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Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

Tyson Fury backs dad John to "rip Jake Paul's heart out" in bare-knuckle fight

Tyson Fury believes that his dad would "rip Jake Paul's heart out" if the pair were to fight outside of the ring after their Dubai altercation.

The world heavyweight champion was away from the chaos of his brother Tommy's latest fight week, which saw the youngster face a new opponent on just hours' notice. But he was watching as Paul made a mockery of his younger sibling's exhibition bout against Rolly Lambert on commentary, and was ultimately approached at ringside by both Tommy and John.

After a lacklustre exhibition, the standout moment of the night was when Paul invited the Fury pair out of the ring, and John obliged. He took off his shirt and demanded that the YouTuber-turned-boxer fight him instead of his son, declaring that he is the 'king of the bare-knuckle men'.

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