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    Jake Paul shuts down fighting Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis but could ‘handle that one in the streets’

    JAKE PAUL shut down fighting Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis but said he could ‘handle that one in the streets’. The YouTuber has long feuded Danis and they even clashed in Los Angeles after Paul launched water balloons at him in December.
    Jake Paul shut down fighting Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon DanisCredit: The Mega Agency
    Dillon Danis pictured with training partner Conor McGregorCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
    Paul did offer Conor McGregor’s training partner a fight in March, but the Bellator welterweight was injured with an ongoing knee problem.
    The social media sensation has since appeared to move on from the rivalry, but warned it could be settled outside of the ring.
    Paul, 24, said on the Last Stand Podcast: “I think it could happen, but again, it’s like he’s not a striker.
    “So you know after I beat Tyron, it’s like ‘wow he just knocked out a five-time UFC champion who has knockout power’.
    “‘Now he’s going up against some Jiu-Jitsu guy who isn’t a striker’, like it’s a hard sell for that fight. I think I’m going to handle that one in the streets.”
    Danis, 28, hit back on Twitter: “I’ll put any about of money I dance on his head in any kind of fight this bitch is all talk.”
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    Paul is 3-0 in his career, all by knockout with wins over YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
    The KO against Askren in April followed after Danis was unable to accept the fight after getting injury.
    Paul returns to the ring against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on August 29 in his fourth and most challenging fight to date.
    And he claimed he is on course to become the biggest attraction in the sport, putting him alongside boxing royalty.
    Paul said: “I am on a trajectory to become the biggest prizefighter in the world.
    Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’
    “I think that’s so special and people don’t get to follow that journey very often. As it stands, for the kids, I look like Mike Tyson.
    “Your grandpa had Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, your dad had Floyd Mayweather, this generation has Jake Paul.
    “If they wanna see a highlight reel knockout, they wanna be a part of the viral conversation – so far, that’s what I’ve delivered.”
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    Logan Paul next fight: Five bouts after Floyd Mayweather including Chris Hemsworth, his brother Jake & shock UFC switch

    LOGAN PAUL is thinking about his next fight having shared the ring with all-time great Floyd Mayweather. The YouTuber’s last bout was the Miami exhibition with Mayweather as he survived all eight rounds to take it the distance.
    Logan Paul is already thinking about his next fightCredit: AFP
    Having faced, and technically avoided defeat, against the one of the best and most lucrative boxers of all time, the question begs what next?
    Just days removed from his showcase bout with Mayweather, Paul wrote on Instagram ‘no seriously who’s next’.
    And here SunSport runs down the likely options for the social media sensation.
    Jake Paul
    Paul has been followed into the ring by his little brother Jake, who has a better record winning all three of his fights by knockout.
    The polarising pair appear to have no bounds when it comes to entertainment, leaving them both open to facing each other.
    It would be a bizarre, unprecedented and undeniable financial success, all key elements of what makes the internet sensations tick.
    But they have admitted their parents are against the idea, and even their close relationship may rule it out.
    For now, Jake, 24, fights ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, on August 29 and will no doubt have the support of Logan, 26, when he does.
    Jake Paul pictured with older brother LoganCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
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    Dillon Danis
    Danis is a 2-0 Bellator welterweight and a jujitsu expert, but he is most commonly known for being Conor McGregor’s training partner.
    The American, 27, has also rivalled the Paul brothers online, mostly with Jake before trading words with Logan.
    Jake has admitted he is moving on from the idea of boxing Danis leaving the door open for Logan.
    And with Logan fancying a move to MMA, he could even take Danis on in the cage, with Bellator open to the idea.
    But Danis is also eyeing a boxing debut, meaning he could meet Logan in the ring as well.
    Dillon Danis have rivalled both Paul brothers onlineCredit: The Mega Agency
    Chris Hemsworth
    Thor star Hemsworth is renowned for his impeccable physique and uses boxing in his training regiment.
    And after footage of the actor hitting the pads surfaced in January, Paul called him out.
    He tweeted: “I’ll fight him after mayweather.”
    Aussie Hemsworth, 37, never responded to the challenge, but the offer could still be open.
    Chris Hemsworth was once called out by Logan Paul

