TOMMY FURY is out of his showdown with Jake Paul – and The Problem Child may have known about his rival’s withdrawal THREE DAYS ago.
TNT has been forced out of his grudge match with the YouTuber-turned-boxer with an injury, with SunSport understanding an official announcement will be made later today.
Paul has yet to comment on Fury’s withdrawal, although he did post a tweet a few days ago possibly hinting that he knew about it.
On Friday, Paul tweeted a video of Tyson Fury claiming his younger brother could beat the YouTuber on his ‘worst night ever’.
His accompanying caption read:” I smell cap.”
The term ‘cap’ is American slang for lies or bulls**t.
In the clip, Tyson said: “Tommy can have his worst night ever and still beat Jake Paul.
“He could probably turn up with broken ribs, a broken left hand, two left feet, his close on back to front and with the flu and still beat Jake Paul.
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“That’s how confident I am that he can beat Jake Paul.”
Fury’s withdrawal from the bout will have enraged Paul, who had a sneaking suspicion Fury would pull out of their showdown.
During an expletive-laden press conference last month, a fired-up Paul said: “Make sure you show up. Just make sure you show up.”
Both men were confident of emerging victorious from the battle of social media celebs, with Fury predicting a short night at the office.
He said: “After our last fights on the same card, I rocked up with four people to his after-party.
“I saw him and what did he do? He didn’t [do anything]. He sent a security man over to say: ‘Please leave’.
“When he gets in the ring with me, he will find his level. He’ll be out in the first round.”
Paul, meanwhile, planned to drag his fellow novice into deep waters, saying: “I will TKO him in the later rounds.
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“He hasn’t had a fight past four rounds so I think he’ll be gassed.
“I think this will be the first time he’s getting punched in the face by someone who can actually hit and is the same weight as him.
“He’s always fought smaller guys with losing records. So I think he’s going to fade. I know he’s going to fade.”
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