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      Five next fights for Jake Paul if YouTuber beats Tommy Fury including Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal

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      JAKE PAUL is a man with many options in the boxing business. For now, he is set to fight Tommy Fury, the brother of heavyweight champion Tyson, on December 18 in Miami, as revealed by SunSport.
      YouTube star Jake Paul is 4-0 as a boxerCredit: Getty
      Paul is the betting underdog and will for the first time face an opponent with professional boxing experience.
      But the YouTube sensation is thus far unbeaten in his four-fight career and he proven capable of carrying knockout power.
      With the chance of a bookies upset victory, SunSport looks at five potential opponents for Paul afterwards.
      Conor McGregor
      Paul, 24, has relentlessly chased a fight with McGregor, 33, who lost his pro boxing debut to Floyd Mayweather, 44, in 2017.
      So far, even after a $50million offer, the Irishman has refused to engage or even acknowledge social media star Paul.
      But McGregor is coming off a horror leg break sustained in his trilogy bout to Dustin Poirier, 32, in July, and boxing will be an easier way back into competition.
      And if the mega money is still being fronted, the ex-UFC champion may feel the deal is too good to turn down.
      Jake Paul has been vocal in calling out Conor McGregorCredit: Getty

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      Jorge Masvidal
      Before Paul knocked out Masvidal’s ex-opponent and rival Ben Askren, 37, in April, the pair trained together.
      But when Paul signed to fight – and later beat – Masvidal’s training partner and friend Tyron Woodley, 39, their relationship soured.
      The internet celebrity later called out Masvidal, who is willing to accept but only ones his UFC career comes to a close.
      Despite that, if the price is right and it makes sense, UFC president could give the green light for the crossover fight sooner, rather than later.
      UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal has been feuding Jake Paul recentlyCredit: Getty
      Anderson Silva
      Silva, 46, was released by the UFC last year after three consecutive losses but made a move into boxing, where he was already 1-1.
      He beat ex-boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez, 35, and then knocked out Tito Ortiz, 46, formerly of the UFC, in one round in September.
      Silva then opened the door to fighting Paul or his brother Logan, but talks did not progress far.
      The Brazilian is a proven striker, has size to match Paul but does not speak good English and his age could leave any opponent with a lot to risk but not as much to gain.
      UFC middleweight legend Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty
      Tyron Woodley rematch
      There was not much debate surrounding the result in August, but Woodley felt he did enough to win.
      Previously, the pair bet that the loser must get the winners name tattooed on them but afterwards Paul promised a rematch if the wager was honoured.
      Woodley has since got the tattoo, on his finger, helping build towards some demand for a second fight.
      And if the ex-UFC champion was able to get a win in the meantime in the ring, it could help drum up interest for a rematch.
      Tyron Woodley after defeat to Jake PaulCredit: Amanda Westcott
      Tommy Fury rematch
      Without a single punch being thrown between Paul and Fury – millions of dollars have already been made.
      The pay-per-view and ticket sales are almost guaranteed to be a success, meaning no matter the result, a rematch is always a possibility.
      As the A-side, it would be more likely if Paul were to lose and then demand a rematch.
      But if Fury, 22, is stunned, and the fight was exciting enough, a two-partner cannot be ruled out.
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      Upcoming boxing fights 2021: Fixture schedule – Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin CANCELLED, Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant

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      BOXING is set for a brilliant few months of ring action with some of the biggest names in the sport in action – including Canelo Alvarez, Josh Taylor and Terence Crawford lacing up their gloves. Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2021 below…
      Full boxing schedule 2021
      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓 October 23, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Jamel Herring vs Shakur Stevenson (12 – super-featherweight, WBO title)
      Xander Zayas vs Dan Karpency (6 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Nico Ali Walsh vs James Westley (4 rounds – middleweight)
      Evan Holyfield vs Charles Stanford (6 rounds – super-welterweight)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓October 30, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Chantelle Cameron vs Mary McGree (10 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC title)
      Alen Babic vs Eric Molina (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Craig Richards vs Marek Matyja (10 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Ellie Scotney vs Eva Cantos (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)

      📺 Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓November 6 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant (12 rounds -super middleweight, WBC/WBO/WBA/IBF titles)
      Anthony Dirrell vs Marcos Hernandez – (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Rey Vargas vs Leonardo Baez – (10 rounds – super bantamweight)
      Elvis Rodriguez vs Juan Pablo Romero – (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓November 19 🇺🇸 Manchester, New Hampshire

