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    Jake Paul backed to beat Tommy Fury in grudge fight by ex-UFC star Luke Rockhold who says Brit ‘ain’t got no dog in him’

    JAKE PAUL will beat Tommy Fury, who “ain’t got no dog in him”, according to ex-UFC champion Luke Rockhold. Paul is finally set to face Fury on February 26, who has been forced out of the grudge match twice before due to injury and US visa issues.
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury facing off ahead of their fightCredit: Reuters
    It will be the YouTuber-turned prizefighter’s first opponent with a recognised professional boxing record in his 6-0 career.
    But Rockhold – who left the UFC this year – blasted 23-year-old Fury’s boxing ability and predicted Paul to win the Saudi Arabia fight.
    He told InsideFighting: “You gotta have a dog in you. He ain’t got no dog in him. I’ve watched him fight. He doesn’t even finish his punches.
    “You know, he has no commitment to finishing it. He’s a show. He’s a show fighter. And I got Jake.
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    “And I don’t even think Jake has that much, like, he has commitment, at least. He doesn’t have patience.
    “He doesn’t have that f***ing mentality when he gets in the game, I think he’s blinded. He’s got that deer in the headlights, but at least he throws.”
    Paul, 26, beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in his last fight in October, his biggest win to date.
    But Rockhold, 38, mocked the victory and called to fight the American after mutually parting with the UFC.
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    He said to TMZ: “Stop trying to fight little dudes. F***ing [155] pounders. You’re a middleweight.
    “If you want to fight a middleweight, I got hands. We can do anything we want. I really don’t care. I’d beat that guy in my sleep.”
    “I got some freedom to do some things and as you can see, I like throwing hands these days.
    “Fight people your own f***ing weight. Straight up. And champions, a real champion, a real contender.
    “A real someone who can put you on your ass. not old guys, 55-year-olds, or lightweights.
    “You can’t even get above a welterweight, dog, So, step up.”
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    Jake Paul AGREES to KSI’s fight weight demands under one catch as YouTube rival calls for winner-takes-all grudge match

    JAKE PAUL has accepted KSI’s fight weight demands as long as he agrees to his “winner takes all” term.The YouTube stars have been linked with a grudge match to finally settle their drawn out feud by the end of the year.
    Jake Paul has agreed to KSI’s weight demands for a boxing matchCredit: Alamy
    KSI will have to accept Jake Paul’s ‘winner takes all’ clause for a fightCredit: Getty
    And Paul has admitted he is keen to take on his brother Logan Paul’s business partner at 180lbs (13 stone), but there is a catch.
    And that is that the loser will be entitled to “ZERO” money after the bell.
    Paul tweeted: “I will agree to fight KSI at 180 pounds plus his request for a 10 pound rehydration clause.
    “BUT it has to be 100% winner takes all like he requested. ZERO to the loser. ZERO.”
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    Paul is currently focused on his highly-anticipated clash against Tommy Fury.
    The two boxing rivals are set to finally face off on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
    And it seems like the Problem Child is also looking to put another feud to rest after facing Fury.
    The American and KSI have been at odds ever since they decided to cross over to boxing.
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    The British YouTuber beat Paul’s brother Logan when the two turned professional for their 2019 rematch, having drawn a year before.
    The former opponents have now turned into business partners after launching their hydration drink Prime.
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    Jake Paul ‘can’t punch properly’ as coach Shane McGuigan tells Tommy Fury how to beat boxing rival in grudge fight

    TOMMY FURY has been assured Jake Paul “can’t punch properly” as coach Shane McGuigan told him how to win the grudge fight. The celebrity boxing pair are set to finally meet in the ring on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
    Jake Paul faces Tommy Fury on February 26Credit: Reuters
    Tommy Fury fights Jake Paul in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Getty
    Fury has been forced to pull out twice before due to a rib injury in December 2021 and US visa issue last August.
    Before he was denied access into America, the boxer linked up with McGuigan with his dad John and brother Tyson also unable to travel.
    The esteemed British trainer will not be involved in the latest rescheduling of the fight, but has backed Fury to win.
    McGuigan told SecondsOut: “I feel like he had a good jab, he had good feet and really that is enough to beat Jake Paul, in my eyes.
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    “A guy who is explosive, throws a good right hook over the top but really leaves his feet behind him, is not programmed to punch properly.
    “Reasonably fast hands and it’s all in rotation but he doesn’t move his feet, and track and punch, he’s boxing guys that are static and standing there.
    “So, yeah I think if he sticks to the jab, gets himself moving and doesn’t trade up with him just busts him up with the jab for three or four rounds, he should beat him.”
    Fury, 23, becomes the first opponent Paul, 26, will face with a recognised professional boxing record.
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    And McGuigan believes his experience around two-time champion Tyson, 34, sets him up for success in the Middle East.
    He said: “Well, understanding boxing you’ve got to say that Tommy Fury knows a lot more about boxing than Jake Paul.
    “Because he understands it, he’s been around it, he’s seen it first-hand what you have to do to win world title fights.
    “How you have to spar and how you have to go through these training camps.
    “Not just setting up a ring in your house, eating cereal and whatever and going and doing a little session, and then going out and making a little YouTube video and going back and doing another little session.
    “That’s not how world champions train, at least he’s been round a gym that knows what you need to do to win these fights.
    “Jake Paul’s a good athlete and he’s getting success through his athletic prowess but not necessarily through his boxing technical ability. So it does lie in Tommy’s favour.”
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    Tyson Fury jokes brother Tommy will ‘go mad’ after taking picture with Jake Paul ahead of bitter grudge fight