    Antonio Brown
    Paul was in line to fight the NFL wide receiver in early 2020, with the pair even facing off in a nightclub on Super Bowl weekend.
    Sports streaming service DAZN were driving talks, with Paul releasing a diss track and Brown starting training in the gym.
    But the fight soon fell apart with Brown returning to the NFL by signing with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
    A year prior, he was released by New England Patriots as an investigation was launched into allegations of sexual assault made against him.
    NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was in talks to fight Logan PaulCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    KSI
    Paul’s boxing career started with a 2018 white collar bout against online rival KSI, which ended in a draw in Manchester.
    They turned professional a year later, with little experience, and KSI emerged victorious by scrappy split-decision.
    A two point deduction for hitting and holding cost Paul the result on the cards, and still left some dispute around the fight.
    KSI, 27, has remained uninterested in a trilogy and instead turned his attention to Jake.
    Logan Paul was beaten by KSI in their 2019 rematchCredit: Getty
    Badou Jack
    Jack is a two-weight champion and recorded a win on the undercard of Paul’s exhibition with Mayweather.
    Putting the Swedish-born in against the celebrity boxer would be a waste of everyone’s time and reckless.
    But it did not stop heavyweight legend Mike Tyson from urging Paul to fight Jack, 37, despite the skill disparity.
    Tyson said: “I’m trying to get Logan Paul to fight Badou Jack. I wanna see what he says about that.”
    Jack, promoted by Mayweather, saw the funny side of it as he tweeted: “LOL @MikeTyson wants me to fight Logan Paul.”

    UFC switch
    Paul was an accomplished high school wrestler and has made it no secret his grappling experience makes a move into the cage more suitable.
    He said after fighting Mayweather: “I’d do MMA, for sure, because I am a good grappler. You know, I’m a wrestler at heart.”
    UFC president Dana White always maintained he would NEVER do business with either Paul brother.
    But for the first time, White appeared to at least be considering whether or not to give Logan a shot in the octagon.
    He told TMZ: “Here’s the thing, not to say that I haven’t taken a guy in that’s been 0-0 into the UFC and done those types of fights before. I don’t know.”
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    Jake Paul tells Tommy Fury ‘don’t wear a hat’ or else he will STEAL it and says Floyd Mayweather was ‘just my warm up’

    JAKE PAUL has warned Tommy Fury ‘not to wear a hat’ or else he will STEAL it when he next sees the British star.He went on to say Floyd Mayweather was ‘just my warm up’.
    Floyd Mayweather’s hat was stolen by Jake PaulCredit: AFP
    Jake Paul warned Tommy Fury ‘not to wear a hat’ or else he will steal itCredit: PA
    The YouTuber caused havoc in May one month before his older brother Logan faced boxing legend Mayweather in an exhibition.
    Paul snatched Mayweather’s cap, sparking a mass brawl with the ugly scenes immediately going viral.
    The American social media sensation was told by online rival Fury not to try the trick again when they share the stage Stateside in two weeks time.
    But Paul revealed he is only just getting going and boasted how Mayweather’s cap was just the start of his collection.
    He told SunSport: “I would tell him not to wear a hat. If he wants to play those games, we can play those games, Tommy.
    “Look, if you want to wear a hat, that s***’s going to get taken, one way or another. I’m stealing everybody’s hat, nobody’s hat’s safe.

    “This kid’s not fast enough, Floyd Mayweather, I took this guy’s hat and he had to have 20 guys to hold me down before he could get one punch off 15 seconds later.
    “Oh, and by the way, that was my warm up, so now I’ve got one under my belt, one stolen hat under my belt, the second one? Way easier.”
    Paul, 24, is 3-0 as a boxer, all by knockout, since his professional debut in 2020 but has so far fought limited opposition.
    He has beaten online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ and ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and most recently retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
    Paul faces his biggest step up on August 29 against Tyron Woodley, 39, a former UFC champion.
    On the undercard, 2019 Love Island star Fury, 22, faces Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32, which will mark his US debut.
    Also on the bill is heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, 23, with Paul urging Fury to prove a point and potentially set up a fight between them.
    He said: “I wanted to have Tommy be exposed to the US market, be exposed to my audience.
    “I wanted to give him the opportunity to potentially shine in front of the world.
    “I would tell him not to wear a hat. If he wants to play those games, we can play those games, Tommy.Jake Paul on Tommy Fury
    “Because, no one has ever bought a Tommy Fury, pay-per-view or seen a Tommy Fury fight.
    “This is his big moment, and it does potentially set us up for a fight in the future. If we can both do what we’re expected to do.
    “Tommy’s ‘expected’ to win, I’m expected to win, so if we both get through, yeah it builds that narrative for sure.
    “I wanted to give him that opportunity and I just wanted a dope undercard.
    “He has a lot of hype around him, that’s also why I got Daniel Dubois, Amanda Serrano, I just wanted to build an amazing event.
    “Montanna Love, who’s also from Cleveland, Charles Conwell, this is going to be an insane night.”
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    Jake Paul knocked out Ben AskrenCredit: Getty
    Tommy Fury fights on Jake Paul’s undercardCredit: Getty