      Demetrius Andrade vs Jason Quigley (12 rounds – middleweight, WBO title)
      Murodjon Akhmadaliev vs Ronny Rios (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBA & IBF titles)
      Julio Cesar Martinez vs McWilliams Arroyo, 12 rounds – flyweight, WBC title)
      Kali Reis vs Jessica Camara – (10 rounds -super-lightweight, WBA & WBO title)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓November 20 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter (12 rounds – welterweight, WBO title)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 November 27, 🇺🇸 New York, U.S.

      Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr (12 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBO, WBC titles)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 November 27, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Stephen Fulton Jr. vs Brandon Figueroa (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBO, WBA, WBC titles)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 December 5 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Gervonta Davis vs Rolando Romero (12 rounds – lightweight)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓 December 18 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland

      Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall (12 rounds – super-lightweight, IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA titles)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 December 18 🇬🇧 Manchester, England

      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker (12 rounds – heavyweight)

      Results
      🗓October 16, 🇬🇧 Newcastle, England

      Savannah Marshall def. Lolita Muzeya TKO2 (12 rounds middleweight, WBO title)
      Hughie Fury def. Christian Hammer TKO5 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Chris Eubank Jr. def. Wanik Awdijan TKO5 (10 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓October 9, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Tyson Fury def. Deontay Wilder III TKO11 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, The Ring titles)
      Frank Sanchez def. Efe Ajagba UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Robert Helenius def. Adam Kownacki DQ6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jared Anderson def. Vladimir Treshkin TKO2 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      Credit: Getty
      🗓 October 9, 🇬🇧 Liverpool, England

      Liam Smith def. Anthony Fowler TKO8 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Ted Cheeseman def. Troy Williamson KO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Kieron Conway def. James Metcalf MD10 (10 rounds super-welterweight)
      Jamie Mitchell def. Shannon Courtenay MD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)

      🗓 October 9, 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England

      Jason Cunningham def Brad Foster UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Callum Johnson def. Server Emurlaev MD10 (10 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Ekow Essuman def. Danny Ball TKO6 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 October 2, 🇬🇧 London, England

      David Avanesyan def. Liam Taylor TKO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Richard Riakpohre def. Krzysztof Twardowski UD10 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 September 25, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua UD12 (12 rounds, – heavyweight, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Lawrence Okolie def. Milan Prasovic TKO3 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Callum Smith def. Lenin Castillo KO2 (10 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Campbell Hatton def. Sonni Martinez UD6 (6 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Florian Marku def. Maxim Prodan SD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Christopher Ousley def. Khasan Baysangurov UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)

      Credit: Getty
      🗓 September 11, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Vitor Belfort def. Evander Holyfield KO1 (exhibition – 8 rounds)
      Anderson Silva def. Tito Ortiz KO1 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      David Haye def. Joe Fournier UD8 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 September 4, 🇬🇧 Leeds, England

      Mauricio Lara DREW/w Josh Warrington RD2 – CUT (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Katie Taylor def. Jennifer Han UD10 (10 rounds – women’s lightweight, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA title)
      Conor Benn def. Adrian Granados UD10 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Maxi Hughes def. Jovanni Straffon UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Ebanie Bridges def. Mailys Gangloff UD8 (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)

      🗓 August 29, 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio

      Jake Paul def. Tyron Woodley SD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Daniel Dubois def. Cusumano TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Tommy Fury def. Anthony Taylor UD4 (4 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Amanda Serrano def. Yamileth Mercado UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      Charles Conwell def. Mark DeLuca TKO3 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Montana Love def. Ivan Baranchyk TKO8 (10 rounds – junior welterweight)

      🗓 August 21, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Yordenis Ugas def. Manny Pacquiao Jr (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA title)
      Robert Guerrero def. Victor Ortiz UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Mark Magsayo def. Julio Ceja KO10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz Jr. def. Egidijus Kavaliauskas TKO8 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Carson, California

      John Riel Casimero def. Guillermo Rigondeaux SD12 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBO title)

