Tyson Fury says he can’t be complacent when his brother Tommy Fury fights social media personality Jake Paul next month.
Fury is undefeated in his career and is the WBC heavyweight champion of the world. But that didn’t diminish Jake Paul’s boxing prowess.
“I think he’s a decent boxer. A lot of people think he’s a YouTube guy who doesn’t know how to box, but I’ve seen him in action and I’ve seen his fights and I think he’s decent.” They spoke Sky Sports News.
“He’s like a rookie pro. He’s only fought six, so he’s as good as he should be at this level. He’s not an Olympic boxer, but then neither am I.”
His brother, Tommy Fury, He warned that he cannot take his February 26 fight with Paul lightly.
“He can’t just go to an ice cream parlor and train. He has to be really focused and have the right sparring and everything,” Fury said. “He should really take it seriously.
“He has to do his job while he’s in there because it’s not just the opponent. If you take the opponent out of the equation,” he continued. “There’s a lot of pressure, a big stadium, top of the bill and stuff like that.
“The fun thing about big-time boxing and what I enjoy is that sometimes it gets to them so it will be interesting to see if Tommy can handle that pressure, I know he can, but it will be interesting to see him do it in front of him. World.”
Anger is predicting victory for his brother. “I think Tommy knocked him out in six rounds,” he said. “Tommy hit me and hurt me and I’m 20 stone and six foot nine and the heavyweight champion of the world.”
Fury defended his WBC heavyweight title in December when he defeated Derrick Chisora and is currently awaiting confirmation of his next fight.
“I’ve had a wonderful Christmas and New Year,” he said. “I have taken training and we are waiting for an announcement.
“I’m in limbo like the rest of the world. I’m not interested in who, what, where or when. I just want to fight and that’s it.”
His next fight is widely expected to be a heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk.
“I think both fighters agree to the fight, I think the question is where the venue will be,” said American promoter Bob Arum. Sky Sports Earlier. “This will hopefully be fixed next week and we will have an announcement soon.
“If the fight goes to the Middle East, it will be after Ramadan and if the fight is in England, it will be the beginning of April.”