Tommy Fury makes surprise U-turn on fighting Mike Tyson, 58, for eye-watering fee after slamming Jake Paul
TOMMY FURY has performed a sensational U-turn - admitting he would fight Mike Tyson for a whopping £50million.
The Brit, 26, once blasted the idea of stepping in the ring with the
boxing
legend after
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Tommy Fury, who is the younger brother of Tyson Fury, is now open to fighting Mike Tyson
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Jake Paul earned £31.4million from his fight with Mike Tyson
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Tyson lost to Paul but still took home £15.8m for his effort
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Back in 2024, Fury who is the younger brother of former heavyweight king Tyson Fury, called talk of a fight "stupid".
Asked about
"I'm not interested in that fight one bit.
"The man is a legend he should be left alone. At the end of the day it's not safe is it?
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"[The] man is 60 years old, you're not what you were.You have to have some respect about you, I think.'
But now, speaking on Eddie Hall's The Good, The Bad and The Beast podcast, Fury's tone has dramatically shifted, saying a mega-money payday could change everything.
Asked if he'd ever take on Tyson, who would be 60 by the time a fight could happen, Fury replied: 'If someone offered me £50million to fight him
…
I'd probably do it
.'
The reversal comes after Fury watched Paul bank £31.4million for his points win over a visibly fading Tyson in November, while the ageing legend pocketed around £15.8m himself.
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Tyson later admitted he barely remembered the bout, telling Fox Sports Radio: 'I don't remember the fight that much… I kind of blanked out.'
His son Amir even claimed Tyson's wife said: 'Mike is done.'
Jake Paul storms out of Piers Morgan interview wearing a sombrero after claiming he would beat peak Mike Tyson
Despite the chatter around Tyson, Fury still has eyes on a rematch with
He said: 'That fight will always be there, there's history, it makes sense for both of us.
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Fury beat Paul by split decision in
Saudi Arabia
in 2023 and remains bullish: 'There's not a doubt in my mind where I go into the ring with Jake Paul and I think he beats me.'
Meanwhile, Youtuber Paul, returns this Saturday night seven months after his blockbuster fight with Tyson.
He will take Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in Anaheim, California.
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