TOMMY FURY has claimed it’s HARDER fighting YouTubers than boxers and says “any pro will tell you that”.
The 24-year-old Love Island star amassed a record of 8-0 during his fledgling career before turning his hand to mega-money influencer bouts.
Back in February, Fury beat Jake Paul by split-decision in Saudi Arabia to end two years of bitter feuding.
That then set him up with another blockbuster and money-spinning clash with YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI.
Their self-dubbed Battle of Britain ended contentiously a fortnight ago after Fury walked away with a points victory in a razor thin fight.
The younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was initially awarded a majority decision but it was overturned to a unanimous victory due to a scorecard being read out incorrectly.
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His rival KSI has since hired a lawyer to appeal the loss in total – something Fury laughed off.
After that last fight, Fury claimed he was done facing influencers – but now he has been discussing his experiences of facing non-pros.
And he is adamant that they are much more difficult to battle with rather than his more traditional opponents.
Fury told the Daily Mail: “I think boxing conventional boxers is easier than fighting YouTubers and novices.
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“Any professional boxer will tell you that. Novices don’t know what they’re doing.
“Punches are coming from everywhere, you’re leaning out of shots and it’s horrible and messy. Whereas with a conventional boxer, they’re in front of you and you know what you’re getting. I do think it’s easier.
“In the build up to the KSI fight I was sparring with solid professionals and I was putting on clinics in the gym, so it makes me want to go back and be like ‘let me be a normal boxer and show what I can do’.
“Before I started fighting these guys, I was getting them out of there and throwing good combinations. But these guys, you throw a jab and they run 100 miles away.”
The boxer, who is engaged to fellow Love Islander Molly-Mae Hague after welcoming their first child into the world, then added on KSI: “His performance wasn’t a performance, he wasn’t there to box at all.
“Looking back on it, he was never going to stand there and trade with me because I’m a lot heavier than him. His plan was to clinch me all night. It is what it is.
“I was upset at the time because it was a massive atmosphere and build up and I wanted to have a good fight. But when you’ve got someone doing star jumps in the corner and running from corner post to corner post.
“It’s very difficult to fight someone who doesn’t want to engage or win the fight.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
