Jake Paulvs. Tommy Fury vaticination, odds, time Picks, bets forFeb. 26 fight by boxing expert on 37- 9 run

On Sunday, Jake Paul and Tommy Fury eventually will step into the ring to face off in a one- on- one showdown. The fight is the third attempt to get the brash youthful men, both known more for theirnon-boxing exploits than their fight careers, in the ring.

The fight has been ingrained as" The Truth" by promoters and there may be no more apt marker as much will be revealed about both Paul and Fury( Sunday, 2p.m. ET, ESPN PPV).

Despite facing a constant sluice of review from boxing" reactionaries," Paul has proven a devoted prizefighter who uses his coffers, gained from time as an actor on Disney Channel and a successful career as an influencer, to put together serious training camps. Still, his profile has led to anon-traditional list of opponents because he can not face the low- position, no- name competition that makes up the launch of nearly every professional prizefighter's career.

Paul started his career with a first-round cessation of fellow social media influencer AnEsonGib before a vicious viral knockout of former NBA star Nate Robinson. He also set his sights on stars from the world of mixed martial trades, knocking out an out- of- shape and unmotivated Ben Askren before a split decision against former UFC bantamweight champion Tyron Woodley.

When the first planned fight with Fury fell through due to a Fury injury, Paul rematched Woodley and scored another crushing knockout. Another fight with Fury was canceled in late 2022 when Fury was denied entry into the United States, leading Paul to record a fight with Hasim RahmanJr., only for that fight to also fall piecemeal when Rahman took issue with the weight limit in the contract he would inked for the fight.

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The planned fights with Fury and Rahman were attempts to address one of the common review's of Paul's career he would noway been in the ring with someone who'd spent times training as a professional prizefighter.

Paul would go on to fight someone who'd had success in the boxing ring in his coming fight, taking on UFC legend Anderson Silva this once September. Silva had preliminarily defeated former heavyweight boxing champion Julio Cesar ChavezJr. and presented an intriguing challenge with his length, awkward style and licit chops despite spending the maturity of his life as a mixed martial artist.

Paul scored a late knockdown of Silva and took a decision palm but again faced review that Silva wasn't a" real prizefighter," as well as for facing a 47- time old. therefore, Paul went back to the Fury fight one final time, with the bout placed in Saudi Arabia, avoiding the ongoing visa issues for the Fury family for their alleged ties to alleged crime master Daniel Kinahan.

Fury, notorious for both being heavyweight champion Tyson Fury's youngish half- family and for a stint on the TV show" Love IslandU.K.," has had a more traditional boxing career than Paul, though whether that has been a better index of unborn boxing success is over for debate.

Fury's eight professional opponents had a combined 24-176-5 record when they faced Fury, with nearly every one of those opponents operating as a" professional opponent," with careers that revolve around losing to fighters viewed as prospects of varying degrees.

In his most recent fight, Fury faced Daniel Bocianski, who entered the fight with a 10- 1 record, though he was coming off a TKO loss in his former spin. Fury took a decision in a largely uninspiring fight that did see him score one knockdown, though neither man did much of anything differently though the fight.

And so, we eventually see these two men, neither a truly fulfilled prizefighter, both with resumes that do not hold up to scrutiny set to eventually battle to reveal some shred of" The Truth."

At thepre-fight press conference, Paul proposed an" all or nothing" bet for the fight where, should Fury win, Paul would double his bag. But, should Paul win, Fury would admit no plutocrat.

The bet was ultimately accepted by Fury's father, John Fury, who said," If he can not beat Jake Paul, Tommy do not earn( to be) paid."

Of course, these kinds of arrangements are frequently thrown around but principally noway actually are held up in practice. Fury is making far further plutocrat for this fight than he has for any former spin and the idea that he would leave Saudi Arabia empty- handed with a loss seems doubtful.

Theco-main event sees one of the titleholders in the division Paul and Fury generally call home in action. WBC crusierweight winner Ilunga Junior Makabu puts his crown on the line when he battles expert Badou Jack. Makabu, 35, holds a 29- 2 record against substantially unheralded opposition. His last loss came in a big step-up occasion against former champion Tony Bellew in 2016. He is ripped off 10 triumphs in a row since also with seven coming by cessation.

" I just want Badou to keep one thing in mind. I am going to break your nose. I am going to break your chin. I am going to break your caricatures. Thank you," Makabu said at the final press conference." I have been a world champion for numerous times. I am a dangerous prizefighter. There's no way Badou can take my belt. I will go back home with the belt and still be the WBC champion of the world."

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" I am then to take his belt, to win. I am then to come the first Muslim fighter to come a world champion in Saudi. So, I'm then to make history. Everybody's got a plan until they get hit. I am glad that he's confident," Jack said." I still feel youthful. I feel fresh. I want to keep going, and I'm then to make history. Some people, they win a title in one weight class. I won in two weight classes. Now, I am coming for the third. And new!"

Let's take a look at the rest of the fight card with the rearmost odds from Caesars Sportsbook before getting to a vaticination and expert pick on the main event.

Paul vs. Fury card, odds

Jake Paul -170 Tommy Fury +145 Cruiserweight (185-pound catchweight)

Ilunga Junior Makabu (c) -190 Badou Jack +160 WBC cruiserweight title

Bader Samreen Viorel Simion Lightweight

Muhsin Cason Taryel Jafarov Cruiserweight

Prediction

It's worth noting that this is an entirely applicable fight for both men from a competitive viewpoint. Both have proven themselves able of handling the position of competition against which they have fought preliminarily and both have the means and coffers to put together similar fight camps. In between the vicious trash talk and the questioning of both fighters' true in- ring rates, there is a legitimately well- matched bout between two youthful fighters in need of exactly the position of opponent they're set to face on Sunday.

Fury is probably a bit more technically coming into the fight, but he has shown an incapability to truly step on the gas against some low- position opponents in his career. His poke is veritably good and could prove the biggest handicap for Paul toclear.However, that may be enough to pile up points on the scorecard, If Fury can establish his poke beforehand and keep it in Paul's face.

Meanwhile, Paul has licit one- punch knockout power. He has easily gotten better fight over fight, showing a amenability to learn and grow as well as an uncredited rigidity during fights. Paul does a good job of recycling information and using it to set up big punches and he also stays married to throwing punches to the body. Paul can, still, get into stretches where he simply does not throw enough punches while looking to land a lemon of a right hand.

Say what you'll about Paul's opponents to this point, but he has fought a series of men who are unafraid of contending on the biggest stage and who came into the ring with the anticipation that they would win the fight. Paul has been suitable to handle those men and has grown along the way. Fury has yet to face an opponent who was truly a trouble to win their fight.

With Paul the naturally bigger man with the more aggressive approach to fights, it feels right to side with him to win the grudge match. It's also worth noting that Paul has gone eight rounds-- the length of this fight-- doubly, while Fury has only gone a full six rounds formerly. Paul's body punching could play a big part in how this plays out. Pick Jake Paul TKO5

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