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Tyson Fury Trolls Jake Paul as John Fury Confronts ‘The Problem Child’ for ‘Double or Nothing’ Money Grab in Spoof Video

Published 03/01/2023, 2:25 PM EST

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Jake Paul raised the stakes of his fight with Tommy Fury when he shook hands with him on a ‘Double or nothing’ deal. It is not a secret that Paul likes to go big on his fights and makes all the efforts to do so. But before his fight with Fury, he put down a deal with the British boxer to double the latter’s purse if he won. But it seems like Paul is yet to fulfill the deal. Paul owes money to Tommy TNT, and the Fury family wants Jake Paul to fulfill his promise.

The heavyweight champ Tyson Fury shared a video on his Instagram story and mocked Jake Paul for not paying Tommy and fulfilling his side of the bargain.

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The Youtuber Turned boxer made a bold ‘Double or nothing’ deal with the ex-Love Island contestant at the press conference ahead of his fight with Tommy Fury. But four days after their fight, the American social media influencer has not paid what he owes to Fury.

Tyson Fury took some jabs at the ‘Problem child’ for not paying up. He shared a spoof video on Instagram to make fun of Paul. In the  video, John Fury can be seen roughing up Jake Paul with a flurry of punches in order to make him pay the money he owes. But then in the video, Jake escapes from the clutches of  John and Tyson Fury and runs away with the money.

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UFC president Dana White also makes an appearance in the video. Eventually, after several twists and turns in the course of events, the money reaches the hands of the father-son duo, and the video ends on a light note, wherein Tyson Fury shouts, “We are Spartans.”

This video is generating a lot of laughs in the boxing community.

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The boxing world is waiting for Jake Paul to transfer the money he owes to Tommy Fury’s bank account and be truthful to his end of the deal.

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How much did Jake Paul make from the fight?

It is safe to say that Paul knows how to promote a boxing event. He has done a lot for the sport by helping in the marketing and promotion and bringing in many fans worldwide. But he’s been compensated handsomely for it too. In a video shared by Jake Paul, he claims he made about $30 million from his fight with Fury.

According to Forbes, Paul made about $37 million last year and his payout from a single fight was about 90% of  his last year’s earnings which is impressive. Paul is yet to reply to the Furys regarding the ‘Double or nothing’ deal.

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Do you think Jake will honor the ‘Double or nothing’ deal and pay Tommy Fury, or was it just a gimmick to sell the fight?

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Agrim Sharma

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Agrim Sharma is a Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports. Having an Economics background did not deviate him from finding his passion for writing. With two years of professional content writing experience, he learned that the best way to channel his love for the sport of boxing is by writing.
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Arijit Saha