{"id":196237,"date":"2023-02-27T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whynow.co.uk\/?post_type=read&p=196237"},"modified":"2023-12-01T12:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:22:24","slug":"fury-vs-paul","status":"publish","type":"read","link":"https:\/\/whynow.co.uk\/read\/fury-vs-paul","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul | If everyone wins, is it still sport?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tommy Fury and Jake Paul went head to head in the latest celebrity boxing matchup, where, despite the result, all parties walked away victorious. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
To put what happened under the lights in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, simply: Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul by split decision. As is often the case with boxing these days, attention soon turned to whatever the judge who scored the fight in Paul\u2019s favour was smoking, but regardless the bout was over, the result sealed, and Paul himself had only muted protests to the fact that Fury won.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cAll respect to Tommy, he won,\u201d Paul said immediately afterwards. \u201cDon\u2019t judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
Tommy Fury celebrates as the result declares them the victor as Jake Paul looks dejected after the Cruiserweight Title fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury at the Diriyah Arena on February 26, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Francois Nel\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n
Stoicism in defeat aside, and despite his disappointment, Paul must have known, more broadly, that he, too, was victorious. Everyone who had anything to do with that fight walked away better off than they had been before it took place.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n