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    I don’t wish harm on Tommy Fury’s life but I will KO him in decisive fashion and earn respect I deserve, says Jake Paul

    JAKE PAUL has vowed to knock Tommy Fury out in decisive fashion – and finally earn the respect he feels is due. The celebrity boxing pair are set to end two years of feuding in the ring tomorrow night in Saudi Arabia.
    Jake Paul weighing in before his fight with Tommy FuryCredit: AFP
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury facing offCredit: AFP
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury fight in Saudi ArabiaCredit: AP
    And the fight marks the first time Paul will face an opponent with prior professional boxing experience.
    But the YouTuber-turned prizefighter warned Fury will be left brutally unconscious – like the other victims on his record.
    And the savage nature of victory would leave no more doubt on his so-far polarising career as a boxer.
    Paul told SunSport in Riyadh: “I know I’m going to win but my goal is to knock him out and I know I’m capable of that if I execute my game plan properly. 
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    “So I think knocking out the professional boxer in a cold, deceive, crazy way like I knock people out, that will get the respect. 
    “If it’s just a win, I think people will admit I can really box but it won’t be the full level of respect that I think I deserve. 
    “I have to earn it though on Sunday.” 
    Fury, 23, was forced to twice pull out of the pay-per-view grudge match before, amid injury and US visa issues.
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    It has kept the feud festering but both stars have promised to bury one another’s careers in the Diriyah desert.
    Fury has even agreed to RETIRE and forfeit his purse if he fails to beat the prankster-gone-puncher.
    But Paul feels disregarded by his rival and insisted he is in for a rude awakening – as has been the case with his six prior opponents.
    He said: “I don’t ever wish harm upon his life by any means. 
    “I’ve always become friends with my opponents after the fight – I talk to Nate Robinson, I talk to Tyron Woodley, I talk to Anderson Silva. 
    “Who knows what will happen? I don’t know, we’ll see what happens. After I knock him out I hope he realises that I’m just a really good fighter. 
    “I think that’s what all my other opponents realised, they feel less bad about it the more people I beat. He shouldn’t feel bad. 
    “I’ve put Anderson Silva down, I’ve put Woodley down, I’m going to put him down. It’s not that big of a deal when you look at it like that.” 

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    ‘Silent as a mouse’ – Jake Paul says Tommy Fury is REFUSING to sign winner-take-all fight bet after being sent contract

    JAKE PAUL has accused Tommy Fury of REFUSING to sign their winner-take-all fight bet despite being sent a contract. The celebrity boxing pair are finally due to settle their score in the ring on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia.
    Jake Paul accused Tommy Fury of refusing to sign their winner-take-all fight bet
    Paul upped the ante as he proposed a double-or-nothing wager, with Fury DOUBLING his purse if he wins, but walking away with nothing in defeat.
    And when they came face to face for the final time, he suggested his rival backed out of the bet.
    Paul said: “You didn’t want to sign the contract.”
    The two continued to squabble on stage before Fury shoved the YouTuber-turned boxer, sparking a row on stage.
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    Paul later spoke out online to claim – despite paperwork being emailed – that Fury has not signed his end of the pre-fight bet.
    He said: “Alright get this, so as you guys saw the bet yesterday on stage, Tommy agreed to it, shook my hand on stage.
    “His dad said that they would agree to it, so I signed the contract right in front of them.
    “We send it over to their lawyers and just as I thought, they have gone silent as a mouse for the last 24 hours.
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    “They do not want to sign the contract and it just goes to show that they have this false confidence.
    “Put your money where your mouth is, you shook on it like a man and now you guys haven’t signed the actual contract to make it official. Soft.”
    Fury, joined by his champion brother Tyson on stage, came in slightly heavier at 184½lb, compared to Paul who was a career-lowest 183.6lb.
    And he roared: “His time is up. Tomorrow night his time is up.
    “Jake Paul will no longer be boxing, I’m going to put this man away inside four rounds.
    “You’re going to see why our last name is Fury, because we’re the best at fighting to ever live, that’s the reason why.”
    Paul, also joined by brother Logan, accused Fury of being nervous.
    He said: “He’s acting up on stage. All you booing, you’re dumb as f*** too.
    “This professional boxer is going down, man. It’s easy, it’s simple. I’m ready, calm, cool and collected.
    “This is what I do, he’s never been in a moment like that. He’s shaking, you can see the nerves running through his system. He can’t stop moving.
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    “I’m chill, I’m a real killer, I don’t have to do all that acting s***, I’m a real f*****g dog, this is how I do it.”
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    Jake Paul sends Carl Froch blunt message ahead of Tommy Fury bout after Brit threatened to ‘send him into f***ing orbit’

