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      ‘You’re leaving on a stretcher!’ – John Fury sends chilling message to Jake Paul as son Tommy prepares for Saudi fight

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      JOHN FURY warned Jake Paul his son Tommy will leave him on a “stretcher” after their fight in Saudi Arabia. The two are in training following confirmation of the celebrity grudge match, on February 26 in Riyadh.
      John Fury warned Jake Paul his son Tommy will leave him on a ‘stretcher’Credit: Getty
      Jake Paul fights Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia on February 26Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      They will put bragging rights, reputations and unbeaten records on the line, if they make it third time lucky and make it into the ring.
      It comes after Fury, 23, twice pulled out of facing Paul, 26, in the past, due to a rib injury in December 2021 and US visa issues last August.
      But he gets a third crack after the two renegotiated for a pay-per-view blockbuster in the desert.
      Fury has been warned by his champion brother Tyson, 34, and dad John to stay in Saudi and drop their fighting name if he loses.
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      But John has insisted his boy WILL make it to fight night… and leave Paul unable to stand on his own two feet.
      He said: “Jake, you think Tommy’s not going to show up. You’re going to be very disappointed and mistaken.
      “Because we’re one million per cent going to be there. We can’t wait to get this fight on with you, mate.
      “There’s no way in the world, in this entire world, that the fight ain’t going to happen, pal.
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      “So if you’re dreaming in your own little boys brain, thinking we’re not going to show up and Tommy’s not going to fight you mate, well you’re going to be very wrong.
      “Be prepared to get taken out that ring on a stretcher my friend, because that’s what’s happening to you my friend.
      “You’ve no chance at all, I don’t give you any chance whatsoever, not a remote chance, not even a puncher’s chance.”
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      Logan Paul branded ‘worst brother ever’ as he agrees massive Prime sponsorship deal with Jake’s rival Dana White

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      LOGAN PAUL was branded the “worst brother ever” as he agreed a massive Prime sponsorship deal with sibling Jake’s rival Dana White.UFC president White and Jake have been at loggerheads for years.
      Logan Paul with UFC president Dana White as he signed a deal for his Prime drinkCredit: @LoganPaul
      Logan with younger brother JakeCredit: @jakepaul
      But the rivalry has not stopped Logan from teaming up with the UFC, as Prime became the company’s new official global sports drink.
      It is the latest milestone in the American’s venture with former boxing opponent-turned business partner KSI.
      The pair launched hydration drink Prime in 2022 with astonishing success, even becoming a sponsor of Arsenal.
      That is despite brother Jake’s long-standing beef with KSI, which looks to be settled in the ring this year in a grudge match.
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      And after Logan, 27, once again linked up with an enemy of Jake’s in White, fans claimed he was disloyal.
      One said: “Logan Paul gotta be the worst brother of all time.”
      Another said: “Ain’t no way Logan Paul done became friends with his brother’s 2 rivals: KSI and Dana White.”
      One added: “Logan Paul is the worst brother of all time. His brother has serious beef with 2 guys he does business with.”
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      Jake, 26, commented on Logan’s newest partnership with the UFC and White by calling for fighters to receive a cut from the deal.
      He tweeted: “I’m always happy for my brother’s successes and while I have zero involvement in his drink, I hope UFC will share the revenue it receives with fighters.”
      In the past Jake has also been full of support in his older brother’s work with bitter enemy KSI.
      He said on a podcast: “I think it’s dope, I think it’s smart.
      “They’re doing, well, Logan is sort of carrying the whole company, but obviously KSI has got a big name, but it’s crushing it and I’m proud of Logan, and it’s very smart by him.”
      Jake has taken aim at the UFC and White’s pay structure for fighters, calling for the minimum pay to be boosted alongside health care.
      He told SunSport: “I don’t know about the fans, the feud between Dana and I has been a lot of hype and it draws a lot of media.
      “And there’s been a bunch of s**t talked back and forth but my main thing is getting the fighters paid more
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      “Raising the fighter minimum to $50,000 whereas it’s at $12,000 (£9,700) now, getting them long-term healthcare. That’s what it’s mainly about.”
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      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury could be lined up for blockbuster rematch due to contract clause for Saudi Arabia grudge match

