Logan Paul has reacted after John Fury called him out and challenged him to a fight on Tuesday.
There has been plenty of bad blood between the Fury and Paul families over the past few years, with Tommy Fury beating Jake Paul via split decision in Saudi Arabia in February 2023.
This tension came to the fore again in recent days after Tommy pulled out of his bout with ex-UFC fighter Darren Till last week following a series of toxic outbursts between the pair.
They were scheduled to meet at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on January 18, but the 25-year-old dropped out after Till claimed he would kick him in the head.
Logan and Jake both mocked Fury following his decision, with the former Love Island star later biting back on Instagram and challenging The Problem Child to a rematch.
His father John then also weighed in on the issue, taking to social media to call out Logan for a bout on the undercard of that potential fight.
Logan Paul has reacted after John Fury called him out and challenged him to a fight on Tuesday
John challenged Logan to a bout on the undercard of a Tommy Fury and Jake Paul rematch
There has been bad blood between the Fury and Paul families since Tommy beat Jake in 2023
‘This is a message to Logan Paul,’ he said in a video posted on Instagram. ‘You keep going on about Tommy Fury not wanting to fight your brother.
‘Here’s one for you my friend. He does want to fight your brother and I’ll tell you what else… I will fight you on the undercard. As soon as possible… ASAP. I’m sick of people saying “I won’t do this and I won’t do that.” I will show you how I’ll do.
‘Tommy will fight your brother as early as end of February or end of January and I’ll fight you on the undercard. You’re a lot younger than me, we know that.
‘You’re a 15st man, but I won’t do as other fighters do… I will let my punches go at you. I’m sick of the critics saying “I won’t do this” or “I won’t do that and I’m a coward.”‘
The 59-year-old continued: ‘I will show you how much of a coward I am, I will fight you anywhere in the world except America on your brother and Tommy’s undercard. Get back to me if you’re interested… I will fight you Logan Paul and I will throw punches at you.
‘I will let my hands go and I won’t s*** myself… I’ll let my f***ing hands go. So, if you’re interested, let me know and I’ll fight you on your brother and Tommy’s undercard wherever it may be in the world.’
Logan, who has won one of his two professional boxing bouts and also fought Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition fight, was quick to respond to the call-out, as he simply said: ‘Start training.’
Meanwhile, John has a professional record of eight wins, four losses and one draw from his time in the ring, although his last bout came all the way back in 1995.
Logan simply responded to news of the 59-year-old’s challenge by posting: ‘Start training’
John’s professional boxing record is mixed, with his last bout coming all the way back in 1995
The latest war of words between the families comes after Tommy challenged his rival to a rematch on Tuesday.
Taking to Instagram, he had said: ‘So I just woke up and I saw Logan Paul talking on his podcast about how I don’t want to fight Jake (Paul) and that I’m running scared.
‘I saw Jake tweet the other day about how he offered me XYZ (to fight) on Netflix. I just wanted to come on here and say no-ones running from that fight.
‘I beat you once already, I handed you your first loss. The minute you stepped up and fought a real boxer you lost, fair and square.
‘I can give you a second loss, that’s not a problem but let’s talk some serious numbers down the phone.’
The 25-year-old continued: ‘If you want to get in touch you know where I am. It’s as easy as that.
‘I can come back after a year and beat the pair of you so at the end of the day if you want to fight let’s talk some serious numbers, you know where I am.’
Paul responded on X and said: ‘What an absolute muppet. Buddy you just pulled out of a fight for the 3rd time. You have ZERO credibility.
Tommy had responded to comments from Logan and offered his rival Jake a rematch
But Jake hit back at Tommy, who he lost to last year, and labelled him an ‘absolute muppet’
‘I offered you $8million (£6.28m) and you ran away from it. And now you got dumped by Molly, getting sued by DAZN and still can’t call a shot without your dad. GTFOH.’
The comments that riled up both fighters came after Logan had been speaking on his IMPAULSIVE podcast.
He had said: ‘Tommy won’t fight Jake. Granted, if Tommy’s man enough one day and he wants to fight Jake again, which, you know, for the right amount of money, maybe he’ll do it. That would be awesome.
‘And I know Jake would like that opportunity, but he doesn’t need it. And for Tommy Fury, a man in a boxing family, to act like him beating a YouTuber in a split decision by one point is any sort of massive victory is just pathetic to me.
‘And if he were actually about it and wanted to prove that he is the real boxer, he’d fight Jake again.’
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