    JAKE PAUL had a blunt message for Carl Froch after the British boxing legend threatened to “send him into f***ing orbit”.The YouTuber is preparing to face Tommy Fury in a grudge match in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
    Jake Paul had a blunt message for Carl FrochCredit: Getty
    The Cobra threatened to send the YouTuber ‘into f***ing orbit’Credit: Twitter @Carl_Froch
    But away from his final days of preparation, the Problem Child reignited his war of words with former super-middleweight world champ Froch, who previously labelled the YouTuber a “clown”.
    Paul, who has won his six pro boxing fights against amateurs, tweeted: “Carl Froch mad because I made more in one year than he made his whole career. You want the payday. I get it.
    “So let’s do this, fight Anderson Silva on my next card and if you get lucky and beat him, then we can step in the ring and you make your career payday. Let me know.”
    But Froch, 45, was having none of it as the retired 33-2 fighter responded with a video on Twitter and threatened to send Paul “into f***ing orbit”.
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    When quizzed about the response from “The Cobra”, the American told BT Sport: “Carl, I like the hype, I like the s*** talk and think it’s great, but I want you to beat Anderson Silva.
    “If you can beat Anderson Silva and prove that you have still got it then I guarantee you that I will fight you. But I don’t think that you’re gonna do that.
    “You seem pretty desperate, you seem like you want money and that’s why you are talking all of this s*** randomly out of nowhere at your age.
    “Beat Anderson Silva and we can talk.”
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    British heavyweight star Derek Chisora this week claimed that he believes the social media sensation would beat Froch, to which Paul said: “I agree.
    “He needs to grow his name in the Us as not many people in the US know him.
    “So for me to make big fights then they have to be a draw in the US as that’s where my fan base is.
    “That’s why I said fight Anderson Silva and then we’ll see what’s up.”

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    Tommy Fury pushes Jake Paul and vows to end his career as rivals face off at weigh-in ahead of bitter grudge fight

    TOMMY FURY pushed Jake Paul on stage at their weigh in as they faced off for the final time before vowing to knock each other out.The celebrity boxing rivals have just one sleep to go before they bid to settle their bitter score in the ring on Sunday night.
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury weighing in
    A fiery exchange was sparked on stage when Fury shoved Paul, as they two said their final words before judgment day.
    Fury, 23, said: “His time is up. Tomorrow night his time is up.
    “Jake Paul will no longer be boxing, I’m going to put this man away inside four rounds.
    “You’re going to see why our last name is Fury, because we’re the best at fighting to ever live, that’s the reason why.”
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    Fury, joined by his champion brother on stage, came in slightly heavier at 184½lb, compared to Paul who was a career-lowest 183.6lb.
    Paul prepares to face the first professional boxer in his career, despite wins over ex-MMA champions.
    And the YouTuber-turned pay-per-view prizefighter, also joined by brother Logan, accused Fury of being nervous.
    Paul, 26, said: “He’s acting up on stage. All you booing, you’re dumb as f*** too.
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    “This professional boxer is going down, man. It’s easy, it’s simple. I’m ready, calm, cool and collected.
    “This is what I do, he’s never been in a moment like that. He’s shaking, you can see the nerves running through his system. He can’t stop moving.
    “I’m chill, I’m a real killer, I don’t have to do all that acting s***, I’m a real f*****g dog, this is how I do it.”
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    Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury weigh in LIVE: Paul tips the scales at 183lbs while Fury’s result reads one pound heavier

    JAKE PAUL and Tommy Fury met face-to-face for the final time before tomorrow’s HUGE Saudi showdown.Fury stepped on the scales first, weighing in at 184lbs before Paul’s results came in at 183lbs.
    But the drama didn’t end there as both fighters had to be stopped from lunging in at each other.
    Not long to go now until the big boxing grudge match in Saudi Arabia.

