what this kid wasnt to get. Fame? Maybe, but he is already famous. Belt, hardly he will get any. Money? He can get it in more harmless way.

That goes to show that this upcoming fight will just be an another circus for the two reality television star. Tommy's dad indeed used the appropriate labels and how to address Tommy and Jake, and also, people won't stop criticizing this two if they won't face a true boxer and not just someone who does have a huge fan base in the internet. Up to this point, I can't still believe that there's a lot of people out there who are excited for this fight.

Tyson was interviewed at the Eubank/Smith fight last night about the Tommy/Paul fight and almost confirmed it had been signed when the interviewer told him that it'd just been confirmed but was merely reporting on what Ariel said  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0FXSvHxz2w


Tommy isn't going to fight for free. He posted a video on social media a month or so ago saying that it's not about the money now and would even fight him for free as he was annoyed that it was taking so long to get done and many people and outlets were claiming he's ducking Jake again but we all know that's just some nonsense he said out of frustration. Tyson even said the same thing about AJ when we know that's not going to happen. These big boxing fights only get made because of the money and nothing else.


He didn't say those two were going to do MMA but rather Jake has been training for a potential MMA fight. I'm sceptical Jake will fight a proper MMA fighter as that's not something you can quickly transition to. Jake might beat someone like Nate Diaz in boxing but there's no way he'd beat him at MMA. I think Jake has some wrestling experience in high school but I don't think that's enough to compete professionally but he's surprised me with his boxing skills so who knows.

If Paul and Fury will have MMA fight, I think it would be a circus fight since MMA is more technical than boxing, you can't just grappling and take down someone without knowing what you will do in the next move and how to end your opponent via submission.

Nah, any boxer wouldn't even want to fight for free including a weak boxer, at least they got paid for small amount money as an appreciation. It would be different if the fight is for charity, some popular boxer done this for few times before.

I don't see any bookie add this event yet, maybe it will when it's already close like 1 week before the event.

Tommy Fury understood that Jake Paul is currently gaining a lot of attention and popularity (with all that Nate Diaz boxing and MMA calls). He posts a lot of pictures of him training MMA. I even think we will soon see Jake having a MMA fight. Tommy has understood that this is a great chance to remind everyone about himself. He only wants to jump on a hype train.

I saw someone talking that Tommy is going to fight for free. What are his motives to do that? To show that he only want to close Jakes mouth? Then do it in a gym. Tommy dont have to do it so officially.

Well it's not 100% confirmed yet but is 99.75% according to John Fury  :

https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/19/john-fury-confirms-tommy-fury-will-fight-jake-paul-on-25-february-18134258/


Sometimes people have bravado publicly but behind closed doors is different thing. I've no dount that he has belief in himself but he also probably knows he's not quite ready for Jake right now. He would have made that his next fight if so as that's the one everyone wants to see and is probably the biggest money-maker. Logan and KSI should probably do the third fight. Maybe they can do it after Jake. That would still do big numbers I reckon. Logan was going to fight on the last Misfits card but then he inured his leg wrestling. I think it was him who was originally going to fight Danis. Maybe that fight can still happen if Danis hasn't completely burned his bridges by pulling out and not taking it serious.

Yeah, the first fight between KSI, and Logan was a draw. The second fight was close, with KSI just about winning. Although, that was with two point reductions for two illegal strikes, so you could argue that the fight could've easily been a win for Logan if that didn't happen. Haven't really seen enough of Logan to actually know how good he is though. He looked okay against Mayweather, but obviously the weight difference, and the fact that Mayweather likely wasn't trying all that hard. I didn't watch it, and only looked at highlights though.

I don't doubt that KSI believes he can win, but he does sort of have a god complex when it comes to his ability to do things. Although, to be fair a lot of what he has said he'll do, he's actually done. I don't think Jake has the same self belief as him, but I imagine he's pretty confident in beating KSI, and probably wants that fight sooner rather than later considering their skill sets right now.

KSI does have Viddal Riley around him for advice though, so he could potentially develop quite quickly with the right trainers.

Fair point, and for that, Tommy still has another month to decide if whether he will continue to fight Jake or not. I know that this fight has been inked already but considering Tommy's past decisions towards this fight and Jake Paul in particular, it's not that far that he will make a run again and leave Jake in the air with the thoughts of finally having a bout with Tommy. But in any case, if this fight really pushes through, Jake Paul will eventually defeat Tommy Fury, no doubt.