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    Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor date: UK start time, live stream, TV channel, ring walks & fight rules

    TOMMY FURY makes his big US debut against MMA star Anthony Taylor this weekend on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley in Ohio.The fight will be the seventh of unbeaten Fury’s fledgling pro career and his first on American soil.
    All eyes will be on Tommy Fury’s US debut
    In his way is Bellator fighter ‘Pretty Boy’ Taylor, who also just happens to be Jake Paul’s sparring partner…
    Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor: When is fight and what time does it start?

    Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor takes place on Sunday, August 29.
    The fight is on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley.
    Ring walk times for the fight are expected around 3am BST.
    While the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio – Paul’s home town – plays host.

    Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor: What TV channel and live stream is it on?

    Fury vs Taylor will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
    You can purchase the event for £16.95 by clicking HERE.
    The card will be shown live on ShowTime in the US, with a price of $59.99.
    BT Sport Box Office also showed Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr last November, which featured Jake Paul vs Nate Robinson on the undercard.

    How the fighters compare

    What is the full Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley undercard?
    Brit heavyweight Daniel Dubois will also be making his US debut, when he takes on Joe Cusumano on a stacked card after the Fury and Paul bouts.
    What have they said?
    Tommy Fury: “Anthony, you ain’t going to be so pretty after the 29th mate – I’m going to smash all the front of your face clean in and that’s a promise.
    “And after I’ve done you, you little Oompa Loompa, I’m coming for your best pal Jake Paul, because the both of you couldn’t beat him in the same night together.
    “So, I look forward to seeing you on fight week because talk’s cheap and I want you to say it to my face, and see how brave you are then.
    “I’ll see you soon boys, take it easy.”
    Anthony Taylor: “I think it’s a disrespect to the sport, in my eyes and to many people’s eyes that understand boxing.
    “He’s not a boxer. A boxer does not fight guys with ten wins and 126 losses. I can see if he fought a guy that was 1-2, 2-1, 3-3, 4-5, OK, 7-4.
    “I can see if you fought those type of opponents with those records, then people can say, ‘OK, you’re actually not bad’.
    “You don’t see a Ryan Garcia fighting guys on his debut with 0 wins and 26 losses. We don’t see Ryan Garcia fight a guy that’s, OK four wins eight losses.
    “OK, let’s see, two wins, one loss, third fight, ten wins, five losses.” More

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    Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor date: UK start time, live stream, TV channel, ring walks & rules

    TOMMY ‘TNT’ Fury makes his big US debut against MMA star Anthony Taylor this month on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley in Ohio.The fight will be the seventh of unbeaten Fury’s fledgling pro career and his first on American soil.
    All eyes will be on Tommy Fury’s US debut
    In his way is Bellator fighter ‘Pretty Boy’ Taylor, who also just happens to be Jake Paul’s sparring partner…
    Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor: When is fight and what time does it start?

    Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor takes place on Sunday, August 29.
    The fight is on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley.
    Ring walk times for the fight are expected around 3am BST.
    While the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio – Paul’s home town – plays host.

    Tommy Fury vs Anthony Taylor: What TV channel and live stream is it on?

    Fury vs Taylor will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
    You can purchase the event for £16.95 by clicking HERE.
    The card will be shown live on ShowTime in the US, with a price of $59.99.
    BT Sport Box Office also showed Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr last November, which featured Jake Paul vs Nate Robinson on the undercard.

