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Jake Paul (5-0) is less than two months away from what on paper will be his toughest test in the ring. On December 18th he takes on light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (8-0) in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
They were scheduled to collide last December. Fury withdrew on late notice with rib injury suffered during training camp. He was replaced by former UFC champion Tyron Woodley, who Paul brutally knocked out with a single punch in the sixth round.
The first five fights of Paul’s career have been against a fellow YouTuber, an ex NBA player and a pair of former mixed martial arts champions.
Fury presents a different challenge as he is a legit professional boxer who’s family is regarded as boxing royalty. Fury’s older brother is WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. There is also top heavyweight contender and cousin, Hughie Fury.
However, Paul’s trainer BJ Flores is very confident that they will not only get the victory but score a knockout. He believes his charge is ready to face a professional boxer and said that they are going to have a perfect camp for the challenges that Fury presents.
“I’m 100% positive Jake Paul will win by knockout. No stone will been left unturned. Jake will have completed [many hard] rounds at the end of this camp. Dog ass, competitive, Kronk style sparring, old school training that will have him ready,” Flores told BoxingScene.com.
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