    TYSON FURY joked his brother Tommy will “go mad” after he posed for a picture with rival Jake Paul. Tyson’s younger sibling Tommy faces Paul on February 26 in Saudi Arabia in the latest rescheduling of their grudge match.
    Tyson Fury posing with brother Tommy’s opponent Jake PaulCredit: @jakepaul
    Tommy Fury faces Jake Paul on February 26 in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Reuters
    But the WBC heavyweight world champion has struck up a surprise friendship with the 6-0 YouTuber-turned boxer.
    He even gatecrashed one of Paul’s interview and faked a punch – before giving the American a hug.
    And after the two took a picture together, Tyson, 34, said: “I’m going to post that now and Tommy’s going to go mad!”
    And Paul claimed the pair are best friends for life after posing with Tyson and his two sons.
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    He said: “I already said, we’re BFFLs.”
    Tommy, 23, is finally set to get Jake, 26, in the ring having pulled out twice before amid injury and US visa issues.
    And the pair of celebrity boxing rivals faced off for the first time last weekend at Wembley Arena.
    Tyson was ringside and warned Paul to his face of the consequences for whoever loses the celebrity boxing bout.
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    He said: “The two guys are putting it on. They’re both undefeated and whoever loses is pretty much f****d, I think.
    “There’s not a lot to say. It’s like me, when you speak a lot of s*** you have to back it up and that’s it.
    “I’ve been doing these for years, 30-odd times in a row and now it’s time for the big boys to do it. I’m excited, I’m really excited.”
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    Tommy Fury says Jake Paul will ‘NEVER step foot in a boxing ring’ again after fight and vows to ’emphatically’ KO rival

    TOMMY FURY said Jake Paul will “NEVER step foot in a boxing ring ever again” after they meet at the end of the month. The celebrity boxing pair have announced the latest rescheduling of their grudge match, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
    Jake Paul and Tommy Fury ahead of their fightCredit: Getty
    Fury, 23, becomes the first opponent Paul, 26, will face with a recognised professional boxing record.
    And he vowed to be the last by burying the YouTube star’s career as a prizefighter in the Diriyah desert.
    Fury told Queensberry Promotions: “Enjoy your last training camp.
    “Pay everybody a bit more, you know, ‘Thanks for the good times on the way,’ because you’re gonna be kissing the canvas, and you’ll never step foot in a boxing ring ever again.”
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    The pay-per-view bout has been billed The Truth as the two look to finally settle their score in the ring.
    And Fury said: “The truth is Jake Paul will be knocked out emphatically in a few rounds. This man can’t live with me.”
    The brother of heavyweight champion Tyson, 34, was forced to pull out twice before due a rib injury and US visa issue.
    But he looks to put the two years of bitter feuding in the past and end it all between the ropes.
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    Fury said: “My mind’s bulletproof. He can’t get into my mind, I’m training as hard as I’ve ever done before.
    “But I’m training a lot different — I’ve brought different people in, I’m training in different places, training in different styles.
    “He’s not gonna know what hit him. I’ve been there. I’ve seen all this before. I was beating better people than he last fought in my amateur days.”
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    Floyd Mayweather leaves YouTube star Jarvis with beaten up face after sparring session in boxing legend’s gym

