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Josh Challies

Jake Paul offers blunt verdict on Tommy Fury reschedule and talks up alternative fight

Jake Paul has made it clear he's not interested in rescheduling a bout with Tommy Fury, despite the Manchester fighter's push for a new date.

Fury was forced to withdraw from a bout last month due to a broken rib, with Tyron Woodley instead stepping-in as a replacement and being knocked out in Cleveland.

Talk about a reschedule has been present ever since the initial bout was cancelled and Fury has repeatedly pushed for a new date to be arranged.

However, Paul is reluctant to do so and is instead eyeing other fights - stating he'd rather fight Tyson Fury or his father, John Fury.

"He wants the payday. I've said it before, I don't want to take the fight with him. He doesn't deserve it," he told the Volume.

"I'd rather fight Tyson, I'll fight his brother or his dad before I fight Tommy."

Another boxer touted as a future opponent for Paul is Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and the Youtuber-turned-boxer has now thrown his weight behind such a bout, expressing his desire for that clash.

"Julio Cesar Chavez, I like that fight a lot because it silences the critics. You know, he was a former world champion and I know I can beat him.

"That challenge excites me and I'm down. This is what people don't understand, even after I knocked out Woodley, they're all like 'fight a real boxer'.

"I tried and he dropped out of the fight two weeks before, so I want to fight a real boxer, newsflash, and I'm going to, just have some f****** patience."

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