Tommy Fury wants "burden" with rival Jake Paul fight "done and dusted"

22 February 2023 , 08:00

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Tommy Fury wants "burden" with rival Jake Paul fight "done and dusted"

Tommy Fury has admitted he will be glad to see the back of his fight with Jake Paul once it's "done and dusted".

Love Island star Fury will meet YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The rivals have been butting heads for well over a year and two previous bookings against them have been cancelled after Fury pulled out due to injury and travel issues.

The Brit feels that his association with Paul has diminished his credibility, telling Rob Moore: "I'll be happy when the fight is done and dusted, there is only ever going to be one outcome and then I can move on with my career. I feel like it's been a burden because I started off as a professional boxer, and I still am, but because of all this Jake Paul stuff it's put me in the light of a YouTube boxer and that is not me.

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"[The fight] can stop everyone talking because the past two years all I've heard is 'When are you fighting Jake'. At the end of the day, it's good when people are talking and they're interested in your fights."

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Paul is unbeaten in six professional fights and picked up the biggest win of his career against UFC legend Anderson Silva last October. Fury was scheduled to fight Paul Bamba on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs Deji last November, but a last-minute opponent change saw him face Rolly Lambert in an un-scored exhibition fight.

Tommy Fury and Jake Paul are expected to fight on February 25 (BT Sport Boxing/YouTube)

"I made it very clear when all of this stuff started going on with Jake Paul that he is the only man I would ever fight. I want to fight legitimate fighters, win titles and go down in history by having my name remembered. Fighting Jake Paul doesn't do that, he's a man who thinks he can make some money from boxing and see what happens," Fury added.

"It's two completely different people here, I've grown up doing this sport. It's all I've ever wanted to do, I'm not doing this money I'm doing it for passion. This man is just dropping into the sport and dropping out. All I see with Jake Paul is a business, if you want me to beat a man who can't fight up and throw millions of pounds in front of my face, then sign me up."

Harry Davies