JAKE PAUL has been urged to pull the plug on his grudge match with Tommy Fury after the Brit’s press conference no-show.
The social media stars are set to end their near two-year feud in a Saudi showdown at the end of the month.
Paul and Fury, 26 and 23 respectively, were due to face off in a press conference on Wednesday but the latter didn’t show up.
And back-up opponent Mike Perry believes Paul should sub him in for the unreliable former Love Island star.
During an appearance on The MMA Hour, Platinum said: “They’ve got to kick Tommy Fury, and they’ve got to do it now.
“They cannot wait until the last minute. They cannot wait until the weigh-ins. They can’t let Fury keep calling all the shots.
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“What he did to them is [irredeemable]. But nope, he gets another $2million, and he gets to go to an even nicer location. It’s really weird.
“But at some point, they have to take control if they want to be respected, and it’s a hard thing that MVP’s [Most Valuable Promotions] had. MVP is new and boy have they had to pay for an education.
“They’ve gotten a rougher go of anyone else ever, but at some point they have to make it clear that they are in charge.
“And today when he skipped the press conference, his second time, you cut him, you bring Perry in, and that is it.
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“It’s a mistake that MVP is making… I would have done it an hour ago.
“They get to the press conference, and he’s not there, and the world’s watching, that’s when you make the reveal.
“That’s when you bring in Mike Perry, to try and bring it in after.
“They’re in a little bit more difficult spot. But they had to see that coming. He’s already done it to them once.
“They had to see, ‘Hey, there’s a slight possibility that when we get here he’s not here.’
“Somewhere he missed his flight, somewhere he didn’t check into the hotel room.
“They should have had a word and had enough time to scramble, and had Mike Perry there. They should have moved on with it.”
Paul was seething with Fury’s no-show but was hardly surprised he skipped the presser.
He said: “I’m used to his behaviour at this point, he’s unprofessional and he’s a flake.
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“He’s not a serious businessman or a serious fighter and I’m going to prove that.
“It’s why this fight is called, ‘The Truth’ because the truth is going to come out.
“He’s going to have to pay for all of the times he’s pulled out. All the business people he screwed over, it’s disrespectful.
“There’s some of the biggest names in boxing, the biggest promoters and the most influential people in the world.
“One of the greatest countries in the world and he doesn’t want to show up because of a ‘private matter’. We all have private matters.
“When you sign up to do something, you make a commitment, that’s what it should be about.
“It just shows me he’s scared because he said he didn’t need to train for this fight.
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“Meanwhile, his first excuse was that he needed to train extra, but now it’s a private matter.
“I love Tyson but it’s typical from the dad [John] and Tommy.”
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