Tyson Fury calls out Jake Paul to take on dad John in bare-knuckle PPV fight
Tyson Fury has suggested the next challenge for Jake Paul’s fighting career – a bare-knuckle match against his father John.
YouTube star Paul is not a well-liked man in the Fury camp as he continues to be linked with a fight with Tyson’s brother Tommy, although two proposed bouts have already fallen through.
He was ringside at Tommy’s latest exhibition fight in Dubai but his commentary slurs were picked up by dad John, who ripped off his shirt and demanded Paul fight him in the ring there and then.
Paul is unbeaten in his boxing career to date but Fury Snr, who was a boxer and bare-knuckle fighter, insists he has achieved ‘jack s***’ and just wants to be associated with the family name.
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Tyson meanwhile is preparing for his blockbuster showdown with Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend but took some time out to call on Paul to enter the ring.
“I think my dad would rip his heart out and feed it to him and the man is nearly 60 years old,” the world heavyweight champion said.
“I think my dad and Jake Paul should have a bare-knuckle fight to the end. That would be a spectacle and I would give $100 to see it, pay-per-view.”
Paul meanwhile has confirmed offers have already been tabled for three potential fights in 2023 after extending his record to 6-0 against Anderson Silva last month.
Speaking recently, John Fury warned him: “He had his chance to showcase what he was about, and he let himself down miserably.
“He showed he didn’t want to fight Tommy. He wouldn’t even get in the ring. He was terrified, he kept walking backwards, coming out with all sorts of rubbish. The kid doesn’t want to fight Tommy, it’s going to be another Tyson AJ with him.
“It’s not about the money with Jake Paul, the man just doesn’t want to lose to Tommy and Tommy will knock him out.”
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