Tyson Fury backs Mike Tyson to KO Jake Paul & breaks mold with fight opinion YT: Damon Elliott Show; Associated Press; YT: NetflixTyson Fury has backed Mike Tyson to KO Jake Paul and has disagreed with criticism from the boxing world over the July 20 mega fight. The WBC world champion spent time on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani ahead of his heavyweight championship unification bout against Oleksandr Usyk. In the interview, Fury spoke of his anticipation for the historic fight. He complimented Usyk\u2019s resume, but promised to leave the ring victorious on May 18. Toward the end of the segment, Helwani mentioned the upcoming Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson boxing match set for July 20 in front of a worldwide Netflix audience. Although many have criticized the Paul vs Tyson matchup, Fury disagreed with the detractors. He says that it\u2019s \u201cfantastic\u201d for the sport. \u201cI think it\u2019s fantastic. This creates a lot of money for Texas, selling out all those tickets, which means drinks, alcohol, food, beverage, and everything from the local area. \u201cAll of Mike\u2019s team are being fed. And all of Jake\u2019s team is being fed out of it. So, a lot of mouths are being fed, and many people\u2019s rents are being paid. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s to be negative about it. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to it. I get to see the legend Mike Tyson back in the ring in my era. Fantastic. I get to see him live and exclusive as an adult. What a treat.\u201d Fury then came to the defense of the Paul brothers specifically, stating that they\u2019ve both been a positive gain for the combat sports world. \u201cI know we\u2019ve got a rivalry going on with Tommy [Fury], but I got to speak it how I see it. Jake and Logan have done absolutely fantastic for themselves. \u201cI know they\u2019ve got a lot of haters. However, I am not one of them. I\u2019m a fan. I support people going and making lots of millions of dollars out of boxing. \u201cIt only makes it better for young people who don\u2019t get paid because more people will see the fight and be interested in it. So, more eyes to the game, and it\u2019s better.\u201d Tyson Fury predicts Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Helwani explained that Paul vs Tyson is a professional boxing bout, not an exhibition, and asked for the champion\u2019s prediction. \u201cListen, if Mike Tyson hits anybody, I don\u2019t care if he\u2019s ninety, he\u2019s going to knock him out, isn\u2019t he? He\u2019s \u2019Iron\u2019 Mike Tyson, the baddest man on the planet. \u201cAnd Jake Paul, he\u2019s very experienced now, and he\u2019s had a lot of tough fights and good fights. And he\u2019s probably a quarter of the man\u2019s age. \u201cBut obviously, I have to back Mike Tyson; I\u2019m named after the legend. I\u2019m backing Mike for the knockout! Come on, Mike!\u201d Fury\u2019s father, John Fury, named his son after Tyson, whom he was a massive fan of during the emergence of \u2018Iron Mike\u2019 in the 1980s and 1990s. The lineal and WBC champion gets a chance to handle business against Usyk on May 18, then he\u2019ll be free to watch his namesake take the ring vs Paul on July 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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