Jake Paul to fight Tyron Woodley in rematch after Tommy Fury pulls out… with ex-UFC star getting extra $500k with KO
JAKE PAUL has confirmed his fight with Tommy Fury is OFF and he will instead fight Tyron Woodley AGAIN. Fury has had to pull out of the December 18 fight due to a ‘medical condition’. Paul confirmed on Twitter: “It is official, Tommy Fury is boxing’s biggest b***h. “He has pulled out of the fight, […]
JAKE PAUL has confirmed his fight with Tommy Fury is OFF and he will instead fight Tyron Woodley AGAIN.
Fury has had to pull out of the December 18 fight due to a ‘medical condition’.
Paul confirmed on Twitter: “It is official, Tommy Fury is boxing’s biggest b***h.
“He has pulled out of the fight, the Furys have pulled out of the fight due to a medical condition.”
The American continued: “I couldn’t believe the news at first, it still doesn’t even seem real.
“He fumbled the biggest bag of his life.
“Now he will be watching at home, paying me $60 instead of getting paid millions of dollars to fight me.
“I’ve fought with a broken nose, I’ve fought sick, get the f**k over it – this is boxing.
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“He was scared, I think the pressure got to him, the s**t-talk got to him, that’s the bad news guys.
“The good news is, Mr. Tyron Woodley – we called him up, we were like ‘hey, do you wanna take the fight?’
“He has been training, he goes ‘sure, I’ll take the fight, lets do the rematch – run it back.’
“I’m giving him $500,000 extra if he can knock me out.
“Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley Two, leave no doubt – I didn’t knock him out first time, I’m coming back and I’m getting that crazy W, he crazy highlight reel knockout.
“December 18, the show must go on, I’ll see you guys there.”
Fury has expressed his disappointment on having to pull out.
He said: “I am absolutely heartbroken that I have been forced to withdraw from my fight with Jake Paul due to a bacterial chest infection and broken rib.
“The beginning of my camp was going so incredibly and I never expected anything to come in my way from a victory on December 18.
“I can’t express now disappointed I am and I really do hope we can get this fight rescheduled in the new year.
“I want this fight to happen more than anything.
“I’m now regretfully putting my focus on recovery and a further reschedule date.”
Former Brit boxer Anthony Ogogo called Paul out on Twitter.
Ogogo blasted ‘s**tbag’ Paul, calling him out to fight him.
He said: “@jakepaul you s**tbag. I’ve seen one British tv star / sporting heartthrob has pulled out.
“This tv star / sporting heartthrob will happily take his place on 12 days notice.
“I haven’t had a pair of gloves on in 3 years but I’ll still spank you like the b***h you are. Fight me!”
Some boxing fans are claiming Fury is ‘scared’ of fighting Paul.
One said: “We live in a world now where a professional boxer, aka Tommy Fury, has run scared of a YouTuber-turned-boxer, aka Jake Paul. Madness.”