Jake Paul Axes Tyron Woodley Rematch, Fails to Keep His Promise

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury are finally all set to settle their bittersweet rivalry in the ring. The undefeated prospects will make their ring walks at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on December 18.

Ahead of this fight, Jake Paul recently showed up at a press conference without his opponent. Instead of Fury, his trainer, Sugar Hill spoke at this event on behalf of the 22-year-old.

After the conference, Paul shared his thoughts on giving his last opponent a rematch following his tattoo deal completion. He claimed that Tyron Woodley came out a bit too late as Paul’s team was already in talks with Tommy Fury at the time. Moreover, he said that the fans don’t really want to see that rematch.

“I don’t think people really wanna see Tyron vs Jake Paul again. He had his chance,” said Jake Paul.

Paul then spoke about his next fight against Tommy Fury as well –

“Definitely the toughest guy, but I’m coming for his head. He has a lot a lot to deal with and he chose the wrong time to fight me because I’m not playing around this time,” Paul added.

Tommy Fury is a step up from Tyron Woodley for Jake Paul

Tommy Fury, on the other hand, was born into boxing, molded by a father who is a former boxer and grew up around a brother who is now a world champion.

So, does that mean he operates on the same level as his brother? Perhaps one day, but for now he is a ‘work in progress’.

For some reason, fans were not impressed by Tommy’s performance against Anthony Taylor on the undercard of Paul vs Woodley. As they fought, the Cleveland fans booed as they expected Fury to absolutely obliterate Taylor, who is also ‘coincidently’ Paul’s sparring partner.

However, Tommy Fury could not meet the ‘bloodshed’ criteria of the Cleveland fans. Despite facing the boos and heavy criticism, he still easily managed to outbox his opponent.

However, he missed out on some huge opportunities in the fight where he could have capitalized more or could have even knocked out his opponent.

But, most boxing fans understand that a knockout is never the end goal for a smart pugilist. So, Tommy Fury either decided to play it safe or did not have enough sparring experience to foresee such openings.

But when it comes to facing Jake Paul, do not expect Paul to outbox Fury. Unlike his previous opponents, Fury knows how to move, land counter shots, and has even knocked out opponents in the ring before.

Is Fury at risk against Paul? Since we do not know how strong his chin is, we can only assume that the only thing Fury has to worry about is avoiding that heavy cross punch that laid out Ben Askren flat on the canvas.

But, it is safe to assume that if it comes to a pure boxing exchange between the two, Fury would definitely have an upper hand.

Also Read: Knocking Out Jake Paul Is the Only Way for Tommy Fury to Continue Boxing – Says John Fury