      🗓 August 14, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Joshua Buatsi def. Richard Bolotniks TKO11 (12 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Joe Cordina def. Joshuah Hernandex KO1 (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Kash Farooq def. Luis Gerardo Castillo UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight)
      Hopey Price def. Claudio Grande UD6 (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Raymond Ford def. Reece Bellotti TKO3 (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Michael McKinson def. Przemyslaw Runowski UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 7, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Kid Galahad def. Jazza Dickens TKO11 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
      Fabio Wardley def. Nick Webb TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Mark Bennett RTD5 (8 rounds – heavyweight) More

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      Jake Paul fight with Tommy Fury set for December 18 in Miami after months of talks between celebrity fighting rivals

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      JAKE PAUL and Tommy Fury are set to fight in a grudge match on December 18 in Miami. The two have been going back-and-forth relentlessly online in recent months but talks progressed behind the scenes.
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul are set to fight on December 18 in MiamiCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      YouTuber Jake Paul is 4-0 as a boxerCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And despite recent bumps in the road, SunSport understands a deal is over the line for a Christmas cracker.
      They both fought as recently as August 28 on the same card, with Paul beating ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, over eight rounds.
      Earlier in the night, Fury, 22, did the same against the YouTube star’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32, on points in a four-rounder.
      The rival fighters then clashed backstage with their opposing teams before security had to pull them apart.
      Negotiations soon followed but Fury publicly admitted he turned two offers down, believing he had been lowballed.
      Paul’s effort to bump up the deal to $1million, plus additional pay-per-view upsides, were also knocked back.

      But Fury’s promoter Frank Warren recently confirmed talks were heading in the right direction, as he grew confident a deal would be met.
      Paul turned pro in January 2020 beating online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ in one round and 11 months later knocked out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37.
      He then beat retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37, in the first round in April before his biggest win, against Woodley.
      Fury is 7-0 and debuted in 2018 to much fanfare due to the popularity of his unbeaten older brother, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson.
      But a year later he shot to mainstream fame after finishing runner-up in hit reality TV show Love Island with his now-girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague.
      The light-heavyweight has so far faced mainly journeyman opposition, a regularity for most boxers in their early days of the trade.
      But he signed a two-fight contract with US network Showtime this year and made his Stateside debut against MMA fighter Taylor.
      The second part of the deal will now see him fight Paul following months of trash talk and viral goading.
      Tyron Woodley was beaten by Jake PaulCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul’s sparring partner Anthony TaylorCredit: Getty More

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      Tommy Fury’s dad John backs Love Island star to ‘smash’ Jake and Logan Paul but says YouTubers aren’t ‘going to want it’

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      TOMMY FURY has been backed by dad John to ‘smash’ Jake and Logan Paul but said the YouTubers are ‘not going to want it’.Fury, brother to heavyweight champion Tyson, is in talks to face Jake, the younger Paul brother.
      John Fury is the dad and trainer of TommyCredit: Rex
      Logan Paul pictured next to brother JakeCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      But his dad and coach John is already talking up a follow up fight against Logan afterwards.
      He said the True Geordie podcast: “Well if he gets Jake Paul, we’d like to go after his brother Logan Paul.
      “Once he smashes, sorry when he smashes Jake Paul, he’ll take on his brother Logan and smash him along if he fancied it.
      “But let me tell you, once they see what Tommy does to Jake Paul, they’re not going to want it.”
      Logan, 26, is officially 0-1 as a professional boxer, losing to online rival KSI, 28, by split-decision in 2019, a year after they drew in a white collar bout.
      But he returned in June for a remarkable exhibition against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 44, which ended without a winner after no knockout was scored.

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      Jake meanwhile is 4-0 and most recently beat ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on points over eight rounds in August.
      On the undercard, 7-0 Fury beat his sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32, which has set up the two celebrities to fight.
      Talks are progressing for a grudge match and John warned he will force his son to retire if he cannot KO Jake inside four rounds.
      He said: “If it’s a close fight Tommy’s retired. If Tommy beats him and struggles to beat him, he’s retired from boxing.
      “He is a YouTuber. He’s got to be knocking Jake Paul out. He’s got to box him and knock him out, he’s a YouTuber.
      “And I’m not wasting my time on people in the gym because I haven’t got a lot of time left at 56-years-old.
      “So I’m not going to train with somebody I’ve got no faith in. So I’ve told him, ‘unless you knock him out, pal, forget me with boxing.’ I’ll walk away.”
      Tyson Fury’s brother Tommy will be forced to quit boxing if he doesn’t KO Jake Paul in four rounds, warns dad John More

