JAKE PAUL has been backed to beat Tommy Fury because the Brit is all for show – according to ex-UFC champion Luke Rockhold.
Paul is finally set to face Fury on February 26, who has been forced out of the grudge match twice before due to injury and US visa issues.
It will be the YouTuber-turned prizefighter’s first opponent with a recognised professional boxing record in his 6-0 career.
But Rockhold – who left the UFC this year – blasted 23-year-old Fury’s skills and predicted Paul to win the Saudi Arabia fight.
He told InsideFighting: “You gotta have a dog in you. He ain’t got no dog in him. I’ve watched him fight. He doesn’t even finish his punches.
“You know, he has no commitment to finishing it. He’s a show. He’s a show fighter. And I got Jake.
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“And I don’t even think Jake has that much, like, he has commitment, at least. He doesn’t have patience.
“He doesn’t have that f***ing mentality when he gets in the game, I think he’s blinded. He’s got that deer in the headlights, but at least he throws.”
Paul, 26, beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in his last fight in October, his biggest win to date.
But Rockhold, 38, mocked the victory and called to fight the American after mutually parting with the UFC.
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He said to TMZ: “Stop trying to fight little dudes. F***ing [155] pounders. You’re a middleweight.
“If you want to fight a middleweight, I got hands. We can do anything we want. I really don’t care. I’d beat that guy in my sleep.”
“I got some freedom to do some things and as you can see, I like throwing hands these days.
“Fight people your own f***ing weight. Straight up. And champions, a real champion, a real contender.
“A real someone who can put you on your ass. not old guys, 55-year-olds, or lightweights.
“You can’t even get above a welterweight, dog, So, step up.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