    How the fighters compare

    What is the full Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley undercard?
    Brit heavyweight Daniel Dubois will also be making his US debut, when he takes on Joe Cusumano on what is shaping to be a stacked card after the Fury and Paul bouts.
    What have they said?
    Tommy Fury: “Anthony, you ain’t going to be so pretty after the 29th mate – I’m going to smash all the front of your face clean in and that’s a promise.
    “And after I’ve done you, you little Oompa Loompa, I’m coming for your best pal Jake Paul, because the both of you couldn’t beat him in the same night together.
    “So, I look forward to seeing you on fight week because talk’s cheap and I want you to say it to my face, and see how brave you are then.
    “I’ll see you soon boys, take it easy.”
    Anthony Taylor: “I think it’s a disrespect to the sport, in my eyes and to many people’s eyes that understand boxing.
    “He’s not a boxer. A boxer does not fight guys with ten wins and 126 losses. I can see if he fought a guy that was 1-2, 2-1, 3-3, 4-5, OK, 7-4.
    “I can see if you fought those type of opponents with those records, then people can say, ‘OK, you’re actually not bad’.
    “You don’t see a Ryan Garcia fighting guys on his debut with 0 wins and 26 losses. We don’t see Ryan Garcia fight a guy that’s, OK four wins eight losses.
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    Jake Paul slams Conor McGregor for ’embarrassing’ UFC loss to Dustin Poirier and labels rival ‘Big Bad Wolf’

    VIRAL YouTuber turned professional Boxer Jake Paul has aimed yet another dig at Conor McGregor. The 24-year-old has been locked in a war of words with The Notorious for months now, and has previously called out the Irishman in a bid to secure a fight against him.
    Jake Paul before his fight against Ben Askren in AprilCredit: Getty
    McGregor is currently rehabilitating from the broken leg he suffered in JulyCredit: AP
    But after McGregor snapped his left tibia and fibula in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last month, losing via a first-round doctor stoppage, a fight between the pair is not on the cards any time soon.
    The Irishman is expected to be out of the ring for up to a year after suffering the horror injury.
    That hasn’t stopped Paul from continuing his back-and-forth with McGregor though, with the American telling Mirror Fighting: “It’s embarrassing.
    “The big bad wolf is tumbling down and it’s almost sad to see.
    “He became such a huge superstar and it’s all slipping down beneath him right now.”
    Those comments come despite Paul claiming back in May that he and McGregor could rake in £72m from a potential fight by selling 3 million PPV’s.

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    The 24-year old is set to face the toughest fight of his short Boxing career later this month, as he takes on former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley on August 29.
    Paul has fought just three times as a professional so far, with knockout wins against YouTuber AnEsonGib, basketball player Nate Robinson and former UFC champion Ben Askren to his name. 
    And he has the backing of fellow YouTuber turned Boxer KSI to make it four wins from four against Woodley.
    He said on YouTube: “I think Jake Paul’s gonna win. Because every time I’ve said Jake Paul’s gonna lose, he wins.”
    Should Paul defeat the 39-year-old UFC legend, he has some of the biggest names in fighting in his sights.
    He revealed 13-man boxing ‘hit-list’ on Instagram this month which includes Conor McGregor himself, Tommy Fury and even his own brother Logan Paul.
    Speaking to SunSport days before uploading the post, Paul revealed the list grows after each fight, and has some unnamed rivals yet to be included.
    He said: “It sort of changes and moulds as I go fight by fight.
    Jake Paul’s boxing ‘hit-list’
    “But I guess, Canelo Alvarez, Kamaru Usman, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, you know, KSI will always be on that list, be who knows what will happen there.
    “Tommy Fury’s on that list, I feel like I’m forgetting names but there’s some fighters I’m thinking of right now that I don’t even want to mention as it’s not worth giving them the clout to.
    “I think after this fight, I’m going to go back to the drawing board and re-up the list and actually write it down, that’s a good idea.”

