TOMMY FURY broke down in tears after his stunning split-decision victory over Jake Paul.
TNT Fury picked up the crucial win despite being KNOCKED DOWN in the final round.
While BOTH fighters had points deducted in a crazy bout in Saudi Arabia.
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Drake curse strikes again
The curse of rapper Drake has struck again as Jake Paul failed to knock out Tommy Fury.
Drake was hoping to make a huge profit on the fight, putting down a whopping £350,000 on the result of the bout.
He would have profited £1.2million, but has instead lost his money.
This is not the first time the Canadian has put down a lump sum on a sporting result.
And unfortunately he is not often lucky and a notorious ‘Drake curse’ has begun.
He has supposedly bet nearly £1BILLION on sport via crypto casino Stake.
The ‘Drake curse’ stems from him posing with stars like Conor McGregor and Paul Pogba just before they lost crucial matches.
In terms of betting he has dabbled in plenty of sports, he recently put thousands on Barcelona to beat Real Madrid and even sponsored Barca’s shirt for the game but they lost.
He also joined billions from around the world in watching last November-December’s World Cup.
Drake bet £837,000 on Argentina to win the World Cup in the final against France – but lost on a technicality.
The global sensation would’ve seen a return north of £2.26m had Argentina beaten France in regular time.
In F1, He tipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to win the 2022 Spain Grand Prix with the Monegasques starting the race on pole position.
Drake placed £251,000 on Leclerc to win – but the Ferrari ace retired on lap 27 with a turbo and MGH-U failure.
He did win big on the Super Bowl though winning over £1.25m after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Arizona.
Cris-take
Man Utd fans were all left saying the same thing about Cristiano Ronaldo after he was pictured at the Jake Paul v Tommy Fury fight.
The 38-year-old, now playing his football in Saudi Arabia, was snapped only hours after United lifted the Carabao Cup.
The club have gone from strength to strength this season – even after Ronaldo’s explosive exit from the club at the end of last year.
And some United fans had little time for for the Al-Nassr star.
One said: “Looool the fall from grace, could’ve been lifting a trophy but sat watching a Jake Paul boxing match.”
Credit: AP KSI trolls Paul fans
KSI revelled in the moment as Jake Paul lost to Tommy Fury, deciding to troll his fans.
He surprisingly jumped into a Twitter space conversation about the fight that was full of sad Paul supporters.
KSI said while bursting into laughter: “I just wanted to hear the tears.”
He was accused by rattled Americans of not fighting a ‘real boxer yet’.
KSI continued to laugh down the microphone and replied to comments suggesting he is going to face Joe Fournier: “I will destroy him and he is a boxer haha.”
He was then called a b***h multiple times but continued to laugh in their faces saying they’re crying enough to “quench the thirst of children in Africa.”
John Fury praises Paul
After their long bitter feud, John Fury has graciously praised Jake Paul for his talent and desire.
Speaking post-win for his son, John said: “Jake Paul is a lot better than I thought he was.
“He has the right to say he is a professional boxer because he impressed the hell out of me.
“He took great shots, he gave great shots and he served up a fight that was a lot better than some British champions and high level boxers.
“But don’t forget they are raw novices. He [Tommy] made his father very proud and you know what, Paul’s family can be equally as proud as him because he showed determination, grit and steel and they both wanted to win that bad.”
Credit: Getty Froch delighted by result
Carl Froch has named Tommy Fury’s win as good for boxing purists as the YouTuber was defeated via a split decision.
Jake Paul and Froch have had their differences before and the American has called out the 45-year-old before.
Froch told BT Sport after the fight last night: “He’s done professional boxing purists a massive favour by shutting up Jake Paul.
“He can’t call himself a professional boxer because he’s gone in against a novice pro and got absolutely whooped. He got obliterated.”
Molly-Mae’s sweet tribute
Molly-Mae Hague shared a sweet tribute to her boyfriend Tommy Fury after his win yesterday.
She decided to stay back home in the UK and watch on TV with baby daughter Bambi, her sister Zoe and pals Maura Higgins, Ellen Graham and Stephanie Lam for a watching party.
Molly-Mae took to Instagram writing: “Never in doubt.”
She also posted a loved up snap of the couple with their baby saying: “The pressure on that boy’s shoulders. I will never ever know how he dealt with it.
“Never been more proud of anyone in my life.
“Get home to us our champ.”
Tyson loses bet despite Tommy win
Tyson Fury has lost a £100,000 bet, even though Tommy defeated Jake Paul last night.
With the stakes high, Tommy did not crack under the pressure and managed to seal a split decision victory.
But it was not good enough to save his older brother considerable cash as Tyson had bet that Tommy would stop Paul inside the distance.
Pre-fight, Tyson told iFL TV: “Tommy knocks out 90 per cent of people that he spars with or drops them at least, so he’s a very hard puncher and Jake Paul will find that out tomorrow.