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      Tyson Fury and his family would ‘batter’ Tommy and ‘retire him from boxing’ if Love Island star lost to Jake Paul

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      JOHN FURY said son Tyson and his brothers would ‘batter’ Tommy and ‘retire him from boxing’ if the Love Island star lost to Jake Paul. Tommy, the half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson, is in talks to fight YouTube boxing sensation Paul.
      Tommy Fury with brothers Tyson, Shane, Hughie and boxing coach Sugarhill StewardCredit: Instagram @tommyfury
      Jake Paul in his win against ex-UFC champion Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty
      His dad and trainer John revealed talks are progressing well and is left in no doubt his son makes easy work of the social media star.
      But he warned if Tommy suffered a disastrous defeat, it would come with brutal consequences.
      John told GiveMeSport: “We’re nearly there with the business side of it with Jake Paul.
      “They’re being greedy, but like I say, we know our worth, we want as much as we can out of this job.
      “But we’re nearly there, this fight is going to happen, we’re 99.9 per cent of the way there.
      “It’s almost done, we’ve just got a few T’s to cross and I’s to dot and we’re nearly there over the line, but it will happen.

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      “Will Tommy beat Jake Paul? Absolutely. He’s a silly man because believe me, like Jake Paul is saying, if Tommy lost to Jake Paul, he would have to change his name to ‘Tommy Fumbles’.
      “Plus Tyson would batter him, Hughie would batter him, Shane would batter him, and we would retire him from boxing there and then, so there’s no pressure really!”
      Tommy, 22, admitted he rejected two deals to fight Paul, 24, believing he was being lowballed.
      But hope was not lost and talks continued, with Paul even adding an extra wager for the loser.
      He will have to pay Fury an additional $500,000 if he loses, but should he win, the light-heavyweight would have to change his surname to ‘Fumbles’.
      The deal was accepted and promoter Warren confirmed talks are heading in the right direction for a fight by the year’s end.
      Warren told iFL TV: “At the moment we’re working through the terms, we’re quite close and I’m hoping we can get it over the line.
      Tyson would batter him, Hughie would batter him, Shane would batter him, and we would retire him from boxing there and then, so there’s no pressure really!”John Fury on what would happen if Tommy lost to Jake Paul
      “It’s a great fight for Tommy. It’s a very lucrative fight for him. Financially, how can you turn that down? 
      “I think he wins it. It’s captured everyone’s imagination, it’s all they were talking about out in the States. 
      “Hopefully, we will finish it off this week and we can move forward. It’ll be in late November, December.” 
      Paul only turned pro in January 2020 and did so with a stoppage in the first round against online rival ‘AnEsonGib’.
      He then knocked out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, both 37.
      But his biggest win to date came in August against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on points over eight rounds.
      On the undercard, Tommy beat Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32, in what was a successful Stateside debut.
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      Tyson Fury and his brothers would ‘batter’ Tommy and ‘retire him from boxing’ if Love Island star lost to Jake Paul

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      JOHN FURY said son Tyson and his brothers would ‘batter’ Tommy and ‘retire him from boxing’ if the Love Island star lost to Jake Paul. Tommy, the half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson, is in talks to fight YouTube sensation Paul.
      Tommy Fury with brothers Tyson, Shane, Hughie and boxing coach Sugarhill StewardCredit: Instagram @tommyfury
      Jake Paul in his win against ex-UFC champion Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty
      His dad and trainer John revealed talks are progressing well and is left in no doubt his son makes easy work of the social media star.
      But he warned if Tommy suffered a disastrous defeat, it would come with brutal consequences.
      John told GiveMeSport: “We’re nearly there with the business side of it with Jake Paul.
      “They’re being greedy, but like I say, we know our worth, we want as much as we can out of this job.
      “But we’re nearly there, this fight is going to happen, we’re 99.9 per cent of the way there.
      “It’s almost done, we’ve just got a few T’s to cross and I’s to dot and we’re nearly there over the line, but it will happen.

