Jake Paul blames ‘illness’ and an ‘arm injury’ for his split-decision loss to Tommy Fury – before saying he disagreed with judges’ scorecards after knocking the Brit down in the final round
- Jake Paul made several excuses for his loss to Tommy Fury on Sunday evening
- Paul, 26, said that ‘illness’ and an ‘arm injury’ were behind his split decision loss
- The YouTuber-turned-boxer also felt the score cards from the judges were wrong
Jake Paul was heavily booed by the crowd after he made several excuses for his loss to Tommy Fury – citing illness and an arm injury for his loss.
Paul lost to fury via split decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night – with one judge scoring it 75-74 to Paul and the other two scoring it 76-73 to Fury.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer also said he disagreed with the judges’ scores after the fight. However, he did admit it was a ‘close fight’.
Speaking directly after the fight, Paul said: ‘All respect to Tommy, he won. Don’t judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses.
‘I’ll come back and I think we deserve the rematch. It was a great fight, a close fight. I don’t know if I agree with the judges.
Jake Paul was heavily booed by the crowd after he made several excuses for his loss to Tommy Fury – citing illness and an arm injury for his loss
Paul lost to fury via split decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night – with one judge scoring it 75-74 to Paul and the other two scoring it 76-73 to Fury
The YouTuber-turned-boxer also said he disagreed with the judges’ scores after the fight . However, he did admits it was a ‘close fight’
‘I got a 10-8 round twice. It is what it is but I’ve already won in life. I’ve won in every single way, I have amazing family, amazing friends and an amazing work ethic.’
‘Honestly, I felt flat. I got sick really bad twice in this camp, injured my arm, so it wasn’t my best performance,’ he said before immediately insisting he was beaten by the better man.
‘But I lost – I’m not making excuses. I’m just saying, it wasn’t my best performance, I felt a little flat and like I said, we’re going to come back and get that W.’
He finished by saying: ‘Don’t judge me by my wins, judge my by my losses – I’m going to come back stronger.’
The fans in Saudi Arabia were furious with Paul’s excuses and booed him while he gave his post-fight interview.
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