Round-by-Round: Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury - 26 February 2023

[Fray Bentos]

I would love to see this twat get ironed out, didn't he start all this nonsense off?

It seems like being a proper arsehole is a good way to become a millionaire these days.

That's right - I forget who but someone once stated 'a closed mouth never gets fed' truer in boxing than in most life pursuits.

[Fray Bentos]

Unfortunately it being a big success will just create more and more of these “fights”. I find it all cringy that Fury’s team were celebrating like he just beat Canelo,. Laughing all the way to the bank

A 10000 sell out crowd, no two ways about it, it is going to change boxing. If it gets rid of one sided fights and mismatches because all people want to see are two evenly matched fighters then that's good.

No-one wants to watch a 60-54 fight ever again - the sooner boxing realises this then the sooner the sport can be saved.

[DrDuke]

Unfortunately it being a big success will just create more and more of these “fights”. I find it all cringy that Fury’s team were celebrating like he just beat Canelo,. Laughing all the way to the bank

Fury defeated a one of the biggest draws in modern boxing, why not to celebrate?

[Controversial]

Unfortunately it being a big success will just create more and more of these “fights”. I find it all cringy that Fury’s team were celebrating like he just beat Canelo,. Laughing all the way to the bank

Fury defeated a one of the biggest draws in modern boxing, why not to celebrate?

Of course he will celebrate but he beat someone he should beat.

[ashall2]

Watched 6 rounds of it on YouTube. Utter dross. Appalling standard and a split decision was predictable to set up a rematch... ‘this time the judges won’t be needed’ bla bla.

They’ll be amicable for a week then Team Paul will start claiming they were robbed, the beef will start again and it will be ‘this time it’s personal, this time I’m going to make sure it doesn’t go to a decision’ etc.

[samwbr]

Does Tommy get the ranking that WBC said Jake was getting if he won?

[Controversial]

Unfortunately it being a big success will just create more and more of these “fights”. I find it all cringy that Fury’s team were celebrating like he just beat Canelo,. Laughing all the way to the bank

A 10000 sell out crowd, no two ways about it, it is going to change boxing. If it gets rid of one sided fights and mismatches because all people want to see are two evenly matched fighters then that's good.

No-one wants to watch a 60-54 fight ever again - the sooner boxing realises this then the sooner the sport can be saved.

The answer then is to make pro fights more equal in ability, not overpay and idolise YouTube stars in place of them. All this does is create more and more fake celebrity grudge matches. For me if they want to do it then fine but when they start calling them great fighters and paying them life changing money it just feels like a big money spinning scam.

[tonyevs]

Tommy is never going to get close to even the British title, but has earned more than a lot of genuine boxing champions.

Will he avoid the proper challenges of guys who can actually box or go the KSI route and face much lesser challenges for much bigger money?

The longer he carries on pretending to be a boxer the more risk his value on the celebrity scene diminishes.

[margaret thatcher]

dont know why tommy would box any half decent pro, he'd lose and there'd be less money in it for him. he just got dropped on his arse by jake paul, serious pros aren't the route for him

he's at home in the novelty scene and should stay there, he may be a ho hum pro but at that level he'll keep doing well and make more money than he ever could getting beaten up by someone like mickey ellison for an area title . should call out ksi or mcgregor or someone like that

of course, this is all assuming that his vaunted wilder level power he shows in the gym doesn't manage to carry over to ffight night. if he finally does show his true power in fights than the sky is the limit

[Controversial]

Feels like boxing is turning into the WWF, they will be doing tag team boxing next lol

[margaret thatcher]

in fact i think they have tag team boxing on one of the misfits dazn shows coming up

[emallini]

Shite

[cormack]

Tommy is never going to get close to even the British title, but has earned more than a lot of genuine boxing champions.

Will he avoid the proper challenges of guys who can actually box or go the KSI route and face much lesser challenges for much bigger money?

The longer he carries on pretending to be a boxer the more risk his value on the celebrity scene diminishes.

yes dropped by a tired jake paul jab of sorts
stay in the BS league and stop pretending to be a boxer and parasiting off your brothers name .

[DrDuke]

Ricard Bolotnik and Craig Richards gotta whoop both.

[mickey1975]

Tommy is never going to get close to even the British title, but has earned more than a lot of genuine boxing champions.

Will he avoid the proper challenges of guys who can actually box or go the KSI route and face much lesser challenges for much bigger money?

The longer he carries on pretending to be a boxer the more risk his value on the celebrity scene diminishes.