    FLOYD MAYWEATHER left a YouTuber with beaten up face after sparring in his famous Las Vegas gym. The American legend shared four rounds in his Vegas boxing club with social media star Jarvis Kahttri, a 1-0 crossover boxer.
    Floyd Mayweather sparring with YouTuber JarvisCredit: @jarviss
    Jarvis showed off the damage of boxing Floyd MayweatherCredit: @jarviss
    And he showed off some of his trademark reflexes and counter punching, evading shots coming his way and firing back rapidly.
    Mayweather aimed verbal digs at Jarvis, 21, throughout and boasted about his skills at the ripe old age of 45.
    At one point, he says: “I’m so sweet with this s***. Nobody can ever be better than me.
    “Come on, get back. That’s all, just light work. No matter what I’m on, I’m sweet with this s***. I’m sweet with this s***.
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    Floating around the ring, Mayweather gloats: “I ain’t boxed since last year. I feel calm, I’m almost 50-years-old. I’m cold with this s***.”
    “I already beat him up this rounds, now I’ve gotta move for the rest with my good legs.”
    Jarvis, who shot to fame in the Faze YouTube clan, won his only boxing match, knocking out TikToker Michael Le, 22, in 2021.
    And he showed off the damage of trading leather with boxing royalty, revealing his cuts and bruises.
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    Mayweather officially retired in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 34.
    But he has returned for five exhibitions since against stars of the MMA, social media and boxing world.
    Mayweather is set to box again on February 25 at the O2 Arena, marking his UK boxing debut.
    He announced Aaron Chalmers, 35, will be his opponent, with the Geordie Shore star 1-0 as a boxer and 5-2 in MMA.
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    ‘It made me want to hurt him’ – KSI accused of ‘very disrespectful’ contract talks with ex-UFC champ Tyron Woodley

    TYRON WOODLEY has slammed KSI over his “very disrespectful” contract talks. The ex-UFC champion was in negotiations to face KSI earlier in the year.
    Tyron Woodley slammed KSI’s contract talksCredit: Nick Levya/SHOWTIME
    KSI was set to fight Tyron Woodley this yearCredit: Getty
    But instead, the YouTube, music and crossover boxing star agreed to fight Dillon Danis, who later pulled out.
    Woodley, 40, leaked his proposed contract with KSI, 29, which had an agreement to weigh 175lb and a rehydration clause of 185lb.
    And he said on The MMA Hour: “The negotiation of the contract was very disrespectful, and it made me want to hurt him.
    “So I told this to his manager. I was on a call with his manager and I said, ‘Never in my life have I been disrespected like this in a contract.’”
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    The plan was initially for Logan Paul, 27, to face MMA fighter Danis, 29, with KSI against Woodley.
    But Paul got injured while starring in the WWE, so KSI instead turned to Danis.
    Eventually the American former training partner of Conor McGregor pulled out.
    YouTuber Faze Temperrr, 29 instead replaced Danis but was knocked out in round one.
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    KSI is set to return in the summer as he builds towards an end of year grudge match against Paul’s brother Jake, 25.
    And he included Woodley – twice beaten by Jake in the ring – alongside 9-0 boxer Joe Fournier, 40, as potential opponents.
    KSI said on Twitter: “Look, I’ve got several options. I think tomorrow I’m going to have a little call with my team, figure out what we’re going to do.
    “There’s plenty of options. We can have a few Misfits events to try and help with our options.
    “But obviously a lot of people are saying me versus Salt Papi, and you know that could be an option.
    “A lot of people are saying me and obviously Fournier, me and Woodley, etc.”
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    Jake Paul says Tommy Fury had more chance in their first two axed fights as rival is now ‘getting knocked the f*** out’

    JAKE PAUL said Tommy Fury stood more of a chance the first two times they were set to fight – as now he is “getting knocked the f*** out.”The celebrity boxing pair 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 marks the THIRD time they have attempt to put bragging rights, reputations and unbeaten records on the line.
    Fury, 23, was forced to pull out twice before due a rib injury and US visa issue.
    And Paul, 26, claimed his rival missed his chance of success as he stands primed to end it all with a KO.
    He told Queensberry Promotions: “Me and my team have said it, he should have fought me back then. It would have been probably a much more competitive fight.
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    “I think I still would’ve won, but I don’t know if I would’ve knocked him out. Now, he’s getting knocked the f*** out.”
    Paul first signed to face Fury in December 2021 in his fifth professional bout in Tampa.
    He was 4-0 at the time, having beat YouTuber AnEsonGib, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 38, as well as former UFC pair Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren, 38.
    Woodley, 40, replaced Fury and was brutally knocked out by Paul in their short-notice rematch.
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    The two then renegotiated for last August in New York until Fury was denied entry to America.
    Paul would go on to beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, two months later over eight rounds, his biggest win to date.
    And he insisted the time since first putting pen to paper on a fight with Fury has benefited his development more.
    Paul said: “It’s definitely helped me way more. Because like I’ve said, I’ve only been boxing for two years and 364 days as a pro.
    “So I’ve got exponentially better and beating a guy like Anderson Silva, that experience is literally priceless.
    “Going eight rounds with Anderson Silva is priceless experience and he hasn’t been in the gym dedicated like I have.
    “So I’ve definitely ran laps around him in the past year.”
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