Tyson Fury has suggested that his brother Tommy should stick to fighting YouTube and social media personalities for the foreseeable future, claiming that he would like to see a rematch against Jake Paul before the 23-year-old fights his older brother, Logan.
The WBC heavyweight champion was in attendance in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, witnessing his younger sibling outclass Paul in their eight round contest. The fight was awarded by the judges to Fury, with a split decision a surprise verdict given the difference in class shown by the pair.
However, Tyson has suggested that his brother may be better off fighting Paul again despite his win and becoming a mainstay as a main event fighter rather than the undercard slot which is usually handed to novices such as Tommy. The former Love Island contestant has a 9-0 record after beating Paul and should expect to move onto better fighters at this stage in his career.
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However, his brother said that the level of interest in the fight should not be overlooked and that a potential rematch and further meeting with Logan Paul would be a good idea. Speaking after thee fight, Tyson expressed his desire for Tommy to stay as a headliner while praising thee fight as a 'learning experience'.
"He did a fantastic job. The world media, the world’s biggest stars, came to see it. It was fantastic,“ said Fury. “I expected Tommy to knock him out, to be quite honestly quite comfortably, but Jake was better than I thought he’d be, so fair play to Jake Paul. I’m very happy. You can’t get knockouts all the time.
“I’m 33 and 0 with 22 knockouts. So, you don’t get a knockout every time, but it’s a learning experience. Jake Paul was a very worthy opponent and he had to come through some obstacles like falling over in round eight and getting up and fighting on. So, it was a
“Nah, he’ll be headlining now forever. I’d like to see him fight a rematch with Jake Paul and fight Logan, his brother.”
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