JAKE PAUL vs Tommy Fury is set to go ahead on December 18 in Miami.
Fury beat Anthony Taylor in four rounds on Paul’s undercard in August and the pair were trading insults before the night was out.
Paul beat Tyron Woodley via split decision in Ohio.
The judges scored it 77-75, 79-74, 75-77 in Paul’s favour.
And focus soon switched to what the 24-year-old would fight next.
The two have been going back-and-forth relentlessly online in recent months but talks progressed behind the scenes.
And despite recent bumps in the road, SunSport understands a deal is over the line for a Christmas cracker.
Online personality Paul initially hinted he would duck the Fury fight and take a break from boxing.
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But soon after he was clashing with the Brit backstage and calling for the fight to be staged.
Negotiations soon followed but Fury publicly admitted he turned two offers down, believing he had been lowballed.
Paul’s effort to bump up the deal to $1million, plus additional pay-per-view upsides, were also knocked back.
But Fury’s promoter Frank Warren recently confirmed talks were heading in the right direction, as he grew confident a deal would be met.
So how do the potential rivals compare?
Paul turned 24 in January and is more than two years older than his British counterpart, who celebrated his 22nd birthday in May.
Both fighters have unblemished records – Fury is 7-0 and Paul’s 4-0.
Of Fury’s seven wins, four have been by KO, while three of Paul’s four finished inside the distance.
Both fight with an orthodox stance – 6ft 1in Paul is just an inch taller than Fury but ‘TNT’ has the longer reach, 80ins to 76ins.
The big one, though, is the Instagram followers and who would have the bigger fan base behind them cheering on from home.
Reality TV sensation Fury boasts an impressive 3.7m.
But ‘The Problem Child’ – younger brother of fellow YouTuber Logan – blows his rival out of the water with a whopping 17.5m.