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    That’s all for now
    Thanks for joining our live blog for the Paul vs Fury weigh in.
    All the talking is now done and all that is left is the fight tomorrow night.
    You will be able to follow all the action on The Sun’s live blog that will be bringing all the updates from the ring – punch for punch.
    Fury’s dream come true
    Tommy Fury was passionate as he looked ahead to the fight in Saudi Arabia.
    He said: “You are going to see why our last name is Fury, because we are the best at fighting.
    “It has been the best experience of my life, a little kid out of Manchester, headlining in Saudi Arabia, and tomorrow night it gets all the sweeter.”
    When is the fight?
    The fight is scheduled to start at 9.30pm UK time tomorrow night – Sunday, February 26.
    Credit: Getty
    What was said?
    During the face off, Paul jibed at Tommy for not “signing the contract”.
    The two rivals were literally nose-to-nose.
    While Fury hit back saying: “Your time is up, I am going to knock you the f*** out”.

    On the weight
    So Fury has come in the heavier of the two and he will be hoping to make that extra pound count.
    He let off a war cry as he was weighed.

    Fury vs Paul confirmed weights

    Tommy Fury – 184.5lbs
    Jake Paul – 183.6lbs

    Both are weighed in and ready to go tomorrow night.
    There was a flair-up on the stage after the weigh-ins as both tried to get one up on each other

    Paul has his say
    The problem child said: “That man is capping, getting all hype on stage and acting like his brother.
    “You people booing, don’t know f***.
    “I am a really f****** dawg.
    “The talk is over, it is time to figure out the truth.”

    Fury on face off
    Fury said: “His time is up. tomorrow night his time is up.
    “I am going to put this man away inside four rounds.”

    Jake Paul – 183.6lbs
    The Problem Child weighs in at 183.6lbs and appears to sshhh his competition.

    Tommy Fury – 184.5lbs
    Tommy ‘TNT’ Fury comes in at 184.5lbs and gives off a big war cry!
    Badou Jack vs Ilunga Makabu

    Badou Jack – 199.84lbs
    Ilunga Makabu – 198.5lbs

    They will be competing for the cruiserweight WBC title

    Big fight prediction
    This fight will come down to experience, and while neither fighter has much of it, Tommy has more.
    The Fighting Fury has been boxing since he was 14 or 15 years old and has the basic fundamentals that should carry him through here.
    Paul has come on leaps and bounds since his debut in 2019, but it’s going to be difficult for him to really impose himself against someone with a stiff jab and a long reach.
    If Fury gets going early and makes the middle of the ring his, hard jabs should keep Paul honest until the 23-year-old is ready to land something big.
    Fury has to be careful of Paul’s big overhand right, the one that knocked out Tyron Woodley.
    But as long as he avoids that, Fury wins this one with relative ease. Forget all the bluster.
    Prediction: Fury BEATS Paul via Round 3 TKO
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    Main event fighters arrive
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury have arrived ahead of their weigh-ins.
    Ronnald Martinez vs Ziyad Almaayouf

