It’s a tag-team bout, and here’s who’d be involved.
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We are just one day away from the highly anticipated third round of the ‘trilogy fight’ between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. The first fight resulted in a draw, while fight two was a win for Fury via TKO, bringing the legend 30-0-1 in his boxing career.
And there’s another fighter in the Fury, family–little brother, Tommy–who has a 7-0 boxing record. Might Tommy be Jake Paul’s next opponent? There’s a very chance he will. Here’s why.
Soon after Jake Paul’s fourth win, “the Problem Child,’ as he is called, approached the younger Fury about a possible bout that would be held before the year ends. The offer was initially for $1 million in cash. Tommy declined the offer, saying that he’d “rather fight a ‘real boxer.'”
Paul doubled down in response, saying that he’d fork over an additional $500k if Tommy wins. But there’s a hitch. If Paul wins, Fury will have to change his name for a year to ” Tommy Fumbles.”
While I’d like to see that bout happen, what I’d really like to see is a tag-team, 8-round fight between the Fury’s (Tyson and Tommy) and the Paul’s (Jake and Logan).
That’s a dream for now, but Wilder vs Fury III is a reality on Saturday night via ESPN PPV.
