‘I’m Capable of Tearing Limbs off’: 58-Year-Old Father of Tyson Fury Calls Out Jake Paul for a ‘Bareknuckle’ Fight

Published 11/14/2022, 8:45 AM EST

At the Floyd Mayweather vs. Deji fight, John Fury, the father of Tyson and Tommy Fury, ran into an unprecedented altercation with ‘The Problem Child’. Jake Paul was heckling his former rival Tommy Fury, who was earlier supposed to fight Paul Bamba inside the ring. Since Tommy Fury failed to make the weight for the Bamba fight, he fought the replacement Rolly Lambert on November 13.

After Tommy Fury’s fight and following the end of Mayweather vs. Deji, John Fury addressed his altercation with ‘The Problem Child’. Although he was 58 and aged, John Fury said he would “throw down” with anybody. John Fury declared that he did not care even if it was a bare knuckle fight.

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Addressing his altercation with Jake Paul, John Fury said, “I’ll get my pension on Monday. But I’ll still throw down with anyone – bare knuckles or whatever. I’ll throw down and I’ve got guts and I’ve got heart and I will give anybody a problem.”

John Fury went on and claimed that he was capable of tearing limbs off of his opponents. Fury said he trained every day and would not shy away from a fight. Here is what he added next regarding ‘The Problem Child’.

John Fury spars daily and cautions Jake Paul after Tommy Fury fight

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Although he was 58 and receiving a pension, John Fury claimed he trained well. In a wild and aggressive statement, he said he would tear the limbs off of his opponents. He said, “I train every day. I don’t look like I do because I’m a fat man genetically. But I run every day, the weights, we spar all the time, don’t we? So, I know I’m capable of tearing limbs off.”

Earlier, Jake Paul had called Tommy Fury an embarrassment to the Fury name. ‘The Problem Child’ took to Twitter and questioned Fury’s professionalism in boxing.

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.

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