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Tyson Fury Compares His Brother With Canelo Alvarez and Calls Out Jake Paul

Published 03/01/2021, 3:00 PM EST

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Tyson Fury’s brother, Tommy Fury, has advanced his undefeated record to 5-0, as he took out Scott Williams via KO in the 2nd round of their recent collision. But, that’s not the only thing that he achieved.

Competing with several more boxing events on the same date, Tommy Fury seems to have topped the race in PPV numbers. That said, WBC champion, Tyson Fury, has hailed him on social media, touting Fury’s recent fight to be even superior to Canelo Alvarez’s win against Avni Yildirim.

While Canelo Alvarez defended his super-middleweight titles at the Hard Rock Stadium in the USA, Tommy Fury claimed his win at Copper Box Arena in London. But on a global scale, Tyson Fury cited his brother to have surpassed Canelo Alvarez’s PPV.

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He took to social media and congratulated ‘TNT’ for standing alongside DAZN’s two events and IFL TV’s event. Moreover, ‘The Gypsy King’ seems to have found a perfect opponent for his cousin, and it is none other than Jake Paul.

We have seen ‘The Problem Child’ call-out several combat personalities in recent times. So, Tyson Fury turned the tables and challenged him to step up against his brother, Tommy ‘TNT’ Fury.

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However, Jake Paul, who is gearing up for his upcoming boxing clash against former UFC star, Ben Askren, on April 17, hasn’t responded to it.

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Jake Paul, almost 200 lbs, has found no relevant contender in his weight category. Meanwhile, he has continuously demeaned the elite pugilists since he entered the sport. So, Tommy Fury can be the right person to handle him.

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Being a natural light heavyweight, he has a bigger physical frame. He also has an experience of 5-0 and can present some serious trouble to ‘The Problem Child’. But their professional resumes aren’t very different. Jake Paul (2-0) is also undefeated in his fighting career.

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Moreover, neither boxer has faced any other top-rated boxers. So they can possibly lock horns under the same parameters, and we can see whether Jake Paul can dance around with a professional puncher.

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. He combined his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports and has a combined 2000 plus bylines in MMA and boxing over the last two years.
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