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      “Will Tommy beat Jake Paul? Absolutely. He’s a silly man because believe me, like Jake Paul is saying, if Tommy lost to Jake Paul, he would have to change his name to ‘Tommy Fumbles’.
      “Plus Tyson would batter him, Hughie would batter him, Shane would batter him, and we would retire him from boxing there and then, so there’s no pressure really!”
      Tommy, 22, admitted he rejected two deals to fight Paul, 24, believing he was being lowballed.
      But hope was not lost and talks continued, with Paul even adding an extra wager for the loser.
      He will have to pay Fury an additional $500,000 if he loses, but should he win, the light-heavyweight would have to change his surname to ‘Fumbles’.
      The deal was accepted and promoter Warren confirmed talks are heading in the right direction for a fight by the year’s end.
      Warren told iFL TV: “At the moment we’re working through the terms, we’re quite close and I’m hoping we can get it over the line.
      Tyson would batter him, Hughie would batter him, Shane would batter him, and we would retire him from boxing there and then, so there’s no pressure really!”John Fury on what would happen if Tommy lost to Jake Paul
      “It’s a great fight for Tommy. It’s a very lucrative fight for him. Financially, how can you turn that down? 
      “I think he wins it. It’s captured everyone’s imagination, it’s all they were talking about out in the States. 
      “Hopefully, we will finish it off this week and we can move forward. It’ll be in late November, December.” 
      Paul only turned pro in January 2020 and did so with a stoppage in the first round against online rival ‘AnEsonGib’.
      He then knocked out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, both 37.
      But his biggest win to date came in August against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on points over eight rounds.
      On the undercard, Tommy beat Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32, in what was a successful Stateside debut.
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      Jake Paul returns to training with brother Logan as Tommy Fury’s dad accuses YouTuber of ‘being greedy’ in negotiations

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      JAKE PAUL has returned to training with his brother Logan – but Tommy Fury’s dad John accused him of ‘being greedy’ in negotiations. The YouTube sensation was pictured in a gym in his new adopted training base of Puerto Rico.
      Logan Paul (left) and brother Jake (middle) pictured training in Puerto Rico
      Tommy Fury is in talks to fight Jake PaulCredit: Getty
      It comes while Paul is in talks to fight Fury, the brother to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson, who also featured on the 2019 edition of Love Island.
      His promoter Frank Warren revealed a deal is nearing completion, but dad John hit out at the social media star.
      John told GiveMeSport. “We’re nearly there with the business side of it with Jake Paul.
      “They’re being greedy, but like I say, we know our worth, we want as much as we can out of this job.
      “But we’re nearly there, this fight is going to happen, we’re 99.9 per cent of the way there.
      “It’s almost done, we’ve just got a few T’s to cross and I’s to dot and we’re nearly there over the line, but it will happen.

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      “Will Tommy beat Jake Paul? Absolutely. He’s a silly man because believe me, like Jake Paul is saying, if Tommy lost to Jake Paul, he would have to change his name to ‘Tommy Fumbles’.
      “Plus Tyson would batter him, Hughie would batter him, Shane would batter him, and we would retire him from boxing there and then, so there’s no pressure really!”
      Tommy, 22, admitted he rejected two deals to fight Paul, 24, believing he was being lowballed.
      But hope was not lost and talks continued, with Paul even adding an extra wager for the loser.
      He will have to pay Fury an additional $500,000 if he loses, but should he win, the light-heavyweight would have to change his surname to ‘Fumbles’.
      The deal was accepted and promoter Warren confirmed talks are progressing well for a fight by the year’s end.
      Warren told iFL TV: “At the moment we’re working through the terms, we’re quite close and I’m hoping we can get it over the line.
      They’re being greedy, but like I say, we know our worth, we want as much as we can out of this job. John Fury on talks for son Tommy to fight Jake Paul
      “It’s a great fight for Tommy. It’s a very lucrative fight for him. Financially, how can you not turn that down? 
      “I think he wins it. It’s captured everyone’s imagination, it’s all they were talking about out in the States. 
      “Hopefully, we will finish it off this week and we can move forward. It’ll be in late November, December.” 
      Paul only turned pro in January 2020 and did so with a stoppage in the first round against online rival ‘AnEsonGib’.
      He then knocked out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, both 37.
      But his biggest win to date came in August against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on points over eight rounds.
      On the undercard, Tommy beat Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32, in what was a successful Stateside debut.
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      Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury: How brother Tyson set off feud which led to imminent million-pound blockbuster boxing fight

