Tommy Fury skipped an official press conference for his fight with Jake Paul recently, and the Americans weren’t very pleased.
Paul used it as an opportunity to question Fury’s commitment to the competition, drawing on past experience of their first two failed skirmishes – both of which Fury withdrew. retired for health and travel reasons.
The fight is scheduled for Sunday, February 26 in Saudi Arabia, and no man is confident that they will win without incident or struggle. Despite the massive promotion, some fans are skeptical that it will continue – and the recent press conference has only fueled that speculation.
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Fury talked to exaggerated fighting to clear up any rumors about personal problems or injuries, claiming that he was just training for battle.
“Jake Paul signed up to compete in professional boxing, and in professional boxing, we don’t break camp from mid to late. So why would I break my training camp to fly to Saudi Arabia for a ten-minute press conference, fly back to Manchester, finish my camp, and then fly back to Saudi Arabia.”
“I don’t know what game he’s trying to play, but he’s playing against a pro here. I’m interested in getting his face in and taking him down. He loves to fly here and there for a silly press conference. At the end of the day, I think we can all see who is a professional, who is interested in the business and who is not.”
Fury said he has been ‘locked in’ for 15 weeks preparing for the bout and is in the best shape possible before the fight. Britain will fly to Saudi Arabia as planned for combat week media duty.
The match – in which Paul is a light bettor – will be broadcast on Sports ticket office BT in the UK and ESPN+ in the US.
