Jake Paul has taken aim at Tommy Fury after the Brit’s father, John Fury, poured cold water on the prospect of their long-awaited rematch taking place this December.
Tommy was the first man to have beaten Paul in the boxing ring, having secured victory in their high-profile 2023 grudge match.
Talk of running it back has continued ever since, and Paul’s promotional partner Nakisa Bidarian has been pushing for the rematch to form part of the American’s return.
However, a proposed December date has now become a major sticking point.
John, who coaches and manages Tommy, posted a video insisting he had already made it clear that the Fury camp had other commitments around that period.
He said: “This is a quick video to Nakisa and Jake Paul.
“I did tell you on that meeting, I got witnesses – Robert’s one of them, Spencer Brown’s the other – that we had a job pending what I couldn’t talk about in December.
“That job pending is nearly over the line, which I stated that to you. And now you’re going on saying I’ve shook your hand for definite on December, and I didn’t.
“I didn’t shake your hand on December, but what I did say, we can do it definitely in February or March, which we can do.”
John argued that staging another major fight in December would make little business sense, with Tommy potentially fighting on December 5 and Tyson Fury also possibly competing that month.
He added: “Go to school on how to be a businessman, Nakisa, because I’ll tell you: you don’t put three major fights back-to-back to one another.”
Paul responded in typically provocative fashion.
The 29-year-old posted a picture from his fight with Tommy showing his eighth-round knockdown of the former Love Island star.
He captioned it: “When you are almost 30 and your dad is still calling the shots in your career…
“Maybe realize there is a reason your brother doesn’t have daddy as his career guide.”
Paul has not fought since suffering a broken jaw against Anthony Joshua in Miami in December, an injury which required two surgeries, although he has confirmed plans to return to action.
Tommy, 27, was most recently in the ring for an exhibition victory over former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall, 38, in June. He is now in talks over an appearance on a Misfits Boxing card in December.
John, meanwhile, made it clear that February or March remains on the table for the Paul rematch — but delivered an explosive response to the reported $10million offer.
He said: “I don’t value the $10million. Confetti, in this s***hole of a world we live in today. You think I’m bothered about $10million? Or my son either?
“Listen what you can do – and I ain’t bothered about the $10million – shove it straight up your a**e, mate, and never call us again.
“I mean that. We don’t need you or Jake Paul or Logan Paul or any other f***er. We’re the Furys, we’re the king of the hill, always have been, always will be. Fall in line.
“Don’t value your $10million, mate. Either fight in February or March and be sensible and be amicable with it, or f*** straight off, yeah? Good day to you.”
Featured image credit: Jake Paul / YouTube / John Fury / Instagram
