Tommy Fury has been warned by British boxing legend and former coach Ricky Hatton that he may be in for some "scary moments" against KSI this weekend.
Hatton is one of the country's most beloved boxers, and a winner of multiple world titles during his iconic career. And in his post-fighting life, he opened his own gym which has played host to the Fury family, including Tommy and his brother; world heavyweight champion Tyson.
And the former fighter believes based on what he has seen of Fury that he will be able to get the job done on Saturday night when he faces YouTube star KSI at the AO Arena in Manchester. The hometown fighter is the bookies' clear favourite, but Hatton has admitted that he must have his wits about him in order to avoid being caught by his rival's massive punching power.
"Once Tommy gets the measure of him – he’s got a good boxing brain, good ability," Hatton told Mighty Tips. "And I think KSI will cause him a few problems in the early rounds but once Tommy gets to grips I think he’ll handle him. But there may be some hairy scary moments in the early rounds as KSI is a little bit ragged and unconventional. Tommy will be fine."
Hatton, whose son Campbell is currently forging a path for himself in the professional game, reckons that Fury's pedigree in the sport should be too much for any YouTuber. He has already beaten Jake Paul by split decision, but was put down in the eighth round of that fight.
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"At the end of the day, Tommy is the professional boxer and KSI and Jake Paul are YouTubers," Hatton continued. "I certainly expect Tommy to win. I trained with Tommy for a fair bit and he’s very talented, very good. I watched a bit of footage of KSI and it’s the first time I had seen him.
"He’s a little bit all over the show and that could cause Tommy a few problems but I can’t honestly see anything over than a Tommy Fury win and coming through. He’s got very good boxing skills and KSI might cause a headache over the first couple of rounds but ultimately when it comes to boxing skills Tommy has got the better ability."
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And of Fury's future in the professional ranks, Hatton added: "I don’t blame him for going down this route. I think these fights and boxing can both exist within the entertainment business. I was the one who advised Tommy to go on Love Island because there’s more opportunities and door openings if he goes into that.
"And that’s what’s put him in the pipeline for big fights against the likes of Jake Paul. As long as we acknowledge it is what is it, if Tommy wants to make a genuine move to become a boxer and not a celebrity fighter and fight a top 10 ranked British fighter (we will see).
"I think he’ll want to have a proper go at the boxing side of it – he’s only young and has no miles on the clock. While the opportunities are there, fill your boots.
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