Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury predictions: Tyson Fury, Logan Paul, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and more give verdict on Saudi Arabia fight
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will face off in their long-awaited fight tonight.
After two postponements, YouTuber-turned boxer Paul and professional fighter Fury will finally settle their beef in an eight-round showdown in Saudi Arabia.
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Fury comes from a fighting family and he has been boxing since he was a child and is unbeaten as a professional, with eight wins in his eight fights so far, which includes four knockouts.
Meanwhile, Paul gained fame as a Disney star and social media influencer, before turning his attention to boxing back in 2018.
Since then, however, he has put together a record of 6-0, with four KO's, against arguably more impressive opposition than Fury, including former UFC champions Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva.
Here, talkSPORT looks at who the boxing world is predicting to win on Sunday night.
Tyson Fury - WBC heavyweight world champion
Fury's older brother Tyson piled the pressure on with his prediction, telling talkSPORT: "They are finally getting it on and are going to throw down.
“The two YouTube people get to battle it out for the king of the YouTubers.
“It’s going to be fun, and I expect Tommy to chin him. If he doesn’t he can stay in Saudi Arabia."
He added: "I can smell the fear and he [Jake] is rattling. He is rattling like a little b**** and he is going to get knocked out.
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"Tommy has been knocking out everybody [in sparring] and he will knock Jake Paul out. Tommy Fury knocks him out cold."
Logan Paul - WWE star who has boxed Floyd Mayweather
Jake Paul's older sibling ante up with his prediction, telling talkSPORT: "If I'm right, you [Spencer Oliver] have to pay me 50 bucks!
"Round four knockout - Jake Paul knocks out Tommy Fury! Flatline, flatline, I'm coming for my 50 bucks."
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Eddie Hearn - Boxing promoter for Canelo and Anthony Joshua
"I have had a total U-turn on this fight. I thought Jake Paul was going to win this fight. I think Jake Paul has absolutely no chance to win this fight at all.
"If Tommy Fury comes out aggressively and puts it on Jake Paul, this fight will not go two rounds.
"This is a massive U-turn for me because both are limited. But Tommy Fury as limited as he is as a professional boxer, has been boxing for ten, 12 years, maybe more.
"He has been in the ring against professional fighters, he has experienced that, he's done the hard spars. He's an outsider in this fight… he's going to win this fight by stoppage.
"Tommy Fury knows how to punch correctly, he knows how to fight. But if he dithers around and just boxes with him, to be fair anything could happen. If he sticks it on him, he will stop him inside two rounds. He should come out like a train, and he will knock him out."
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Floyd Mayweather – boxing legend
“It’s good that Jake Paul is able to take his social media following and get some new eyes on the sport of boxing.
“And it’s a good match up with those two, may the best man win.
“But this sport is something you can’t play with. Boxing is something you can’t play with.
“When you finally face a fighter who can really, really fight, then you’re going to find out what you’ve really got in the sport of boxing.”
Josh Taylor - WBO super lightweight world champion
"This one has been coming for a while and dragging on a bit," Taylor told talkSPORT.
"At the start I thought Tommy Fury would wipe the floor with Jake Paul because he’s just a YouTube guy and he’s not great.
"He’s still not great, but he’s improved a hell of a lot and he’s been putting in a lot of work and training with the best trainers over in America, putting in hard work.
"So, I think it’s actually a hard fight for Tommy. I’m actually edging a little bit towards Jake Paul with the more I’m watching and the more I’m seeing, but it wouldn’t be a great look for Tommy Fury if he gets beat."
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Joseph Parker - heavyweight boxer
"Jake Paul is no pushover. He has improved and got better each fight.
"But Tommy has done this for a long time. He has knuckled down in camp, in shape, eating well, resting good and he's in form.
"Tommy is going to knock him out in four rounds."
Michael B Jordan - Actor, who plays Adonis Creed in CREED
"That's so tough [to predict], but I'm going to go with Fury."
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Liam Smith - Former super welterweight world champion
“I’ll be dead honest with you, I think it’s a very interesting fight,” Smith explained on talkSPORT Breakfast.
“I do think Jake Paul is the best of the YouTube fighters who have come through [but] I probably just edge towards Fury with the experience of the years boxing.
“I do think it’s an interesting fight. They are both novices in professional boxing.
“I know Jake hasn’t fought many boxers, but I just think they are both novices. Take the YouTube situation out of it, they are both novice professionals fighting quite early in their careers.”
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John Fury - Trainer and dad of Tommy Fury
Fury's dad, John, did not hold back in support of his son, as he told talkSPORT: "This is feeding time for Tommy.
"Tommy will destroy Jake Paul, he'll be laughing when he's going to the ring, because it's easy money. Easy fighting.
"We've done our hard work in the gym, back here in Bolton. We've done the work; we've done the grind. Nine weeks, over 100 rounds of sparring, with good class men who can fight.
"We’ve not started boxing 18 months ago. Jake Paul can have everybody around him in the world blowing smoke up his ring piece, telling him how good he is.
