BJ Flores, who trains Youtube star turned boxer Jake Paul, is backing his man to demolish Tommy Fury on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
Fury, the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is unbeaten with an 8-0 record and 4 wins by knockout.
Paul, while undefeated with a 6-0 record, has never face an actual pro boxer in the ring. The majority of his victories have come against MMA veterans.
The fight with Fury was scheduled to take place on two prior occasions, with Fury withdrawing from both dates.
Despite the gap in experience, Flores feels confident that Paul will come away with a statement win.
“Tommy’s got some really good attributes. He’s got hand speed and he’s been around the boxing ring for a long time, but I feel like he’s in with just a better athlete,” Flores told Sky Sports.
“Jake punches harder, he’s smarter, has a higher boxing IQ and I feel like he does a lot of things that will give Tommy a lot of problems.”
Fury’s older brother, Tyson, expects his brother to batter Paul for the honor of the family.
The boasting by Tyson has placed more pressure on Tommy Fury, says Flores.
“Tyson is a very smart boxing guy, he knows boxing very well and for him to say that, I feel like it’s put a lot of pressure on Tommy,” Flores said.
“He’s never fought in front of the type of crowds that Jake has multiple times. He’s never headlined in front of 20,000 people. He’s never been the main event on a pay-per-view card or had a main spotlight fight. I don’t care what Tommy says, ‘no pressure’ whatever, he’s going to feel it on fight week.”