    Ronnald Martinez – 142.5lbs
    Ziyad Almaayouf – 145.6lbs

    Taryel Jafarov vs Muhsin Cason

    Taryel Jafarov – 200.5lbs
    Muhsin Cason – 199.1lbs

    Viorel Simion vs Bader Al Samreen

    Viorel Simion – 138.6lbs
    Bader Al Samreen – 138lbs

    Stewart Kellogg vs Adam Saleh

    Stewart Kellogg – 140.9lbs
    Adam Saleh – 139.6lbs

    Philip Samson vs Salman Hamda

    Philip Samson – 167.6lbs
    Salman Hamda – 176.2lbs

    Ragad Alnaimi vs Perpetual Okaidah

    Ragad Alnaimi – 131.9lbs
    Perpetual Okaidah – 125.7lbs

    Ziyad Al-Majrashi vs Phillip Quansah

    Ziyad Al-Majrashi – 131.7lbs
    Phillip Quansah – 130.1Lbs

    Shaun Porter on the magnitude of the event
    The two-time welterweight world champion said: “It is amazing to be here as a fighter.
    “This has truly been a kingdom experience.”
    Almost time
    The weigh-ins are about to start.
    After months of training, it will be interesting to see the results come in.
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    Paul vs Fury will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office.
    The price has been CONFIRMED at £19.95.
    You can live stream the action from the BT Sport Box Office app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
    Paul aiming to retire Fury
    The YouTuber turned boxer is aiming to “decapitate” Tommy Fury as he targets his biggest win in boxing to date.
    He said: “Tommy, I hope you’ve enjoyed these last few moments of your career. This is it. You’re going to be retired from boxing after this, you’re going to be disowned by your family, you’re going to go back to your mother’s maiden name.
    “There’s nothing else that can save you. It is just me and you. Mano a mano [Hand and hand]. You’re brother’s not in the ring with you, your dad’s not in the ring with you anymore, Molly’s not in the ring with you anymore, Bambi isn’t in the ring with you anymore.
    “So all of that cute motivation about having a child and fighting for her, all of that s*** goes out of the window. I’m coming to take your f***ing head off, decapitate you.
    “I’m a mean, angry person deep down and I’m going to take it all out on your f***ing face. There is nothing you could do to f***ing beat me.”
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    Full card
    Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury (10 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Ilunga Makabu vs Badou Jack (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBC title)
    Ashton Sylve vs Maxwell Awuku (8 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Bader Samreen vs. Viorel Simion (8 rounds – lightweight)
    Muhsin Cason vs Taryel Jafarov (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Adam Saleh vs Stuart Kellog (6 rounds- super-lightweight)
    Ziyad Almaayouf vs Ronnald Martinez (4 rounds – super-lightweight)
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    Jake Paul hands Tommy Fury official double-or-nothing contract with lawyers to check over documents for fight bet

    JAKE PAUL handed Tommy Fury a double-or-nothing contract to make their pre-fight bet official. The celebrity boxing rivals are finally due to settle their score in the ring on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia.
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury have agreed a winner-take-all bet
    The double-or-nothing contract
    But Paul upped the ante as he proposed a winner-take-all wager, with Fury DOUBLING his purse if he wins, but walking away with nothing in defeat.
    The deal was accepted on stage as the pair shook hands before engaging in a row and being held.
    But when they sat down for a face to face interview later that day, Paul brought out the paperwork to sign and seal the bet.
    He said: “Bring out the contract, lawyers already drafted it up this week.
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    “And like I said, if I can reiterate; if I win, I take all the money all the money you’re being paid, if you win, I double it up.”
    Fury’s father and coach John then walked on stage, as Paul asked: “Why’s the dad always coming in?”
    But John responded: “We need to have our representative look at that. Email it, I just want to make sure it’s genuine.”
    Paul vowed to “expose” Fury if he refused to sign on the dotted line but John insisted that will not be a problem.
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    He said: “You’ve got my word as the head of the Fury clan, he will definitely sign that. You’ve got my word on that.”
    Fury, 23, added: “When the camera’s switched off, don’t get your lawyer to run back and forth to me saying there’s an issue.
    “Make sure you email it over.”
    Paul, 26, replied: “Brother, I’m the one that proposed this. I’m the one that had my lawyers already draft it up.”
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    I earned $500 for my boxing debut but now I’m on Jake Paul’s undercard and eyeing Misfits’ $1m-winning pro tournament