"So, fake Jake is copping it. That's what fake Jake's getting, a good hiding, and put straight in his place...
"Tommy is a world class fighter, and he'll prove it, he'll prove it, don't take my word for it, switch on the TV.
"I've never been wrong yet. This guy don't get stuff wrong, because if Tommy was going to embarrass me, he wouldn't be in the fight game. Remember that."
Viddal Riley - Cruiserweight prospect and former KSI trainer
";I think Jake Paul will win on points," Riley revealed to talkSPORT.
"Tommy Fury needs to win this fight to continue to have any respect as a credible professional boxer.
"I think he does have the responsibility on his back of showing the crossover world that when you come to fight a proper boxer it might be a step too far.
"But, I don't think that he can knock out Jake and I don't think if it goes to a decision he'll win on points, so I have to go with Jake."
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Amer Abdallah - Head of boxing at Skills Challenge Entertainment
"Tommy is a boxer throughout his career, but he has not fought the best opposition and arguably Jake has fought the better opposition," Abdallah explained to talkSPORT.
"Jake has been on this stage and dealt with the pressure of main event lights and until you've been there you can't understand what that pressure is like and it makes a big difference.
"Jake has been in that position before, Tommy has not, the competition that Jake has fought is better than Tommy.
"They're both young, eager, strong and in their prime, so it will make for a very competitive fight, but I would give Jake the upper hand."
Spencer Oliver - talkSPORT Boxing co-host
“You have to go with Tommy Fury, he’s been there and it’s in his DNA.
"He’s boxed for a long time, it’s not like he’s just been doing this for the last few years, he’s got amateur pedigree and professional.
“I think Tommy Fury will win on points, but I think Jake Paul will hold himself well and come out of it with a lot of credit, but Fury’s boxing IQ and boxing ability should win that fight.”
Mike Tyson - Former undisputed world heavyweight champion
“I never saw Fury fight,” He told . “I don’t know — I don’t think he’s gonna be able to beat Jake Paul.
"Jake Paul, he’s getting better and better as he fights, and I don’t know if they brought him here to lose. So, we’re gonna find out.”
He added to talkSPORT: "He [Paul] does have boxing experience. He won against people he shouldn't have beat.
"I don't think they bought him here to lose either because he is good for fighting, he is good for boxing. He makes more money than the champion.
"He is an enigma. Whoever don't respect him is out of their mind."
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Ahmed Elbiali - Light heavyweight boxer who has sparred both Paul and Fury
"For some reason, I see Jake winning. And I’m friends with Tyson, I’m acquaintances with Tommy," .
"It’s no disrespect, but in this game it’s sometimes who wants it more and I feel Jake wants it more.
"I can see him winning by knockout but more so a close or controversial decision. Because both are going to do their best not to get knocked out.
"They both don’t want to take the chance of scoring a knockout and risk getting knocked out in the process.
"I see Jake winning a decision, maybe very close and enough to do a rematch."
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Derek Chisora - Heavyweight boxer who has fought for world titles against Tommy's brother Tyson
Del Boy originally told his former rival Tyson Fury that his brother Tommy would be losing but he has since changed his mind.
Chisora has now claimed Paul has overlooked TNT despite being willing to bet £200,000 on the YouTuber beating Carl Froch.
He told the : “Jake right now looks to be the favourite. So all the odds are favouring Jake and everything, all the fans are saying ‘Jake, Jake, Jake’. But I’ve got a feeling that Jake might get stopped by Tommy but if that happens then – oh wow”
“But if it goes the other way around, then Jesus Christ it’s not great. Everybody’s saying ‘Jake, Jake, Jake’ and I think what’s happening right now is that Jake’s confidence is so high up that he’s brushing off Tommy easy.”
Aaron Chalmers - Former Geordie Star-turned amateur boxer and Floyd Mayweather's next opponent
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: "All the pressure is on Tommy because of the two pull outs and because of who his dad and brother are.
"If Tommy beats Jake. Jake can just say 'well, I am a YouTuber.'
"I've seen Jake knock out top UFC champions, so he can definitely box.
"I would love to fight the winner or the loser. I am waiting in the wings."
Anthony Taylor - Jake Paul sparring partner and former Tommy Fury opponent
"Tommy doesn’t possess the knockout power, we don’t see it, he doesn’t have that dog in him," Taylor said.
“He talks a good game saying, ‘I’m going to knock you out’, but he never knocks anybody out besides the last couple fighters he’s fought who were paid to lose.
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“If you can’t knock me out then you sure as hell aren’t knocking Jake Paul out.
“He’s taller and bigger and Jake is in there getting that work, he’s sparring, he’s training, all we see is you posting a few pictures. Hard evidence shows that Jake is a harder worker than Tommy.
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“Jake [will win] by knockout in six rounds. Tommy doesn’t have the gas tank to do eight rounds.”
Taylor then made reference to Fury’s last outing in an exhibition bout on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Deji, as he said: “He was huffing and puffing when he went four rounds with that guy on the exhibition card.”
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