TOMMY FURY has been accused of riding the coattails of brother Tyson and bitter rival Jake Paul.
TNT became a household name during his 2019 stint on Love Island but has continued to build his brand in the years since leaving the reality TV show.
His public feud with social media sensation Jake Paul did wonders for his global popularity and culminated with a multi-million-pound payday in February.
But fellow novice Viddal Riley insists Tommy would be a nobody in the sport if weren’t for the popularity of his brother and Paul.
He told The Daily Mail: “Tommy without Jake [Paul] was fighting on his brother’s undercards getting a little relative touch.”
Riley was recently publically snubbed by Tommy, who claimed the 25-year was “a lot lower” than himself in the boxing world.
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But ‘The Rilest’ insists his numbers far outshine those put up by Tommy, saying: “I can fight anybody and they can get a high amount of views.
“I fight guys that no one’s ever heard of and get a million views, Tommy can’t say the same thing.
“He can only piggyback off the guys that do have names, and then claim that it’s his numbers. It’s just an excuse to say he doesn’t want to fight me.”
Despite being publicly snubbed by Tommy, Riley – the former trainer of KSI – is still holding out hope of sharing the ring with the celebrity.
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And he only sees their showdown going one way, saying: “If we fight I think Tommy Fury comes out worse than Anees Taj did on Friday.
“I think Anees would knock out Tommy Fury. If he took the fight with me it would be very damaging.
“I don’t know how much money it would take for him to take that hit on his brand but he couldn’t walk the roads the same again if he fights me and I think he knows that.
“He will just start targeting JJ (KSI), someone I started training at the end of 2017.”
Tommy’s proposed clash with KSI – who he nearly traded blows with last month – is seemingly “very close” to coming to fruition.
And he hopes to use it to put an end to the YouTube boxing scene once and for all.
He told Sky Sports: “Everybody knows what’s next for me, it’s being teased at the minute.
“Hopefully, we can get this KSI fight over the line and I’ll knock off another YouTuber.
“That’s my plan for this year. I want to end YouTube boxing within 12 months.
“So that’s my plan. So we’ll see. I don’t know. I just take it one fight at a time.
“All these guys are the same to me. There’s not one that stands out from the rest.
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“They’re all about the same. So anyone can get it. I’m not bothered.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
