Logan Paul says Tommy Fury ‘made the right decision’ to pull out against brother Jake and avoid embarrassing KO loss
LOGAN PAUL said Tommy Fury “made the right decision” not to fight his brother Jake and avoid a potentially embarrassing knockout loss.
Fury has twice withdrawn from facing Jake, firstly after suffering a broken rib in training and most recently amid a US visa issue.
But the Paul brothers cast doubt over the fight cancellations while discussing it on the Impaulsive podcast.
Logan, 27, said: “I told you, and I told you so, before you took the fight with Tommy, I recognise flake behaviour.
“And the first time he pulled out from your guys’ fight, that to me smelt like flake behaviour, not like on some serious s***.
“And the second time when you said you wanted to fight him, I like it, I like the fight, but the man just doesn’t have it in him.
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“He doesn’t have that fire that his older brother has.”
Jake, 25, responded: “I think it hits him when the pressure starts to build and the fight’s actually confirmed, then he’s like, ‘Wow, I have to go up against this kid’.
“And he’s fought all easy people that are put in there to lose. So when there’s a real killer against you, I think that pressure sets in.”
Logan said: “Regardless of whether or not it’s an excuse, and the fact that it did happen and it’s extremely embarrassing and he is kind of tainting the Fury name, I think he made the right decision.
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“Because, he can pull out and everyone can tell him he’s scared and, ‘You’re a p****, you’re living in your brother’s shadow’. Whatever.
“But that’s not as bad as being cold-clocked, knocked out on the canvas by you. Think about that.
“That lasts forever, dude. This is just going to be a window of time, for like a year people are going to be like, ‘Tommy, you backed out’ or whatever.”
Jake added: “It’s bad for him, man. He’s a clown, but it is smart, if we would fight, he’d be knocked out.”
Fury’s first withdrawal came last December, leaving Paul to KO Tyron Woodley, 40, in a rematch having beaten him on points four months prior.
It added to wins over YouTuber “AnEsonGib”, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 38, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 38.
Fury, 23, was due to be Paul’s first opponent with a recognised boxing record until their latest grudge match axe.
Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, was drafted in as a replacement to fight on August 6 at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
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But a weight disagreement between the two forced the event to be scrapped on just one week notice.
As revealed by SunSport, Paul is now eyeing a boxing return in October.