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      TYSON FURY is responsible for the imminent multi million-pound boxing match between his brother Tommy and Jake Paul. A single tweet from the Gypsy King in March, after Tommy went 5-0, caught Paul’s attention.
      Jake Paul calling out Tommy Fury in a videoCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul
      Tommy Fury wearing a blonde wig to mock Paul
      This is the tweet that kickstarted the feud
      The end of the social media post read: “@jakepaul where you at?”
      The YouTuber then hit back and claimed to have no knowledge of who Tommy was, despite his appearance on reality TV show Love Island in 2019.
      He said: “I get to the bottom of the Tweet and he’s calling me out to like fight someone, and the Tweet is about his brother.
      “Oh, I didn’t even know he had a brother. Then he’s calling me out to fight his brother, and I’m like, ‘Bro, what the f*** is going on here?’
      “I didn’t know Tyson Fury had a bro? I like Tyson Fury.
      “I don’t want a beef with Tyson Fury, but damn, if Tyson Fury took a s***, it would be his little brother.
      “He’s literally like this little kid. My point is here. You’re Tyson Fury’s little brother. If you want to fight me, don’t let your big bro do s*** for you.
      “Log in to Instagram or Twitter and call me out for yourself, bro. What’s going on in this boxing world?”

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      Tommy, who was not aware Fury would call out Jake, then responded and quickly videos were being exchanged back and forth between the two.
      It included Paul accusing Fury’s girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague of messaging him in 2018, while the British light-heavyweight mocked the American while wearing a blonde wig.
      Soon after the verbal jabs, Paul, 24, knocked out retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37, to go 3-0 in his career.
      It followed knockout wins over YouTube rival ‘AnEsonGib’ and ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37.
      Tommy, 22, in June then went 6-0 while it was announced Paul would fight ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, in August.
      Beforehand, Tommy was considered as an opponent, but his profile Stateside was deemed not big enough.
      Instead, Paul would have his rival fight on his undercard, against a sparring partner of his, Anthony Taylor, 32.
      BACKSTAGE BEEF
      Tommy, who signed a two-fight deal with US network Showtime, won on points while Paul did the same – putting them on course for a grudge match.
      And the rivalry reached new heights when the pair came face-to-face backstage, causing a melee between their teams.
      Tommy said afterwards: “There was a moment in that corridor where everything was going off between the security, my team, his team and it was just me and him.
      “I looked dead into his soul. When the cameras are not around, he doesn’t want to know.
      “Let’s be honest, if he really wanted to fight me, I’d have been in that ring there at the end through the ropes, let’s go, there’s no return.
      “But he didn’t want that and the reason why he didn’t want me in the ring is because if I was getting in there, he wouldn’t be able to go back on it.”
      NEGOTATIONS OFFICALLY START
      Talks between the two began soon after, but immediately hit a road bump.
      Tommy admitted he rejected two fight offers, believing he was being lowballed.
      So Paul publicly bumped the deal up to $1million, plus what SunSport understands to be additional pay-per-view bonuses.
      But Tommy responded: “To everybody out there, $1million for a fight of this magnitude is not even worth getting out of bed for, this fight is going to gross millions and millions of pounds.
      “I cannot walk down the street without anybody asking me when are you fighting Jake Paul, so until you want to make a serious offer and put it on the table, we can’t think about fighting pal.”
      A NEW HOPE
      Paul’s advisor Nakisa Bidarian told SunSport: “This is an unbelievable offer.
      “More than most UFC champions get as a guaranteed base. It’s comical them saying it’s not worth getting out of bed for.”
      But hope was not lost and again it was back to the negotiation table, with an agreement edging closer.
      Tommy’s promoter Frank Warren even revealed terms are being finalised for a fight by the end of the year.
      Warren told iFL TV: “Hopefully we’ll finish it off this week and we can move forward. It’ll be in late November, December.”
      ‘STAY TUNED’
      Paul has since remained silent, a sign that an agreement could be close, while Tommy was full of confidence.
      Before Fury’s trilogy win over Deontay Wilder, he said on BT Box Office: “Things are looking good.
      “I can’t say too much as I leave that up to my lawyers. But things are looking good, stay tuned.” 
      And whether purist and traditional boxing fans like it or not, many will stay tuned, and likely contribute to a PPV blockbuster success.
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul’s backstage bust-upCredit: BT Sport More