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      JAKE PAUL and Tommy Fury could be lined up for a blockbuster rematch due to a clause in their contract. The pair of celebrity boxing rivals have announced the latest rescheduling of their grudge match, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury ahead of their fightCredit: PA
      It came after months of speculation and drawn out negotiations between the opposing camps.
      Paul confirmed that his deal includes a right to rematch if he is beaten, something not afforded to Fury.
      Meaning if the American loses for the first time in the boxing ring, it puts the duo in line for a mega-money sequel.
      Paul, 26, also revealed they will fight over eight scheduled rounds, despite rumours of a ten-rounder.
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      He has twice gone that distance, in points wins over ex-UFC champions Tyron Woodley, 40, and Anderson Silva, 47.
      But Fury, 23, has only ever seen the six-round mark, in his last professional victory in April against Daniel Bocianski, 28.
      The two will meet in a 185lb catchweight bout, which is 2lb lighter than Paul’s last fight, against Silva.
      Fury was 181.4lb in November when he was set to face Paul Bamba, 33, who then withdrew amid a weight disagreement.
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      Paul confirmed there is a financial penalty in place should either be over the limit in the Middle East.
      He said: “There is penalties for not making weight. But Tommy’s light.
      “I’m going to make weight, I’m a f***** professional, so I’ll be right on weight.
      “Tommy’s a little bit lighter, he’s probably like 190 right now. So he’s probably only cutting like 5lbs.”
      Fury has twice pulled out of fighting Paul in the past, with a rib injury in December 2021 and then a US visa issue last August.
      The travel woe still persists today and as a result has brought the duo over to the Saudi desert.

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      Paul remains sceptical on whether his rival will truly make it to the first bell but has come prepared in case lightening strikes for the THIRD time.
      He said: “We have Mike Perry on standby. Let’s go Mike Perry. He’s ready to jump in if Tommy pulls out.”
      Ex-UFC welterweight and now bare-knuckle boxer Perry, 31, was considered as an alternative if Paul could not agree terms with Fury.
      And the YouTuber-turned pay-per-view prizefighter voiced his concerns over whether the fight will finally happen or not.
      Paul said: “A part of me definitely still doubts and it’s scary and it’s annoying and him not showing up to the face to face we were supposed to do right now, it sucks.
      “The kid’s not necessarily reliable but the money’s good man, for him.
      “So, he would just be so dumb and I think he’s probably just tired of Molly making all the money in the relationship.
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      “He’s got a kid now so he needs to help pay for some diapers.”
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      Tyson Fury will ‘go where the money is’ amid Oleksandr Usyk fight talks… and will even do it in Derek Chisora’s GARDEN

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      TYSON FURY admitted he will “go where the money is” against Oleksandr Usyk… and will even do the fight in Derek Chisora’s GARDEN. The unbeaten champions have been negotiating the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed decider since the new year.
      Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury facing offCredit: Getty
      Saudi Arabia emerged as a frontrunner to host with the prospect of tabling mega-millions to prise the pair over.
      But Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum has also talked up the chance of the historic unification landing at Wembley.
      But the man himself told talkSPORT: “I’m a prizefighter. I go where the money is.
      “If it’s in Saudi Arabia, if it’s in Hong Kong, or if it’s in Derek’s back garden.
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      “I go for the money. That’s what I do. I go in, get my brains beat out of me for a few quid.
      “And it becomes obsessive, the old prize fighting game, and that’s why it’s difficult to walk away.”
      Arum had hoped to announce the date and location for the blockbuster title fight this week.
      And the Hall of Famer was in London to watch as Artur Beterbiev, 38, beat Anthony Yarde, 31, in a light-heavyweight thriller.
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      Arum took a ringside seat at Wembley Arena with Fury, who admitted he was in the dark about his next fight.
      He told Sky Sports: “I’m fantastic. I’ve had a good Christmas and New Year. I’ve been training and we’re just waiting on an announcement.
      “I’m in limbo like the rest of the world. I’m not interested in who, what, where or when. I just want to fight and that’s it.”
      Tyson Fury and promotor Bob Arum at Wembley ArenaCredit: PA More

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      Jake Paul lists TWELEVE reasons he will beat Tommy Fury as he releases gruelling training pictures ahead of fight

