I hate Jake Paul. He'll Still Win

Oddly excited for the bout. For the past few weeks, I firmly believe Tommy Fury would beat him. Maybe by knockout maybe on the cards, but Tommy would win. Then, out of bordem, I googled old Tommy Fury fights. Shit. He's really not that much better than Jake. Yes, he has fundamentals. But he's very average in most categories, and you have to include his prior opponents have a combined record of like 20 - 200. All of the press leading up to this point has been about Jake Paul never fighting a real boxer. I'm questioning if Tommy Fury is one. Yes, he puts on gloves and walks into the arena, but his punches are 100% arms only, and his defense is questionable borderline tragic. 

Then comes Jake Paul. He's gotten significantly better, but he's also never really been tested by a true boxer. UFC/MMA don't count. Period. We really just don't know how good he is. However, it would seem he has the skills pretty equal to Tommy Fury. 

I've maintained Fury will win because of a simple human instinct: fight or flight. You ever had an intruder in your house? Someone ever put their hands on your kids? The animal is out. You would lay down your life to make sure they didn't have theirs. In every sense of this fight, Tommy Fury should be having that feeling. Aside from the money (which matters), Fury has nothing if he loses this. He loses his credibility and his entire persona as a boxer, and he will 1000% have to retire. His GF is the bread winner, and he'll just be a somewhat wealthy guy. While that sounds somewhat of an easy life, I really get the sense that this isn't what he wants. He wants to prove himself. He wants to come out from under Tyson's shadow for the glimpse of light. If Tommy Fury truly feels the pressure in his bones to live or die in this fight, he will win it. 100%. 

But that's a tall order from someone driving in a 100K car, wearing a 100k watch, and living in a 1.5mm house. While his career is on the line, how much has he sacrificed in all actuality. Not that much. Which is why Jake Paul - who needles and is a step below Tommy in terms of hunger - will win. It's not that Jake is miles better. It comes to the fact it's hard to imagine Tommy Fury really having to struggle for the first time. Jake will see this in the fight when the going gets tough for Tommy, and he will close Fury on points/aggression. I hope I'm wrong. I sincerely hope Fury finds the stride to earn his seat at the table and prove he (at the very least) can be what he's touted to be. This is not the fight of the century, but it's one where mens' dreams have come to be buried. That is "The Truth".