Jake Paul accepts Tyson Fury’s $1m bet as heavyweight champ backs Love Island star brother Tommy to beat YouTuber
TYSON FURY and Jake Paul have agreed to a $1million [£815k] bet that his brother Tommy will inflict a first defeat on the trash-talking American.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul faces the ex-Love Island star, who is also unbeaten, at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 6.
The Gypsy King has already stated that he believes his younger sibling will record a knockout victory over the Problem Child.
And the former Disney actor, 25, challenged the WBC heavyweight champion to put his money where his mouth is.
Fury - who is worth £50.5million according to Forbes - was initially willing to place a £100,000 wager on Tommy, leading Paul to brand him as a "f***ing p***y".
Taking to , he said: "So guys, Tyson Fury who made $40million [£32.6m] last year is willing to bet $100k [£81k] on his brother.
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"Oh my god we’re shaking! Hey Tyson you f***ing p***y, you made $40m, I know it wasn’t as much as me but let’s up the ante.
"Two million, three million, however much you want to bet, are you down? Make a deal."
Fury was quick to respond, where he then questioned whether the Ohio native can afford to stump up $1m [£815k].
In a video published on , he remarked: "This is a message to Jake Paul. Hey Jakey boy, I hear you want to make a big bet on $100k.
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"You'll need that million dollars for dental work when Tommy's done with you, you little sucker. Put that million dollars in escrow b****, let's go."
Unfortunately for Tyson, he will not be able to support Tommy in America for the fight, as dad John let slip that the pair are currently banned from entering the country.