So anyone outside British champions aren’t boxers? He’s about where he should be for his experience. Obviously he will take the celebrity route, he would be mad not to. That fight was easily the highest profile in the world this year. Is he going back to York Hall to prove himself?

[Twinkle Toes]

Tommy just isn't very good is he. Accept it.

[The Gratest]

in fact i think they have tag team boxing on one of the misfits dazn shows coming up

Logan & Jake Paul vs Tommy & Tyson Fury could be a goer. However, Logan Paul's just 6ft 2" and 205lbs, so below the PF scale cut-off mark.

[DrDuke]

There's onlyyy oooooone good Fury!

[HomicideHenry]

It's certainly not the worst boxing I've ever seen. People may want to crap on these boys but the truth is they are solid journeyman level boxers. People forget there is like 8 levels in boxing:

1st Tiersmen
2nd Tiersmen
Journeymen
Trial Horses
Gate Keepers
Contenders
Champions
Elites

Tommy and Jake Paul could beat the vast majority of boxers in the business because the first three levels make up the bulk of the business. If you broke this sport down in percentages I'd say 75-80% of boxing is those three levels. The remaining 25-20% is the next five levels.

Idk what people are wanting them to be or to compare them to. It's unfair to rate them lower or higher than what they are. But Jake Paul did earn the right to call himself a pro boxer because of Anderson Silva and further cemented that with the game effort against Tommy.

The WBC ranking Tommy now in the top 40 is a bit too generous, in reality he's top 100. I think if he was smart go for Paul in the rematch, get another celebrity bout, and then fight another boxer in his bracket. No sense getting a big head and setting yourself up for a fall just because of more attention and an inflated rating.

A realistic goal would be the British light heavyweight or cruiserweight title. But that is clearly two or three years or better into the future. If his cousin Hosea Burton could get the 175 British title, it's a reasonable goal to make.

[DrDuke]

It's certainly not the worst boxing I've ever seen. People may want to crap on these boys but the truth is they are solid journeyman level boxers. People forget there is like 8 levels in boxing:

1st Tiersmen
2nd Tiersmen
Journeymen
Trial Horses
Gate Keepers
Contenders
Champions
Elites

Also, there should be fringe contenders and freaks. And not sure how to differ below-journeyman levels, yet freaks gotta be there.

[HomicideHenry]

It's certainly not the worst boxing I've ever seen. People may want to crap on these boys but the truth is they are solid journeyman level boxers. People forget there is like 8 levels in boxing:

1st Tiersmen
2nd Tiersmen
Journeymen
Trial Horses
Gate Keepers
Contenders
Champions
Elites

Also, there should be fringe contenders and freaks. And not sure how to differ below-journeyman levels, yet freaks gotta be there.

I figure a fringe contender is a gatekeeper because at any time the gate keeper can get the win. As for the freak category, I don't know where that would fit. I suppose 1st Tiersmen or 2nd Tiersmen.

That being said I think one could split the journeyman level some because there are low tier journeymen and high tier journeymen.

[mickey1975]

Tommy just isn't very good is he. Accept it.

Who, me? He’s limited. I’m guessing you don’t watch much small hall stuff if you really think he’s that bad.

[Ruthless-RKO]

“I think Jake got that one,’ Wilder said to Fight Hub TV. “It was an immature point The referee is supposed to give him at least three warnings. He gave him NO warnings; get out of here.

‘I think so [Jake Paul should have won]. With the knockdown, he sealed it. He got that point taken away. I think Jake Paul needed that knockdown, and when he did, it evened it out. I think he only gave it to Fury because of the point taken,” said Wilder.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Twitter overload

[Ruthless-RKO]

Tyson Fury managed to lose £100k bet despite Tommy beating Jake Paul

The Gypsy King was convinced that Paul would not make it to the final bell and claims he bet a whopping £100,000 on a knockout victory for his younger brother.

‘Tommy knocks out 90 percent of people that he spars with or drops them at least, so he’s a very hard puncher and Jake Paul will find that out tomorrow,’ Tyson told IFL TV ahead of the bout.

‘I’ve got 100 racks on it for an inside the distance stoppage, so if he loses, then I’ll lose 100 bags as well. I’ve got him at 3-1. I know Tommy is going to knock him out.

‘What is a little bit stupid is I see all these experts and professional boxers picking Jake Paul over Tommy. I’m like, “What the hell are these guys watching?”. Because Tommy will absolutely deck him.

‘I think Tommy can get him out of there whenever really. It’ll definitely be inside the distance and it won’t be a points job for sure. Tommy wins by knockout. I can smell the fear and he [Jake] is rattling. He is rattling like a little b**** and he is going to get knocked out.’