Fighters and pundits have weighed in with their predictions as Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will finally settle their feud in Saudi Arabia tonight.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul and Love Island star Fury meet over eight rounds in Saudi Arabia after their two previous bookings were cancelled. Bookies have Paul as the betting favourite for the fight despite Fury having the experience advantage, with 'The Problem Child' only taking up boxing three years ago whilst his rival has been involved in the sweet science for over a decade.
Both men put their unbeaten professional records on the line as Paul has six wins under his belt whilst Fury holds a record of 8-0. The bitter rivals have been exchanging words for almost two years but the time for talking is over and here's what the experts have to say about the fight...
Mike Tyson
"I’ve never seen Tommy Fury fight, I don’t think he’ll be able to beat Jake Paul. "When trying to call the winner of the showdown. "Jake Paul is getting better and better as he fights, and I don’t know if they brought him over here to lose – we’re going to find out. Somebody is getting knocked out, somebody is going down. Someones zero has got to go," Tyson told Boxing Social
Pick : Jake Paul
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Tyson Fury
"Tommy knocks out 90 per cent of people that he spars with or drops them at least, so he's a very hard puncher and Jake Paul will find that out tomorrow. I've got 100 racks on it for an inside the distance stoppage, so if he loses, then I'll lose 100 bags as well. I've got him at 3-1," Tyson told iFL TV.
Pick : Tommy Fury
Logan Paul
"He's acting up on stage. All you booing, you're dumb as f*** too. This professional boxer is going down, man. It's easy, it's simple. I'm ready, calm, cool and collected. This is what I do, he's never been in a moment like that. He's shaking, you can see the nerves running through his system. He can't stop moving," Logan said.
Pick : Jake Paul
Michael Bisping
"I do believe Jake Paul wins this fight. Knockout? I don't know so I'm not so sure about that. We might see a decision, Jake Paul does hit hard but for the love of God I hope I'm wrong. I hope Tommy Fury gets the job done for the family name, for the flag of Britain and just because Jake Paul needs knocking down a peg or two, but it's not going to happen," Bisping said.
Pick : Jake Paul
Teddy Atlas
"I like Jake Paul to win the fight, Fury is the first pure boxer that Paul has fought but he's a guy that has been protected. He's got a built-up record, a record that is a bit of an illusion, he's 8-0. Most of the guys who Fury has fought didn't even have a win, I think they've got close to 200 losses. I'm going with Paul, he knows exactly why he picked this guy and he's going to come out on top," Atlas said on The Fight podcast.
Pick : Jake Paul
Sean O'Malley
"I think Jake Paul is a little bit quicker and hits a bit harder. I think Jake is going to come in early and get hit a few times, coming in too fast and Tommy will be more technical in the early rounds. Jake has been through the tougher fights and fought the better guys. I think Jake's going to get the job done," O'Malley said on his YouTube channel.
Pick : Jake Paul
True Geordie
"I really can imagine Jake pulling this off, it's not that I don't think he can. But if we're talking about what's more likely, it's a Tommy Fury decision. I'll be rooting for Jake Paul, but I just see a lot of things in the favour of Tommy. Both men have a clear road to victory and both are possible, but one is more possible than the other," Geordie said on his podcast.
Pick : Tommy Fury
Devin Haney
“Jake’s fought some former MMA champions, but Fury comes from a fighting family and has experience behind him, with it being in his bloodline.” I think it’s going to be a good fight! I think Jake will win, but it will be a tougher fight than people think," Haney told iFL TV.
Pick : Jake Paul
Eddie Hearn
“I think Jake Paul has absolutely no chance to win this fight at all. If Tommy Fury comes out aggressively and puts it on Jake Paul, this fight will not go two rounds. Tommy Fury knows how to punch correctly, he knows how to fight. But if he dithers around and just boxes with him, to be fair anything could happen," Hearn told Boxing Social.
Pick : Tommy Fury
KSI
"I do see Jake Paul winning but I think it's going to be a bit of a boring fight because both fighters are very standoffish. Jake is a lot more of a counter puncher and Tommy is also like that. So two counter punches are just going to be staring at each other, maybe it'll take a few rounds to get into it," KSI told Zach Sang.
