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Tommy Fury: Jake Paul would have been knocked out if we fought

Alexander Netherton
Tommy Fury: Jake Paul would have been knocked out if we foughtDAZN
The two social media stars may fight in 2022.

Tommy Fury believes he would have knocked out Jake Paul had they fought last weekend.

The British Love Island star was due to fight the 24-year-old YouTuber-turned prizefighter last weekend in Fury, but a broken rib and bacterial chest infection forced him to withdraw.

As a result, former UFC champion Tyron Woodley stepped in as a late replacement for a rematch, suffering a knockout defeat.

Despite the clear-cut win, Fury was unimpressed.

Speaking to Unibet Lowdown, Fury said: "If that was me in the ring on Saturday night, it wouldn't have got out of the opening bell.

"Let's have it right. Watch that first round and then watch the first round of me, my first fight back coming out of Love Island. Is he any better than that guy? No, he's not. The guy I fought coming out of Love Island had 30 professional boxing bouts and was a world kickboxing champion. Be what he is, but that's what I would have done to him because people who come out and don't do anything, they get put to sleep. I'd have been smashing the jabs out there. He doesn't move his head and then folds up with the right hand. He just wouldn't have been there because it was that bad. It was a bad, terrible fight."

Fury was disappointed to have missed out on his biggest fight yet.

"I'm not good, to be honest with you," he explained. "I've not been on social media since I posted the video online of me obviously coming out and explaining why the fight is off. I've not posted anything on social media. I've not even been on social media because I'm just not interested in it.

"I've been in probably the lowest point that I've ever been in, in my entire life. I've never felt or experienced anything so low because imagine having everything that you could ever dreamt for and then having it ripped away from you by no fault of your own. It's a bitter pill to swallow."

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