    MUHSIN CASON has one eye on Misfits Boxing’s $1million winner-take-all professional tournament to mark a stunning career turnaround. The cruiserweight makes his return on Sunday in Saudi Arabia against Taryel Jafarov on the undercard of Jake Paul’s grudge match with Tommy Fury. 
    Muhsin Cason will star on the Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury undercard in Saudi ArabiaCredit: @themuslimboxer
    But he has also been linked with a move to Misfits, the crossover boxing promotion set up by YouTuber-turned fighter KSI. 
    KSI’s manager Mams Taylor – co-founder of Misfits – has announced a future eight-man tournament with pro fighters only.
    With the cash prize set at $1m, Cason has opened the door to a move into the crossover boxing scene. 
    He told SunSport: “Me being, I guess, an ‘influencer’ – I know that realm, but I’m also a boxer first. 

    “That’s the reason I became an influencer. I watched Jake and KSI build up their platform to the point where they made millions from their pro debut. 
    “I made $500 for my pro debut, so I’m like, ‘You know what? I need to be like them.’ So that’s the reason why I became an influencer. 
    “But yeah, I would love to be on Misfits, I like Mams Taylor, he’s a really good dude.” 
    Cason, who has over 100,000 Instagram followers, is the younger brother to heavyweight legend Hasim Rahman. 
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    And he regularly posts skits on his social media, which has seen him gain attention from fans of the YouTube boxing scene. 
    Cason has also feuded online with unbeaten boxer Idris Virgo – who starred on Love Island in 2018. 
    He said: “Misfits is entertaining, I would love to be on the card but I would love to fight a real professional on Misfits. 
    “I’ve been toying around with this punk named Idris Virgo. He’s been a real bully towards the Misfits roster. 
    “And I really don’t like it because they’re YouTube boxers, they’re not real boxers and this guy is trying to come into a scene where he knows he has an advantage.I really don’t like it.” 
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    Meet Adam Saleh, the YouTuber on Jake Paul’s undercard who shot to fame STREET FIGHTING and was set to face Patrice Evra

    ADAM SALEH is the YouTube star who stars on Jake Paul’s undercard after missing out on a fight with Patrice Evra. The vlogger from New York – with Yemeni heritage – boxes in his second professional bout on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.
    Adam Saleh will feature on the Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury undercard on Sunday
    Saleh shot to fame street fighting
    He crossed over from influencer boxing last September and drew against Landon McBroom after giving away a STONE in weight.
    Saleh faces California’s Stuart Kellogg – nicknamed Evil Hero – at light-welterweight on the night of Paul’s grudge match with Tommy Fury.
    His relationship with manager Amer Abdallah – now the head of boxing in Saudi – and fanbase in region saw his afforded the pay-per-view spot.
    Saleh told SunSport: “My main viewer base in the Middle East is in Saudi Arabia, so it made a lot of sense. 
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    “Yeah, I’m an influencer but I feel like I’m the best influencer boxer out there.” 
    Saleh, 29, shot to fame for a viral dance which made it onto Ellen DeGeneres’ chat show.
    And he did so with an amateur boxing background, having had 14 unbeaten bouts.
    But another popular video of his – this time a STREET FIGHT with boxing gloves – landed him in hot water.
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    It saw his amateur boxing licence stripped but at the cost of millions of online hits.
    Saleh said: “It was a random video, I was filming something else for my YouTube channel and I saw someone boxing in the street in New York square. 
    “He was challenging people and I thought, ‘Let me go down there and box him.’ I ended up knocking him down twice. 
    “I boxed someone else after and it got over 20million views on YouTube. This was before KSI and Logan Paul started boxing. 
    “The video just blew up and then I made another one and it continued. I’ve always been a fighter at heart.” 
    Saleh, 29, was the shock name Manchester United legend Evra, 41, agreed to fight in April of last year.
    But the whole show was axed at the last minute – leaving the bout facing the KO forever.
    Saleh said: “I spoke with Evra’s team and I don’t know, I think they’re waiting for the right event.
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    “I’d love to fight Patrice Evra, I think it’s a great fight. I feel like he got scared and backed out. 
    “But I would love to fight Patrice, he’s definitely on my hitlist. We can’t just announce a fight and not make it happen.”
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