TheLeprechaun wrote: ↑20 May 2025, 00:23
the Jake Paul/Tommy Fury route is probably best. Stop trying to be an actual proper boxer if you can't get past Dave Allen. Neither of those lads would probably get past him either. Maybe there are some fights he can have in that circuit. It would have been best to do it while undefeated though. But maybe getting starched makes some of those Misfits types more likely to fight him.
But he's not a celebrity. Almost nobody has heard of him even in the UK.
Tommy Fury was the brother of one of the few boxers people have heard of, and was on Love Island. Jake Paul had 127 billion (I may be wrong) followers on Instagram.
He might have a shot at being a one-off Jake Paul opponent if Jake Paul thinks he can beat him, but there's so many people clamouring for that gig - the best paid night of almost any professional boxer's career - that it's really very unlikely.
TheLeprechaun wrote: ↑20 May 2025, 00:23
the Jake Paul/Tommy Fury route is probably best. Stop trying to be an actual proper boxer if you can't get past Dave Allen. Neither of those lads would probably get past him either. Maybe there are some fights he can have in that circuit. It would have been best to do it while undefeated though. But maybe getting starched makes some of those Misfits types more likely to fight him.
But he's not a celebrity. Almost nobody has heard of him even in the UK.
Tommy Fury was the brother of one of the few boxers people have heard of, and was on Love Island. Jake Paul had 127 billion (I may be wrong) followers on Instagram.
He might have a shot at being a one-off Jake Paul opponent if Jake Paul thinks he can beat him, but there's so many people clamouring for that gig - the best paid night of almost any professional boxer's career - that it's really very unlikely.
(You are wrong)… he does not have 18x the global population following him.
TheLeprechaun wrote: ↑20 May 2025, 00:23
the Jake Paul/Tommy Fury route is probably best. Stop trying to be an actual proper boxer if you can't get past Dave Allen. Neither of those lads would probably get past him either. Maybe there are some fights he can have in that circuit. It would have been best to do it while undefeated though. But maybe getting starched makes some of those Misfits types more likely to fight him.
But he's not a celebrity. Almost nobody has heard of him even in the UK.
Tommy Fury was the brother of one of the few boxers people have heard of, and was on Love Island. Jake Paul had 127 billion (I may be wrong) followers on Instagram.
He might have a shot at being a one-off Jake Paul opponent if Jake Paul thinks he can beat him, but there's so many people clamouring for that gig - the best paid night of almost any professional boxer's career - that it's really very unlikely.
(You are wrong)… he does not have 18x the global population following him.
Really? Gosh.
Next you'll be telling me there's no such thing as exaggeration for effect.
I saw somewhere that Joey Essex was gonna fight, maybe the last bloke most would think is capable, but I think Tony Sims is his uncle, so I suppose he has at least something there.
Then again the Misfits earn far more than most pros
THEBUTCH wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025, 11:03
I hope it was an amicable split. I'm not sure anyone else will do a better job than Tibbs. Possibly Shane McGuigan.
It sounds very amicable from the interviews both have given, which is good. I enjoy watching him regardless of where his ceiling is, so be good to see him carry on. I think it would be good if his father is less in the limelight as he will be less gimmicky, and he can just focus on boxing. I hope he fights on undercards, maybe even do some fights off Matchroom perhaps GBM so there is less pressure (and they're both Dazn so that wouldn't be a barrier), I know MR have done this with some other fighters.
will be interesting to see with johnny, i think guys who are used to offensively bullying opponents at their level are especially prone to fall hard when they first get found out (and sure enough johnny fared worse in the allen rematch).
also wonder if he will be jittery in there now, i felt he didnt look as confident in the rematch even before the ko. lots of pawing at range, holding on. negative body language. will he be worried about running out of gas or getting chinned again? honestly wouldnt be surprised if he's ko'd again in the next year
but maybe he can put it behind him and improve, it's been done before of course. we';ll see. tbh i find him more interesting to now than when he was being hyped up mostly banging out fodder