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YouTube sensation Jake Paul was at the receiving end of some brutal verbal assault by John Fury at the exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and Deji. The father of the WBC heavyweight champion did not hesitate to call out Paul and throw hands at the ring.

Moreover, the altercation came after Paul tried to distract Tommy Fury by insulting him at the commentary table. This certainly did not sit well with John, who went into the ring and wanted to fight Paul right at that moment. He even ripped his shirt off, challenging the 25-year-old YouTuber to a match. This made for great headlines as Fury made news for all the wrong reasons.

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In addition, UFC commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan also reacted to this hilarious altercation on his podcast. The co-host Sean O’Malley stated that he did not watch the show but thought that Fury’s actions were very ‘funny’. ” I didn’t watch the boxing fight, but I thought it was so fuck*ng funny just ripping his shirt off in the middle of the ring,” he said.

Rogan then claimed that the Furys were natural showmen and did all sorts of crazy things that were also very entertaining. “That’s what those folks are they’re fuc**ng wild people. That’s a wild family” said Rogan.

Although this altercation and event were not received well by the boxing community, according to Rogan, this was something that was part of Furys nature.

John Fury wants Tommy to walk away from a Jake Paul fight

The fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury is one that seems to be cursed. Despite being booked twice, the fight was called off on both occasions. The alteration in Dubai left many fans to believe that this fight might just take place. However, John Fury has come and advised Tommy to not fight Paul. In an interview with Mirror fighting, he stated that Paul only wanted to milk the Fury name and that he had advised Fury to now move on.

Read More: Tommy Fury Reveals Jake Paul Ghosted Him as He Tried to Discuss Fight Contract

you could offer him [Paul] a million dollars, he doesn’t want to fight Tommy. He just wants to wear the Fury name out from his brand. I’ve said to Tommy, we are going to move on ‘don’t do any more tweets or anything else. He said.

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Now that Fury has openly admitted that he would not be interested to see his son face Paul, this fight looks like a lost cause. However, the careers of the two young boxers are far from over as they continue to grow in the YouTube boxing community.

What did you think of Rogan’s reaction to Fury’s altercation with Paul? Let us know in the comments.

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