Jake Paul has told Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to "just f****ng fight" whilst venting about big fights in boxing not taking place.
Fury and Joshua were in talks to fight in December, with Fury ending his retirement to enter negotiations with his bitter rival. But the two parties were unable to reach an agreement and Fury will now go on to fight Derek Chisora for the third time later this year whilst former two-time champion Joshua is expected to compete in the early months of 2023.
Paul, who fights UFC legend Anderson Silva this Saturday, has traded words with Fury before as the heavyweight champion's brother Tommy pulled out of two bookings against the YouTuber-tuned-boxer. 'The Problem Child' thinks boxing fans suffer when big fights are not made and he urged Fury and Joshua to return to the negotiating table.
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"Get these fights done, stop shooting yourself in the foot and being greedy," he said. "Give the people what they want, don't look at every term in the contract and try to change it. Just f****ng fight. You spar every day, why not get paid tens of millions of dollars to do it in front of people? They are very scared to risk their undefeated records but boxing needs these big fights, don't let your manager or promoter stop you. You've got to be in control."
The decision to book a trilogy fight between Fury and Chisora was heavily criticised by fans, as many called for 'The Gypsy King' a higher-ranked heavyweight contender. Paul offered rare praise of the UFC despite his feud with Dana White by praising the promotion for making for the right fights, whilst admitting that boxing is in a "scary place" for big fights falling through.
"It sucks for the fans, those are the ones that get hurt," Paul added. "It's bad, this is why the sport has gone to bad places before. It's gone to scary moments where you think the sport is going to end up dying out because big fights like this aren't happening. Why didn't we get Fury vs Joshua? There are so many instances where big fights should be made and they're not.
"I don't know what it is and nobody will ever know. It's just frustrating because people just say it was this promoter or that promoter, or blame it on broadcast rights and you never actually know the truth. That's why I commend the UFC, because they get those big fights to happen and make the mandatory fights."
