Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is ready to stump up $1million after being coaxed by Jake Paul ahead of his boxing clash against Tommy Fury.
The YouTube star mocked Tyson for only putting down $100,000 on his brother to beat him and demanded that he up the ante in his latest video jibing the boxing brothers. Tommy is set to face Paul at Madison Square Garden on August 6 in a highly-anticipated bout.
Tyson responded to Paul on Twitter by adopting an American accent where he accepted the California resident's provocation. However, he threw down the gauntlet by insisting he wanted to see the money as he did not believe the 25-year-old had that much cash.
The WBC champion said: "Hey Jakey boy. You want to bet a bigger bet than $100,000? You want a bigger bet, m***********? You want $1million? Let's do it.
"I want to see this million dollars in escrow sucker because I don't think you've got a million dollars. I'm not talking about crypto, I'm talking about real US green bags m***********."
The 33-year-old was replying to Paul's earlier jibes from a previous interview where Fury claimed he would bet $100,000 on his brother to beat his rival in the ring. Including a series of slurs, he tweeted a video captioned: "Tyson Fury wants to bet $100k on his brother… Tyson, grow a pair and let’s make it a better bet."
He said: "So guys, Tyson Fury, who made $40million last year, is willing to bet $100,000 on his brother? Oh my gosh, we are shaking. Hey Tyson you f****** p****, you made $40million. I know you didn't make as much as me but let's up the ante. Let's bet a million on it Tyson. However much you want to bet, let's do it. Let's do it. Are you down? How much you want to f****** bet. I am a cold m***********. I bet anyone. Anytime, any place."
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While the pressure is certainly ramping up on Tommy to claim victory, the younger Fury brother remains the favourite of the two. His more successful sibling Tyson laid down the gauntlet in his initial interview where he told him to knock out the YouTube sensation.
"I'm backing Tommy and I will put my money where my mouth is," Fury said while discussing the bout in an interview with iFL TV.
"I have got 100 grand with anybody. I'll put it on Tommy and that's it, that's how I feel about it. If Tommy Fury can't win against Jake Paul he has no right in being a fighter. I think Tommy knocks him out and he has got to believe in himself and go over there and put on a show. He has to enjoy it as he's getting paid a lot of money to fight a guy who hasn't fought on an actual boxer.
"I don't think either of them having anything to lose. He has had eight fights and he is getting paid a lot of money and Jake Paul has never fought an actual boxer. Let's just say Tommy gets paid millions of pounds for nothing if he loses, because he wouldn't have won any title belt in England ever if he can't beat Jake Paul."
