JOHN FURY has accused Jake Paul of handpicking “geriatrics”; following his win over Anderson Silva.
The YouTuber turned boxer stretched his professional record to a perfect 6-0 last weekend with a MMA legend.
But victory over the 47-year-old Tommy.
He said on Instagram Live: “This man [Tommy] is fighting here, at least heâs a proper fighter.
âHe trains as a boxer. All heâs fighting, heâs had seven pro fights against proper opposition.
“Not some hand-picked geriatric that needs a Zimmer frame [walker] to get in the ring.â
Paul, 25, dropped Silva in the final round of their Arizona dust-up on his way to a decision victory.
John, however, can’t understand how Paul opted to fight the near-fifty-year-old Silva.
He said: âIf any of my sons was fifty years old and doing that, Iâd say âListen, have a day off, give your head a wobble.’
ââAlls youâre going to do is make a fool of yourself and entertainment for other people.
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“Youâre making the other man thatâs useless look good.â”;
Paul and Tommy have twice been scheduled to throw down with one another but have yet to share the ring.
Injury and illness to Fury scuppered their first scheduled meeting last December, while visa issues laid waste to their second.
And John has no doubt in his mind his youngest son would teach The Problem Child a lesson.
He said: “Jake Paul canât fight. [Tommy] will knock Jake Paul out with one punch.
“And Iâll say it now on camera: Jake Paul will get knocked out with the first right hand that he throws, and Iâll put money on it.â
Paul expected critics to be out in force after his latest victory, saying: âTheyâre gonna find something to say.
ââFight a real boxer!â B***h, I tried. Hey, if I was walking on water, people would say I canât swim.
“So thereâs always gonna be haters, thereâs always gonna be critics, and thatâs just there, thatâs everyday, part of life if youâre doing something and being successful.
“So I donât worry about this s**t and this is just the start baby.â