Pineda is only a boxer on paper or someone who merely did enough to get a boxing licence. Most would struggle to call him a pro. If you saw him fight he was an amateur at best. He shouldn't have been in the ring with KSI and neither should have that Swarmz guy who they pretty much just dragged off the street but they were both replacements for other fighters that dropped out. Both did better on the last misfits card with both fighters even winning. They've both clearly been training since their last fights and I'm sure we'll see them on future Misfits cards.


Nope. Not at all. I think Jake is by far the superior boxer but like I said, still not really seen much from KSI for an accurate assessment. The KSI/Logan Paul fight was very close from what I remember. Maybe KSI does believe he can win or maybe he doesn't care as he knows it will be his biggest bag. He can still just go on to headline the Misfits cards even if he loses.


He hasn't really been challenged yet and has clearly just been fighting journeymen. I don't think he's that bad but he's definitely got a leg up on the Fury name. This fight will be his big test. I think the fact that there's so much on the line for them to lose is what makes this fight interesting for me.

I think the one time was due to the issues with his family being involved, with certain criminals which prevented him from entering the US. So, I can see how he probably didn't anticipate that as it all came out around that time. Not sure, what the status of that is now.

Dillion Dannis also ducked KSI though, so there could be more going on behind the scenes than we know. Not sure, the reason these two would be ducking them though. There's a lot of money in it for them win or lose, and I don't take any of them to care too much about their boxing record. Especially Dillion. Mabye, Fury wants to keep his reputation with the Fury family, but ultimately there's a ton of money in it for him. Plus, he doesn't seem to be taking his boxing career anywhere so he might as well cash in while it's being offered to him. Jake seems to be outgrowing Fury.

I think I’d rather be betting on whether or not this fight takes place. Tommy has ducked Jake so many times now, it seems more like he’s trolling Jake by accepting these fights. If they do fight though, I don’t think Tommy has a chance. I was watching some of his fight videos and he really doesn’t look like a pro fighter. Jake will probably be able to knock him out at which point I think KSI or Nate Diaz would be the next fights to make.

Personally, the only way I see KSI winning his through heart, and heart alone. Technically, we've seen KSI against Logan Paul, Pineda?, some other Youtube guy and this Faze guy. None of those at the time of fighting had much of a career or were known for their boxing. I think it's only Pineda that was known for boxing, but from what I saw he wasn't much of a fighter.

If you put Jake against any of those, I think he beats them. I haven't seen much of the Faze guy, so it's probably unfair to include him in that assessment. However, the others lasted a fair while with KSI, and he didn't look brilliant against them. His technique is rather wild, and I'll always favour a counter puncher when it comes to wild fighters.

Have you seen anything from KSI that you think will trouble Jake?

I did not mean that he refuses to pay with good intentions, rather it was done in order to annoy Jake, so that he does not receive anything for this fight, so that the fight is not interesting to him. I understand that both of them don’t care about charity, and Fury refuse money because just want to beat Jake, but refusing money is a really strange decision, if he wants to, he could just give his fee after the fight to charity.

If this fight is rescheduled again, then I won’t be surprised. It seems that they like to fight in social networks even more than in the ring.

I dunno. I would agree right now that Jake is the better boxer but we've seen way more of him and KSI has fought two bums and then KOd the last guy pretty quickly so it's hard to tell what level he's at right now. I don't think he will box Jake without having at least another two fights so I can't see that fight happening this year though maybe they could squeeze it in at the end of the year and go out with a bang. I think KSI will be weary of biting off more than he can chew and will want to keep that unbeaten record for as long as he can to hype up the Jake fight (but that's assuming Jake doesn't lose to Tommy).


If the fight is next month then they will have already been in camp or at the very least been doing some serious training. Both guys look like they're constantly in the gym judging by their social media anyway so it's not like they'll be unfit. If the fight does go ahead next month then both guys will have known for quite some time the fight was likely going to happen then so would both be prepared for it. Both fighters have said the fight has been in the works for months so they would have known whether it was likely to happen and they're probably just trying to squeeze some more money from Saudi out of it much like Tyson and Usyk are trying to do.

Dont trust anything celebrity says. Fury imho pretends to be fluffy angel. Charity, he does not need money. Looks completely fake to me. Why would he even come up with such idea? HE was never "for the boxers". Despite Jake, that always say that fighters (specially UFC), receive low rewards.

I really hope that they fight this time, and there would no fight cancelation. Hope that there wont be no sudden reason to cancel fight again.

Do you know when was their fight announced really? Topic was dated January 17. Just a bit more than month before fight. Will they have enough time to run a proper camp? Or that is the trick. No one takes it seriously, prepare seriously, as they already plan to cancel it or make fighter replacement.