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      JAKE PAUL has listed TWELEVE reasons he will beat Tommy Fury as he gave a gruelling insight into his fight camp. The YouTuber-turned-boxer is training hard for the latest rescheduling of his grudge match against Fury, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Jake Paul pictured training to fight Tommy FuryCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      The American is in camp in DubaiCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Jake Paul hits the battle ropes in trainingCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      They officially came face-to-face for the first time over the weekend at Wembley Arena, as tempers threatened to boil over.
      But Paul appears to have flown back to Dubai, where he will conclude his preparations ahead of the fight 700 miles away.
      The American has been based in sunny Puerto Rico for the past year but has set up shop in the Middle East for his boxing return.
      And Paul released pictures of his training camp, showing off his sparring, conditioning and shadow boxing.
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      He also used the social media post to fire a warning to Fury and make a case for why he has the advantage heading into their bout.
      Paul wrote: “I’m more athletic, have more heart, more of a WHY, more poised, more emotionally intelligent, more spiritually connected, more calculated, more willing to die, more patient, more studied, more willing to learn, more supported and loved then any of my opponents.
      “So in this lifetime I just simply cannot be defeated.”
      Paul, 26, and Fury, 23, attempt to put bragging rights, reputations and unbeaten records on the line for the THIRD time.
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      Fury twice pulled out of facing Paul in the past, due to a rib injury in December 2021 and amid a US visa issue last August.
      But he gets a third crack after the two renegotiated for a pay-per-view blockbuster in the desert.
      Fury has been warned by his champion brother Tyson, 34, and dad John to stay in Saudi and vacate their fighting name if he loses.
      But John also sent out a fierce message of his own, insisting his boy will make it to fight night and will leave Paul on a stretcher.
      He said: “Jake, you think Tommy’s not going to show up. You’re going to be very disappointed and mistaken.
      “Because we’re one million per cent going to be there. We can’t wait to get this fight on with you, mate.
      “There’s no way in the world, in this entire world, that the fight ain’t going to happen, pal.
      “So if you’re dreaming in your own little boys brain, thinking we’re not going to show up and Tommy’s not going to fight you mate, well you’re going to be very wrong.
      “Be prepared to get taken out that ring on a stretcher my friend, because that’s what’s happening to you my friend.
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      “You’ve no chance at all, I don’t give you any chance whatsoever, not a remote chance, not even a puncher’s chance.”
      Jake Paul sparring ahead of his boxing returnCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Jake Paul is set to fight Tommy Fury on February 26Credit: Instagram @jakepaul
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      Anthony Joshua is ‘coming back with a vengeance’ and ‘grinding every day’ in Texas with new team ahead of return fight

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA is “coming back with a vengeance” and “grinding every day” in Texas with his new training team. AJ is Stateside preparing for his April 1 return fight at the O2 Arena after linking up with new coach Derrick James.
      Anthony Joshua pictured training for his last fightCredit: Instagram @ anthonyjoshua
      Joshua is in need of a confidence-building win following consecutive points losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
      And promoter Eddie Hearn warned the heavyweight superstar is back on the road to world championships again.
      Hearn told DAZN: “This guy is out there, he’s in Texas, he’s working and grinding every day.
      “This guy’s got money in the bank, he’s got world championship belts on the wall, he don’t care about either of them.
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      “He cares for the sport of boxing, he cares for regaining his world heavyweight title, and I’m telling you, he’s coming back with a vengeance.
      “Anyone who wants to doubt Anthony Joshua, this guy’s a fine young man who’s about to make an assault on the world heavyweight title again.
      “I can’t wait, I’m so excited. I’m more excited than when this journey began.”
      Joshua parted with Rob McCracken after his September 2021 loss with Usyk and hired American Robert Garcia for the rematch.
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      But following another points loss to the Ukrainian, in August in Saudi Arabia, AJ went back to the drawing board again.
      And he is set to hire Errol Spence Jr’s trainer of the year candidate James as the new man leading his corner.
      Joshua is also braced to fight Jermaine Franklin, 29, the man who lost a disputed decision to Dillian Whyte, 34, in November.
      And Hearn is left tired of the “disrespect” of AJ and promised the 2012 Olympic champion is a man on a mission again.
      He said: “We live in a mad world.
      “This guy has gone on a run where he’s beaten Charles Martin, Molina, Breazeale, Klitschko, Parker, Povetkin, Takam, Ruiz, Pulev, and fought Usyk twice, with no breaks, no easy nights.
      “He comes off the back of one good fight with Usyk and one fight where he was dominated.
      “He’s fought a pound-for-pound number one back-to-back. The disrespect on this man’s name is unbelievable.
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      “And I don’t care, end of the day, but what I’m telling you, people who want to downplay his achievements, people that want to say he’s finished in the sport, get f***ing ready for the return of Anthony Joshua on April 1.”
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      Tyson Fury reveals his advice to brother Tommy on juggling a newborn with the biggest fight of his life vs Jake Paul

