TOMMY FURY said Jake Paul should have ‘gone and fought Tiger Woods’ as he warned his rival: ‘This was a step too far’.
The celebrity fighting rivals have signed and confirmed their December 18 grudge match in Florida.
Paul beat ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, in his last fight and Fury, 22, won against his sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32, on the undercard.
The YouTuber, 24, previously stopped online rival ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 37.
But Fury hit out at Paul’s 4-0 record and claimed the social media influencer has bitten off more than he can chew this time.
He said: “I took this away from his fight with Tyron Woodley. The man got a split-decision win.
“That means you only just won against a 40-year-old retired UFC fighter. My god, well done. Good job, mate. You just about beat a 40-year-old man.
“When you get in there with a fresh 22-year-old whose been doing this all his life, you’re going to wish you stuck to paying UFC fighters off and basketball players.
“You should have gone and fought Tiger Woods, not somebody who has done it his whole life because you’re in for a big shock.
“You’re the one who is going to crumble.”
Fury is more experienced at 7-0, but Paul is entering his third his third pay-per-view main event.
The 2019 Love Island star has also been warned by his brother Tyson and dad John to RETIRE if he does not win by knockout.
But Fury talked down any suggestion of unwanted pressure, having dealt with the magnitude of his family’s fighting name all of his life.
You should have gone and fought Tiger Woods, not somebody who has done it his whole life because you’re in for a big shock.
Tommy Fury to Jake Paul
He explained: “Everybody keeps talking about the pressure. All the people in the arena. I don’t care about that.
“There’s only one man I care about that night. I’m not taking in the crowd or any of that.
“I’m coming over to Tampa Bay to do a demolition job and please the whole wide world. It doesn’t matter how much pressure is on me.
“There’s been pressure on me from the start and just because there are a few more people there and a few more lights, I won’t crack. Believe you me.
“It’s in my blood and I’m going to go out there and shut this guy up for everybody in the world that’s asking for it.
“This was a step too far and I’m going to prove that on December 18.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
