Tommy Fury’s previous opponent Anthony Taylor has suggested that he was forced to withdraw from his planned bout with Jake Paul as a result of his party-boy antics following Tyson Fury‘s win over Deontay Wilder earlier this year. The 22-year-old was originally scheduled to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in an eight-round contest in Florida later this month.

However, it was announced earlier this week that Fury had pulled out of the fight due to a broken rib and subsequent chest infection.

He would have been the first true boxer to face Paul, who has only shared the ring with other YouTubers and retired athletes from a variety of sports thus far.

Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley has since been confirmed as Fury’s replacement, with the 39-year-old now set to face Paul for the second time in five months.

Fury is expected to miss out on a bumper payday as a result of his decision to withdraw from the fight, a development that Taylor believes was the result of his own indiscipline.

“The real reason he’s out of this fight isn’t because of some injury, it’s because of his physical conditioning,” Taylor, who was outpointed by Fury in August, told the Betway Insider Blog.

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“He was so busy partying with his brother after Tyson won that fight [against Wilder] that he’s now in no good condition to fight.

“Tommy also originally thought [he] was fighting in February, so he’s now in no condition to fight. Tommy is still green at this moment. And he’s still young.

“Jake is in the gym all the time, while Tommy was probably out still celebrating. Tommy did not have a really full training camp for this.

“He thought he was guaranteed the win because he’s from a fighting family. But let me tell you, if this fight with Jake ever does get made, Tommy is in for a rude awakening.

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“There’s no way Tommy was going to be any better than when he fought me anyway. It was not possible to make the big improvements they were talking about in such a short period of time.

“Tommy would have been the same Tommy when he fought me, and I know exactly what he’s all about as I was the last person to step into a room with him, so trust me on this.”

Taylor went on to suggest that Fury is a totally different character to his brother Tyson, adding: “You heard what Tyson Fury said?

“He said Tommy can have a broken arm, broken ribs, one left leg arm tied behind his back, no hands, and on his worst day he would still turn up and beat Jake Paul.

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“He said all of this and now Tommy is pulling out. I’ve been saying this for a long time, Tyson and Tommy are not cut from the same cloth.

“Tyson is that strong Bounty paper towel and Tommy is a cheap toilet tissue. I knew that Tommy was going to pull out.”

Meanwhile, it remains to be seen whether Fury will be able to reschedule his planned bout with Paul, who has won each of his four professional fights to date.

He has managed to knock out all but one of his previous opponents with the exception of Woodley, who was defeated via split decision earlier this year.