Tyson Fury gatecrashed an interview with Jake Paul to wish him luck for his upcoming fight against the heavyweight champion's brother Tommy.
Paul and Fury will settle their bitter feud on February 26 as the rivals meet over eight rounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury has pulled out of two previous meetings against 'The Problem Child', the first being in December 2021 due to a broken rib and chest infection with US visa issues cancelling their second pencilled-in fight last August.
Both fighters were in attendance for Artur Beterbiev vs Anthony Yarde in London on Saturday night and they had to be separated whilst facing off in the ring. Paul sat down with JOE for an interview just moments after the face-off and his "life flashed before his eyes" when Tyson walked in halfway through. The heavyweight champion was in good spirits however, wishing Paul the best of luck for his fight against Tommy.
"Congratulations on doing the fight, we're really excited for it aren't we boys," Fury said. "Whoever loses is pretty much f***ed I'd say, because they have both had a lot to say. It's like me, when you speak a lot of s*** you've got to back it up. That's it, I've been doing this for years, 30 odd times in a row. Now it's time for the big boys to do it. Get it on, I'm really excited for this. Jake, good luck for the fight."
Paul, who is unbeaten in six professional fights, picked up the biggest win of his career last October when he defeated 47-year-old UFC legend Anderson Silva. Fury was supposed to fight Paul Bamba on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs Deji last November, but he instead faced Rolly Lambert in a short-notice exhibition fight that was un-scored.
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Fury insisted he will end Paul's boxing career on February 26, stating: "I was beating better people than you when I was 14 in the amateurs, whilst you were messing around on Disney channel so don't come here pretending you're about it when you're not. I am not an MMA fighter, I will school you."
Paul had Tyson laughing at ringside by reiterating the heavyweight champion's comments about disowning Tommy if he loses. "Tommy has so much to lose, his family is going to disown him when I knock him the f*** out. Sorry Tyson, I love you but it's over for your brother. He's going to get knocked out by a Disney star, he'll see who the real professional is. All these critics saying fight a real boxer, here we go," Paul said.
