TOMMY FURY has been slammed for turning down “multiple offers” to rematch Jake Paul – and faces losing out on the fight forever.
Fury, 25, beat Paul, 28, via split-decision in 2023 and became the first and so far only man to hand the YouTuber-turned-boxer a loss.
Talk of a rematch has ensued ever since but Paul’s team claim Fury rejected a $6million (£4.5m) offer to do it on Netflix last year.
The money could have risen to $8m (£6m) but now Fury risks forfeiting the mega-money fight all together.
Paul’s promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian told SunSport: “Tommy was offered an unbelievable deal to headline versus Jake on Netflix and they had a false sense of expectations.
“Jake’s not gonna ever offer him that kind of money again. Now if Tommy Fury showed up and said, ‘Jake, here is $20million to fight me and I’m gonna make $20million.’ Right, all the power to you.
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“But they’ve never made an offer once. And we’ve made multiple offers to try to make that rematch happen.
“And if you’re very confident that you’re gonna be Jake Paul, you should have jumped at the opportunity to fight him for $6million plus upside on Netflix.
“It’s just beyond ridiculous that they didn’t.”
Paul has won five times since the points loss in Saudi Arabia – most recently against Mike Tyson.
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Tyson accepted the fight – in place of Fury – under controversial terms due to his age.
He was 58 by the time he lost an eight-round decision to Paul – but still over 100 MILLION tuned in to watch on Netflix.
Fury meanwhile has fought just once since victory over Paul – beating the American’s arch rival KSI, 31, via disputed decision in October 2023.
He underwent hand surgery afterwards and pulled out of his scheduled return in January after ex-UFC star Darren Till threatened to KICK him in the ring.
Fury has always maintained he spent 2024 out injured nursing his busted hand – suffering a secret battle with depression while doing so.
But Bidarian revealed that was not Fury’s reasoning for rejecting their offers to rematch Paul.
He said: “That was never mentioned. They were turning it down because they wanted a lot more money.
“The only place where Tommy Fury can make anything close to the numbers that Jake Paul offers Tommy Fury is to fight, KSI again.
“That’s just being transparent and if that’s what he chooses to do, good for him, that’s not boxing, that’s, that’s a different form of the sport, as you know.
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“It’s not truly viewed as professional boxing but if that’s what he chooses to do, 100 per cent we understand.
“But Jake’s at a point where he doesn’t need Tommy Fury to have his career continue to rise. Tommy Fury definitely needs Jake Paul.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
