Fury vs Paul

Tommy Fury finally showed the world what he can do with a split decision win against Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night.

Later, Fury was also deducted a point for grabbing, something Paul was seen doing far more often that Fury and this evened up the deductions. However, the US based judge Mike Ross controversially awarded the fight to Paul with a 75-74 score. However where he won the fight was on the power punches landed, with 49 for Fury compared to 24 for Paul. However, Fury insisted that this was just a slip and the numbers following the fight show how he was the more accomplished boxer throughout the contest, Paul landed a higher proportion of jabs, however, showing his accuracy with 32% landing compared to 25% for Fury. In this area, Fury showed his experience and this was reflected in the judges' scorecards in the WBC sanctioned eight round contest.

Tommy Fury and Jake Paul produced entertainment in Saudi Arabia, but a rematch makes sense for two fighters still with so much to learn.

In round five, Paul was deducted a point for hitting Fury in the back of his head. It was a legitimate knockdown, an extra point to Paul, but the fight had slipped out of his grasp at that point. Fury won the fight with a dozen well-placed jabs and Paul’s innocence was his downfall. It was too easy to forget that Fury is only 23, a brand new father and also part of the Fury fighting clan. It was never going to be a masterpiece of skills and technique, but it was always going to be messy and fun. In the end, Fury won a split decision after eight torrid, bloody, scrappy and honest rounds of fighting.

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The pair are expected to square off on April 29 for all-four major sanctioning body belts at Wembley Stadium - though the deal is said to have hit a stumbling block over the purse split. Honestly, I believe you will see a statement from a guy who is very dangerous, very motivated to become a three-time heavyweight champion.”MORE BOXING NEWS... Coming out on top by a clear margin of 71.5 per cent was Fury and Usyk’s proposed undisputed clash followed by Garcia vs Davis who garnered 10.6 per cent of the votes. “I’m telling you now this guy is still a top three heavyweight in the world capable of regaining his world heavyweight title. “There’s a lot of pressure to come back,” Hearn told BBC 5 Live Boxing. However, a loss could spell curtains for his career.