Tyson Fury has been trolling Jake Paul with voicemails ahead of the YouTuber’s fight with his brother Tommy. Paul, 24, and Fury, 22, will finally settle their bitter war of words inside a boxing ring on December 18, when they meet in an eight-round bout in Tampa, Florida.
The pair have been embroiled in a series of volatile online exchanges in 2021, and then things got physical in September when they had an altercation backstage at a show in Cleveland.
Paul had just beaten former UFC star Tyron Woodley in the main event to take his professional record to 4-0, while on the undercard, Fury had made it seven unbeaten bouts with a win over Anthony Taylor.
The clash paved the way for the rivals to negotiate a bout, and both training camps are now in full swing with Fury being trained by older brother Tyson, who last month beat Deontay Wilder in an epic heavyweight clash to retain his WBC title.
And ‘The Gypsy King’ is seemingly targeting Paul with his infamous mind games, leaving him messages via his Instagram account.
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“Tyson, you can’t hate the guy. I love Tyson and I love that he’s involved, a great entertainer, but unfortunately I have to end his brother’s career. That’s just the way it is.”
Paul added that beating Fury badly would ‘110%’ halt his boxing ambitions, and again spoke of the strange contract clauses he claims will mean his opponent will have to change his name if he loses.
“He’ll have to change his name to Tommy Fumbles, his family says they’re gonna disown him, and that’s it for him. He says he wants to be a world champion and then he gets beat by me? Then see you later.”
Paul, whose win against Woodley was the subject of controversy with many pundits feeling he was fortunate to take a split verdict, did have a word of solace for his bitter rival though.