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Jake Paul Has finally met his match – YouTuber-boxing star just lost tommy fury In an 8 round split decision in Saudi Arabia.
After years of idle talk, the men finally met in the boxing ring and beat each other up over the course of 24 minutes… while the stars Cristiano Ronaldo, Deontay Wilder And Mike Tyson Saw from the arena.
Jake, 26, and Tommy, 23, had their moments… both hitting big shots during the fight. In the 8th round, Paul landed a jab that dropped Fury to the canvas. TF quickly got to its feet, and was very competitive for the remainder of the round.
Tommy appeared to be the big man in the small, 18-foot ring, and used his reach and jab to keep Jake away.
It was a split decision on the judges’ scorecards… one judge had Jake ahead by one point. The other two judges gave the victory to Tommy, and that was the difference.
Fury was the more active fighter… threw 302 punches with 88 landings. Paul threw 157 punches and had 49 hits.
Logan Paul to Jake: “I love you bro”
Radio Rahim: “I love you too man”
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Tommy didn’t have a rematch clause in his contract, but Jake did… meaning The Problem Child can now force Tommy to play it back.
And after the fight, that’s exactly what Paul said he plans to do. Tommy also makes it clear that he is ready to fight once again.
Tommy was emotional after the match, saying that the feud with Paul had dominated the last two years of his life. Fury also said that he has now made a name for himself… stepping out of the shadow of his heavyweight champion brother Tyson.
“Tonight I created my legacy. I am Tommy Fury.”
The loss moves Paul to 6-1… and Fury to 9-0 as a pro.
As for Fury vs. Paul II, stay tuned!