Jake Paul blames ‘illness’ and an ‘arm injury’ for his loss to Tommy Fury

Jake Paul told the boxing world to judge him by how he responds to loss after losing to Tommy Fury, later excusing illness and injury from his loss in Saudi Arabia.

The 26-year-old was heavily booed by the crowd as he claimed that his performance was flat due to problems he experienced in his training camp that he hadn’t mentioned until now.

Paul lost to Fury by split decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, with one judge scoring 75-74 for Paul and the other two scoring 76-73 for Fury.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer also said that he disagreed with the judges’ scores after the matchup. However, he admitted that it was a ‘close fight’.

Speaking in the ring immediately afterward, Paul said: ‘All respect to Tommy, he won. Don’t judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses.

Jake Paul was loudly booed by the crowd after he made several excuses for his loss to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, citing illness and an arm injury from his split decision loss.

One judge scored the grudge match 75-74 for Paul and the other two awarded it 76-73 for Fury.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer said he disagreed with the judges’ scores after the ‘close fight’

I’ll be back and I think we deserve our rematch. It was a great fight, a close fight. I don’t know if I agree with the judges.

‘I have a round of 10-8 twice. It is what it is but I have already won in life. I’ve won in every way, I have an amazing family, amazing friends, and an amazing work ethic.

‘Honestly, I felt flat. I got really sick twice in this camp, hurt my arm so it wasn’t my best performance,” he said before immediately insisting that he was beaten by the better man.

‘But I lost, I’m not making excuses. I’m just saying it wasn’t my best performance, I felt a little flat and like I said, we’re going to go back and get that W.’

He ended by saying: ‘Don’t judge me by my wins, judge my losses, I’m going to come back stronger.’

Fans in Saudi Arabia were furious with Paul’s excuses and booed him as he gave his post-fight interview.

Paul then filmed a video from inside his locker room which he posted to social media immediately after his defeat.

‘Well shit,’ he said with a laugh. ‘I didn’t think I’d ever have to do one of these videos! S*** happens I guess.

Later, Paul posted a video on social media saying that he did not expect to lose to Fury.

The victorious Fury said he is willing to face Paul one more time in a rematch between them.

Fury celebrated wildly with his brother Tyson (right) when he was announced the winner.

This is still the best job in the world. Thank you all for the support, this was an amazing event and I’ll be back.’

Fury, for his part, was respectful of Paul in victory.

“Jake Paul made some good shots, he’s a much better fighter than I thought he was,” Fury said. ‘This is my first main event. If you want a rematch, go ahead.

‘I fought Jake Paul and I went out and won. He was so much tougher than I thought he was going to be, there’s no way people can’t tell that he’s a proper fighter. It was a game, it kept coming.

Reflecting on his career to date after tasting defeat for the first time, Paul added: ‘This is definitely a sobering experience.

I’ve come further than I ever thought I would, and beyond.

Paul also tweeted: ‘Don’t judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses. Congratulations to Tommy, his team and his family. Thanks to everyone who tuned in. Saudi Arabia also thank you. I will be back.’