Tyson Fury has declared he is a ‘loser’ after making a bad prediction on Sunday night's fight between Jake Paul and his younger brother Tommy Fury. The two-time world heavyweight champion is now down £100k from placing a bet on the highly anticipated grudge match.
Tyson previously told iFL TV that he had “100 racks” on the line as he predicted there would be a knockout in the fight.
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Of course, Fury backed his younger brother to knock out Paul.
“Tommy knocks out 90 per cent of people that he spars with or drops them at least, so he’s a very hard puncher…
“I’ve got 100 racks on it for an inside-the-distance stoppage, so if he loses, then I’ll lose 100 bags as well. I’ve got him at 3-1.
“I know Tommy is going to knock him out,” he said ahead of the fight.
Following Fury’s win on Sunday night, Tyson laughed that he is now down £100k as the Love Island star failed to knock out the 27-year-old internet sensation.
In the dressing room after the bout, Fury was asked about Canadian rapper Drake’s $400,000 (£335,000) bet on Paul to win by KO.
“It looks like Drake lost his money! 335 bags down the toilet!
“He’s lost a lot of money, silly fella, actually he’s not a silly fella, $400,000 to him is about £4 to us, but he won’t be doing that again,” Tyson laughed.
However, Tyson Fury told BT Sport Boxing that Drake wasn’t the only loser who placed a bad bet.
“But let me tell you a secret - I lost mine too. I bet for the knockout. We are both losers!”
The Manchester boxer, 23, defeated Jake by split decision after eight rounds, despite getting knocked down by Paul in the eighth round. The judges scored it 75-74 Jake, 76-73 and 76-73 Tommy.
After Fury's victory was confirmed, his girlfriend Molly-Mae jumped onto Instagram to share her pride for her man, who she met on Love Island in 2019.
"Never a doubt in my mind," she penned alongside an image of Tommy with the specially created 'Diriyah Champion' belt from the WBC.
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