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    Jake Paul backed to ‘absolutely destroy’ ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley in next fight by bitter YouTube rival KSI

    JAKE PAUL has been backed to ‘absolutely destroy’ Tyron Woodley – by his bitter YouTube rival KSI. Paul faces ex-UFC champion Woodley in his next fight on August 29, where he will look to go 4-0 as a boxer.
    Jake Paul fights Tyron Woodley on August 29Credit: Rex
    KSI backed Jake Paul to ‘absolutely destroy’ Tyron WoodleyCredit: Getty
    His other three wins, all by knockout, came against KSI’s friend ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC fighter Ben Askren, 37.
    British social media sensation and rapper KSI – real name Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji – has predicted Paul would lose in all of them.
    But now, he has changed his tune and tipped the American to beat Woodley.
    He said on YouTube: “I think Jake Paul’s gonna win. Because every time I’ve said Jake Paul’s gonna lose, he wins.
    “Same thing happens with crypto. I go, I’m feeling bullish, and then it tanks. Jake Paul’s gonna win. He’s gonna absolutely destroy Tyron Woodley.
    “Do you think I want him to win? I haven’t wanted him to win for years, and he keeps winning, so at this point it’s like, alright, calm.
    “Do your thing, innit? Do your thing, you’re in your element. You’re in your moment.”
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    Paul, 24, recently put KSI, 28, on his 13-man boxing ‘hit-list’ which he first revealed to SunSport.
    He has rivalled the Londoner ever since beating his brother ‘Deji’ in a 2018 exhibition.
    That night, KSI drew with Jake’s older brother Logan, 26, but won the rematch a year later when they turned pro.
    It set him up to face Paul, but amid the coronavirus pandemic it failed to materialise.
    KSI has vowed to return to the ring and wants to fight YouTuber Austin McBroom, 29, in a warm up for Paul.
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    Jake Paul warns Tommy Fury ‘don’t wear a hat’ or else he will STEAL it and says Floyd Mayweather was ‘just my warm up’

    JAKE PAUL has warned Tommy Fury ‘not to wear a hat’ or else he will STEAL it when he next sees the British star.He went on to say Floyd Mayweather was ‘just my warm up’.
    Floyd Mayweather’s hat was stolen by Jake PaulCredit: AFP
    Jake Paul warned Tommy Fury ‘not to wear a hat’ or else he will steal itCredit: PA
    The YouTuber caused havoc in May one month before his older brother Logan faced boxing legend Mayweather in an exhibition.
    Paul snatched Mayweather’s cap, sparking a mass brawl with the ugly scenes immediately going viral.
    The American social media sensation was told by online rival Fury not to try the trick again when they share the stage Stateside in two weeks time.
    But Paul revealed he is only just getting going and boasted how Mayweather’s cap was just the start of his collection.
    He told SunSport: “I would tell him not to wear a hat. If he wants to play those games, we can play those games, Tommy.
    “Look, if you want to wear a hat, that s***’s going to get taken, one way or another. I’m stealing everybody’s hat, nobody’s hat’s safe.

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    “This kid’s not fast enough, Floyd Mayweather, I took this guy’s hat and he had to have 20 guys to hold me down before he could get one punch off 15 seconds later.
    “Oh, and by the way, that was my warm up, so now I’ve got one under my belt, one stolen hat under my belt, the second one? Way easier.”
    Paul, 24, is 3-0 as a boxer, all by knockout, since his professional debut in 2020 but has so far fought limited opposition.
    He has beaten online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ and ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and most recently retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
    Paul faces his biggest step up on August 29 against Tyron Woodley, 39, a former UFC champion.
    On the undercard, 2019 Love Island star Fury, 22, faces Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32, which will mark his US debut.
    Also on the bill is heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, 23, with Paul urging Fury to prove a point and potentially set up a fight between them.
    He said: “I wanted to have Tommy be exposed to the US market, be exposed to my audience.
    “I wanted to give him the opportunity to potentially shine in front of the world.
    “I would tell him not to wear a hat. If he wants to play those games, we can play those games, Tommy.Jake Paul on Tommy Fury
    “Because, no one has ever bought a Tommy Fury, pay-per-view or seen a Tommy Fury fight.
    “This is his big moment, and it does potentially set us up for a fight in the future. If we can both do what we’re expected to do.
    “Tommy’s ‘expected’ to win, I’m expected to win, so if we both get through, yeah it builds that narrative for sure.
    “I wanted to give him that opportunity and I just wanted a dope undercard.
    “He has a lot of hype around him, that’s also why I got Daniel Dubois, Amanda Serrano, I just wanted to build an amazing event.
    “Montanna Love, who’s also from Cleveland, Charles Conwell, this is going to be an insane night.”
    Jake Paul knocked out Ben AskrenCredit: Getty
    Tommy Fury fights on Jake Paul’s undercardCredit: Getty
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