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      TYSON FURY has all the advice in the world for little brother Tommy juggling a new baby and the biggest flight of his life.The 23-year-old and his Love Island darling Molly-Mae Hague announced the birth of their first child on Monday night.
      Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae announced the birth of their first child on MondayCredit: Instagram
      Tyson Fury has six children with wife ParisCredit: Instagram
      But, just 48 hours earlier, a topless Tommy had been in a Wembley ring announcing his February 26 showdown with American YouTuber Jake Paul with a scuffle.
      Injuries and visa issues have twice forced Tommy to pull out of the Saudi Arabia spectacle which has been two years in the making.
      And Tyson and dad John have both vowed to disown Tommy if he loses and shames the fighting family name.
      The pressure and clock are counting against Tommy but his 34-year-old WBC heavyweight king sibling has been through almost identical struggles – twice.
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      In 2021 – after nights spent sleeping on hospital floors and jogging around car parks – Tyson showed incredible courage and professionalism to leave poorly newborn Athena and wife Paris to fly to Las Vegas and demolish Deontay Wilder in their iconic third clash.
      And, in 2009 on the night his first baby was born, Tyson was away in Ireland winning his ninth pro fight – and is still getting it in the ear to this day.
      The father-of-six and now proud uncle, said: “When my first baby Venezuela was born I was actually boxing on the same night in Dublin.
      “She arrived early and [I] got an awful lot of earache for it on the day and it’s still going now.
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      “You miss one birth – out of however many – and you never hear the end of it.
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      “But Tommy is getting paid well and lots of people have to miss out on family things for their work.
      “Having babies is one thing and working is another.”
      Paul, a 26-year-old former Disney actor, bulldozed his way into the boxing business with x-rated trash talk, mismatch fights and questionable antics.
      The 6-0 pro even announced the birth of Tommy’s baby prematurely on Saturday and labelled the Brit an “arrogant, egotistical p****”.
      But Tyson is no stranger to controversy and criticism himself and sounded every inch of the 6ft 9in veteran that he is, with his sage advice.
      “I will never call anyone out for things they have said in the past because I have said so much bulls*** in my life,” the Gypsy King grinned.
      “When you are coming up and trying to get famous, you have to do and say a lot of s***.
      “Look at Kim Kardashian and what she did to get famous! I can’t get into that.
      “To get popular and famous enough to sell tickets and become a pay-per-view star, you have to do some crazy-a** s***.
      Fury will take on Jake Paul, left, in Saudi Arabia on February 26Credit: Getty
      “Whether it’s Jake Paul calling Conor McGregor names, or me having a go at everybody, or Tommy going in Love Island, you have to do what you have to do.
      “I will never point the finger at anyone because of all the s*** I have said over the years – and will probably continue to do so.”
      One bullish statement Tyson is not apologising for is his vow to exile Tommy to the Middle East if he is beaten by Paul.
      Tyson has given his little bro every bit of advice he can – on three particular topics he is an expert on – and now the genes have to do the talking.
      If he comes up short, he won’t just leave him behind, he’ll force him into labour as Cristiano Ronaldo’s keep-fit lackey.
      “Tommy is his own person so he has to do his own thing,” Tyson said.
      “My dad has trained him and advised him and he has all his own people working around him.
      “The only things he asks me for advice on are; trash talk, marriage and rearing kids.
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      “I have told Tommy that if he loses he has to stay over in Saudi and become Ronaldo’s personal trainer. He agreed. 
      “He will have to spend his loser’s purse on a nice little flat out in Saudi and look after Ronny’s gym.” More