Jake Paul has downplayed Tommy Fury's win against him in their grudge fight by insisting that the Brit "didn't win".
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul suffered his first professional loss when he was outpointed by Love Island star Fury last month in Saudi Arabia. Paul scored a knockdown in the final round but it wasn't enough as he was edged out by split decision on the night. 'The Problem Child' initially praised Fury for being the better man after the fight, but has now backtracked by claiming that the Brit "didn't win".
"Tommy didn't win the fight, I lost it. I was not good, I was not on my A-game. I didn't implement the gameplan, my legs were weak going into the fight. I think I cut the weight improperly in such like a seven-week camp as normally we do a 12-week camp. We squeezed in this camp, but I don't want to sit here and make excuses," Paul said on Impaulsive.
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"I lost the fight, I wasn't at my best and it's that simple. I think a little bit of pressure is good but I had a lot of pressure and the stakes kept getting higher and higher each fight. Now there is definitely more relaxation going into the next one. A lot of things played into the [loss], even getting a point deducted in the beginning of the fight.
"I don't know, it's the hardest sport in the world and you have to have a peak moment. You're only able to show up in that one moment on that one night. Whatever you're feeling then you can't really fake it. I was flat, very very flat. I beat him like eight to nine times out of ten, this just happened one of those times. He stepped up to the plate."
Fury is now unbeaten in nine professional fights but Paul has labelled him as "not that good" and thinks he can make the necessary adjustments to win a rematch. Paul has insisted that he scored the fight a draw, with brother Logan disputing his claim by saying that Fury clearly won.
Paul is planning to activate his rematch clause to face Fury for a second time and insisted the pay-per-view figures for their fight are exceeding expectations, adding: "I don't see where there is not a reason to run it back at some point. The business side of it was massive, it was one of the biggest events in boxing in recent years. It'll probably be the biggest fight of this year, it's massive."