“I’ve got 100 racks on it for an inside-the-distance stoppage, so if he loses, then I’ll lose 100 bags as well. I’ve got him at 3-1.”
Fighting Talk
One of Jake Paul’s arch rivals KSI, has seemingly called out both the American and Tommy Fury on Twitter.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer celebrated gleefully as Paul lost to Fury and he confidently said he believes he could beat both.
KSI wrote: “Honestly I would destroy both Jake Paul and Tommy Fury.”
Jake Paul says rematch agreed
Jake Paul has said he spoke to Tommy Fury in the medical room after the fight.
And Fury has agreed to him that they will have the rematch.
He said: “I just spoke to Tommy in the medical room and he said ‘yeah, let’s go. let’s do it again’.”
Credit: Getty
From from an elated Tommy Fury
When pressed on a potential rematch, TNT Fury added: “If he wants a rematch he can have it.
“I want to see my baby girl and my missus and spend some time at home.”
A dejected Paul said: “All respect to Tommy he won, don’t judge me by m wins judge me by my losses, I’ll come back.
“I think we deserve a rematch, it was a good fight, a close fight.”
Credit: Getty Tommy Fury breaks down after win
An emotional Tommy Fury broke down in tears after his huge win over Jake Paul.
Fury said in the immediate aftermath: “These are tears of joy. Jake was a true warrior. He was a better man than I expected.”
On the being knocked down late in the fight, he said: “It was not a knockdown, it was a slip.
“He took good shots and he was much better than I thought he was.”
Credit: Reuters Punch stats revealed
The punch stats for Jake Paul’s clash with Tommy Fury have been revealed.
Fury, 23, threw nearly DOUBLE the number of punches Paul did, pumping out 302 to his rival’s 157.
But both men only landed at a near 30 per cent clip, with Paul finding the target 49 times to Fury’s 88 successful strikes.
Credit: BT SPORT BOXI OFFICE Molly-Mae’s reacton
Molly-Mae Hague broke down in tears last night as she discovered that Tommy Fury had defeated Jake Paul.
The new mum, 23, refused to watch the hotly anticipated fight and hid in her room while her sister and closest friends screened it from her living room.
As soon as the result was announced, Molly’s sister Zoe ran into her room to tell her the happy news.
Molly, who was seen feeding baby Bambi, broke down as they all celebrated.
They were joined by Maura Higgins and Stephanie Lam for the big moment.
Capturing the moment
Look at the emotional on Tommy Fury’s face the moment is name was read out as the winner…
Sheer joy as soon as his name was read out.
He’s banished some demons with this win.
Credit: Getty Paul spoke to Fury in medical room
Jake Paul has revealed he spoke to Tommy Fury in the medical room after the fight.
And Fury confirmed to him that they can do it all over again.
He said: “I just spoke to Tommy in the medical room and he said ‘yeah, let’s go. let’s do it again’.”
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Paul said: “It is what it is, this is boxing and look, I’ve already won in life, man. I’ve already won. I’m a winner in every single way.
“I have an amazing family, amazing friends, amazing work ethic. I’ve made it further than I ever thought I would and beyond.
“This is definitely a humbling experience, I’ll take it on the chin and get back in the gym and run it back.”
Jake Paul: The rematch is agreed
Jake Paul revealed Tommy Fury has ALREADY agreed to rematch – and believes he knows why he lost.
The YouTuber-turned prizefighter tasted defeat for the first time in his seven professional bouts.
Paul said: “Like I said, we’re going to come back and get that W. Don’t judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses. We’re going to come back stronger.”
Credit: Getty Tommy Fury and Jake Paul embrace
The picture that we never thought we’d see.
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury shared a warm embrace at the end of the fight.
And we could very much see a rematch it seems too.
Credit: Reuters Tonight I became Tommy Fury
Tommy Fury’s cleaner boxing throughout the final round saw him win the fight of his life, which he dedicated to girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague and baby daughter Bambi.
He said: “Tonight I made my own legacy. I am Tommy Fury.
“I want to dedicate tonight to my baby girl and my missus, I love you, I can’t wait to see you. This fight was for you. I love you.”
Credit: Reuters KSI next?
Fury said: “At the end of the day KSI can sit back in his chair in London and says what he wants.”
He confirms he would take the fight with dad John agreeing.
Doubling down
Fury is adamant he will knock Jake out in the rematch.
He admits there was huge pressure on his shoulders but still delivered on the big stage.
John Fury approves
Big John says Jake Paul can now call himself a professional boxer.
He even goes on to hail the YouTuber-turned prizefighter.
Maybe there won’t be so much needle in the rematch.
Rematch?
Fury says: “One hundred per cent. This was my first main event the world was watching me.”
He expects to stop Jake Paul in their rematch.
Here comes Tommy
The victor is about to address the media.
We will keep you updated.
Paul adds…
“That was a good fight, he was impressed by my skill.
“It was cool, I love the sport for this reason, you can be enemies before, beat the blood out of each other, and then afterwards there is respect there.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
