Via Jim Calfa: Ryan Garcia is one of the rare notable boxers to praise Jake Paul after his loss to Tommy Fury last Sunday night in Saudi Arabia. Jake tried a lot before losing to Tommy in the decisive eight-round split.
While some fans felt that the score should have been more in Tommy’s favor, the over-squeezing essentially prevented Jake from launching punches.
Also, the point where the referee withdrew from Tommy in the fifth round without warning him that shouldn’t have happened.
If you look at the terrible job the referee did in deducting Jake points and how he did nothing to control Tommy’s over-squeezing, you could make a solid argument that Paul would win if a referee better at running the game.
Ryan feels that Jake (6-1, 4 KOs) did an admirable job against the more seasoned Tommy (9-0.4 KOs), who has been fighting for years, comes from a family background. Fury.
This is something that 23-year-old Tommy has learned since childhood. In contrast, Jake Paul entered boxing three years ago and he has reached a level where he can compete with Tommy.
Ryan notes that after just seven games, Jake has made $40 million and is unbelievably rich. Even the best boxers don’t accumulate that much money early in their careers, as super talented boxers take years to earn it.
$40 million made by Jake Paul in seven battles
“Jake can’t lose! Ryan Garcia mentioned above Twitterreacts to Jake Paul suffering his first career defeat to Tommy Fury last weekend in Saudi Arabia.
“Moreover, he competed with Tommyso I’ll take my hat off to him and say congratulations and good luck in whatever he does next.”
There’s a chance a rematch between Jake and Tommy will happen later this year, but we’ll have to see if that happens. If there is a rematch, it will be interesting to see if Jake can improve his play from the start.
As Jake’s coach BJ Flores said, Paul will have to cut the ring better, throw more punches and tackle the different things Tommy did last Sunday.
Jake won’t be able to do anything with Tommy’s hand speed advantage, but he can improve his combo stab and throw instead of the one punch throw he used.
Besides cutting off the ring, Jake will need to find a way to keep throwing punches while being held by Tommy as he will often be squeezed.
That’s how Tommy has always fought, and he’s not going to suddenly stop over-squeezing and become more professional because he’s fighting someone like his brother Tyson Fury who used a lot Squeeze & lean in your battles and escape it.
“You have to recognize Tommy. Tommy comes in and fights really well, he’s on the outside, and he uses hand speed, jab, and upper body movement,” Jake Paul’s trainer BJ Flores told iFL TV.
“I haven’t had a chance to see the tape yet, but when I do, I’ll make an official decision on what I think. Look, Tommy beat Jake in a lot of those rounds, and we had to do a lot better at closing the gap and getting closer to Tommy.
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“I have complete confidence in him and his team. They came here [Saudi Arabia]. They leaned back against the wall, with a lot of people doubting Tommy. You have to give the kid credit. He fought fiercely, and he showed a lot of toughness.
“Jake hit him with some really good right-handers, but he really couldn’t put them together. Tommy shows toughness. Of course, I expected him to be tough. He’s never shown it in a fight before, but like I’ve said all this time, that doesn’t mean he can’t do it.
“I would have expected Jake to be a little more consistent, but I have to credit Tommy for taking away Jake’s strengths, and that’s something we’ll get back to the drawing board and move on.
“We will be more consistent in that attack and we will not be too far apart. Full credit to Tommy. We’ll go back and watch the tape, rewatch it and see what we have to do to make adjustments.
“I think it was a jab from Jake, and Jake hit Tommy with jabs throughout the game,” Flores said when asked about his thoughts on Jake knocking Tommy out in the eighth round. “You saw Tommy’s nose broken and bleeding the whole time, but it was just a jab.
“It’s very rare that you see someone get knocked out with a left jab, and Jake got one of those left jabs. We need to keep an eye on it and put some more numbers on him and make Tommy feel the punches harder for more rounds than just the previous one.
“I think the judges had five, six and seven, all three judges gave Tommy those rounds, and that’s really when we lost the game.
“It was Tommy’s night. I’m not going to say, ‘Oh, we’ll beat him again.’ I will acknowledge Tommy. He won. We’ll come back and talk and see what that means for us. If we want the next rematch or when I think Jaje wants to do it. I think Tommy wants to do that already.
“It was a bit of a controversial fight. Look, if people want to revisit it and it makes sense for both fighters, then I’m sure we’ll do it. I won’t say that Jake will definitely beat him. I’ll give Tommy a moment to let him shine and fully respect him, then we’ll make some adjustments,” Flores said.
