Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury predictions: Problem Child can have final say
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Henry Hardwicke
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25/02/202310:09
Jake Paul has won six out of six fights and looks more comfortable at this weight than Tommy Fury
Jake Paul has won six out of six fights and looks more comfortable at this weight than Tommy Fury

- Jake Paul has won all six of his fights and has been improving in each one 
- Tommy Fury may be unbeaten but has fought no-one of note 
- Recommended bet: Paul to win by Decision or Technical Decision

The talking will finally stop when Jake Paul and Tommy Fury get in the ring on Sunday.

Various issues have kept fight fans waiting, and after two failed attempts to stage this contest, the pair will finally clash in Riyadh.

It is an interesting contest and certainly not just a case of YouTuber against professional boxer as has been suggested in the past.

Paul is now the 8/11 favourite with LiveScore Bet, with the prices having swung in the favour of the American.

Fury had originally been odds-on to beat the Problem Child, but as the fight has drawn closer Paul has taken over at the head of the betting with the Englishman now on offer at 11/10 with LiveScore Bet.

Fury's form carries little weight

Fury is a professional boxer, in that he holds a license, but his record in the ring suggests that the 23-year-old is nothing more than a novice.

TNT has had eight professional bouts, contested over the space of five years, and those fights struggle to stand up to even the slightest scrutiny.

Fury's debut opponent Jevgenijs Andrejevs had lost 102 fights before taking on the Manchester man, while Callum Ide had not won any of his 30 professional fights.

Neither Scott Williams nor Genadij Krajevskij had been able to record a single victory before getting into the ring with the former Love Islander.

Paul has size on his side

This contest will be fought at a catchweight and the 185lbs limit is considerably higher than what Fury has been operating at previously.

The majority of TNT’s bouts have come at light-heavyweight and the muscle bound 23-year-old has looked rather immobile in that division, so it is difficult to see him floating around the ring up at cruiser.

Paul has been smart when selecting his opponents and he has enjoyed considerable size advantages in the majority of his fights to date.

The 26-year-old is more natural at this weight and that could help swing things in favour of the Ohio man.

Problem Child can past toughest test

Paul does not have a long list of defeated boxers on his record, but he has shown a high level of conditioning, desire and commitment in his victories over the likes of Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva.

The Cleveland native has invested heavily in training camps, and while the level of opponent the YouTube star has faced could be called into question, he has shown clear signs of improvement from one fight to the next.

What we do know is Paul has the conditioning, fitness and dedication to go the full eight rounds.

The Problem Child has shown that twice against Silva and Woodley and that is a question that Fury still has to answer.

TNT looked immobile, stiff and too muscle-bound in the light-heavyweight division and that is likely to be even more apparent carrying more bulk at 185lbs.

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