Betting tips and predictions for Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, the grudge match more than two years in the making.
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Tommy Fury is the half-brother to heavyweight champion Tyson and professional boxer. The 23-year-old will put his family name on the line on Sunday when facing YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul on Sunday 26th at 10pm.
Tommy currently has a record of 8-0 with four of those victories by knockout and whilst the 23-year-old may be better know for his time as a contestant on Love Island, he is still a professional boxer who has been tipped by his trainer and father John Fury to go to the top.
Jake Paul has a 6-0 record with four knockouts and whilst he has impressed viewers, all his fights have been against retired UFC veterans, NBA players and other YouTubers.
The fight has been named “The Truth” and on 26th we will find out the truth about both fighters, can Tommy Fury deal with the pressure? Should Jake Paul be taken seriously by all in the boxing world?
Fury is currently a best price of 11/8 to win a price that appears generous for someone who considers this their profession and whilst Jake has shown promise in the ring he should face a tougher test on Sunday.
Fury has six inch reach advantage on Paul and the game plan should be to work behind the jab. Paul is more of brawler than a technical fighter and his best chance will be to fight close range against Fury. In theory, all the Manchester born fighter has to do is stay behind his jab until opportunities present themselves.
Jake Paul has still had to knockout professional fighters and whilst some have questioned his previous opponents motivation in taking the fights against Paul this will still be a real test and he is odds-on-favourite for a reason.
The Ohio native has punch power and by all accounts has put in plenty of work to get in shape and Fury would be wise not to underestimate his opponent. In absence of perfect technique, Paul has been able to get the job done as demonstrated in his last fight against Anderson Silva where he knocked down Silva in the 8th round.
In the round group betting market there are some very strong odds and one that interests me is the Jake Paul victory rounds 5-8 which can be found at the best price of 6/1 instead of 5/1.
If Paul is able to get any result it will most likely be later on in the round and in the interest of covering every possible scenario 0.5pt seems fair on this one considering the odds.
