Tommy Fury bursts into tears and dedicates win to his daughter Bambi... before claiming his triumph over Jake Paul will help him step out of his his brother Tyson's shadow and create his 'own legacy'
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Tommy Fury burst into tears after beating Jake Paul and said the victory over the YouTuber-turned-boxer will help him establish his ' legacy' after sitting in his brother Tyson's shadow.
Fury and Paul went toe-to-toe on Sunday evening in Saudi Arabia. Fury beat Paul via split decision - with one judge scoring it 75-74 to Paul and the other two scoring it 76-73 to Fury.
Fury was visibly emotional after the fight and spoke about how the fight had 'consumed him' for the past two-and-a-half years. Nevertheless, Fury did say he would be open to a rematch.
Speaking directly after the fight, Fury said: 'For the past two and a half years this is all that consumed my life. Broken rib, was denied access and everyone thought I was running scared.
'Tonight I made my legacy. I am Tommy Fury. I want to dedicate this fight to my new baby girl Bambi at home and my Mrs. I love you and I can’t wait to see you. This fight was for you. This belt is for you Bambi I love you.'
He went on to add: 'I had a dream and a vision I would win this fight. No one believed me. Now I can stand up and everyone can take note. It was my first main event at 23 years old. I had a world of pressure on me and I came through.
'This to me is a world title fight. This was my dream and this was my destiny. This was my fate. I want to thank Saudi Arabia for having me. I love you all for having me and for turning out. You guys we did it. We did it.'
When asked whether he would be open to a rematch, Fury said: '100 percent this is my first main event. I’m only going to be stronger. I’m only going to bigger and better. There were a lot of nerves coming into it and I overrode that. If he wants a rematch, bring that.'
Meanwhile, Paul said: 'All respect to Tommy, he won. Don't judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses. I'll come back and I think we deserve the rematch. It was a great fight, a close fight. I don't know if I agree with the judges.
'I got a 10-8 round twice. It is what it is but I've already won in life. I've won in every single way, I have an amazing family, amazing friends, and an amazing work ethic.'
'Honestly, I felt flat. I got sick bad twice in this camp, injured my arm, so it wasn't my best performance,' he said before immediately insisting 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 as I said, we're going to come back and get that W.'
He finished by saying: 'Don't judge me by my wins, judge my by my losses - I'm going to come back stronger.'
Fury and Paul went toe-to-toe on Sunday evening in Saudi Arabia. Fury beat Paul via split decision - with one judge scoring it 75-74 to Paul and the other two scoring it 76-73 to Fury.
Fury was visibly emotional after the fight and spoke about how the fight had 'consumed him' for the past two-and-a-half years. Nevertheless, Fury did say he would be open to a rematch.
Speaking directly after the fight, Fury said: 'For the past two and a half years this is all that consumed my life. Broken rib, was denied access and everyone thought I was running scared.
'Tonight I made my legacy. I am Tommy Fury. I want to dedicate this fight to my new baby girl Bambi at home and my Mrs. I love you and I can’t wait to see you. This fight was for you. This belt is for you Bambi I love you.'
He went on to add: 'I had a dream and a vision I would win this fight. No one believed me. Now I can stand up and everyone can take note. It was my first main event at 23 years old. I had a world of pressure on me and I came through.
'This to me is a world title fight. This was my dream and this was my destiny. This was my fate. I want to thank Saudi Arabia for having me. I love you all for having me and for turning out. You guys we did it. We did it.'
When asked whether he would be open to a rematch, Fury said: '100 percent this is my first main event. I’m only going to be stronger. I’m only going to bigger and better. There were a lot of nerves coming into it and I overrode that. If he wants a rematch, bring that.'
Meanwhile, Paul said: 'All respect to Tommy, he won. Don't judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses. I'll come back and I think we deserve the rematch. It was a great fight, a close fight. I don't know if I agree with the judges.
'I got a 10-8 round twice. It is what it is but I've already won in life. I've won in every single way, I have an amazing family, amazing friends, and an amazing work ethic.'
'Honestly, I felt flat. I got sick bad twice in this camp, injured my arm, so it wasn't my best performance,' he said before immediately insisting 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 as I said, we're going to come back and get that W.'
He finished by saying: 'Don't judge me by my wins, judge my by my losses - I'm going to come back stronger.'