Tommy Fury joins dad John in slamming ‘stupid’ Carl Frampton for Jake Paul claim

Tommy Fury has joined in the family bashing of Carl Frampton following the retired boxer's prediction that Jake Paul would have won the scheduled clash between the pair.

After a year-long war of words, Tyson's younger brother and YouTuber Paul were finally due to settle their feud with a PPV bout in Florida last December.

However, just 12 days prior to the event, Fury, 22, withdrew from the fight, citing a broken rib and bacterial chest infection.

As a result, former UFC star Tyron Woodley agreed to step in and face 'The Problem Child' at short notice, in what was a rematch after Paul, 25, beat him via points in Cleveland in August.

Again, it was the influencer who prevailed, knocking Woodley out to take his professional record to 5-0.

Prior to Fury's withdrawal, Frampton, a former two-weight world champion, told Joe.co.uk: “I think that it’s a huge fight and if I’m being honest, I’d probably favor Jake Paul in the fight.

"He carefully picked his opponents obviously and he’s not fought a boxer yet, but the first boxer he’s fighting is a guy who’s a relative novice in the grand scheme of things and who seems to have issues going more than four rounds."

The Northern Irishman's words came back to haunt him though when he bumped into Fury's dad, John, at Tuesday's press conference to launch the Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte heavyweight title clash.

“You think Jake Paul’s a boxer?” Frampton was asked by John Fury, before replying that he didn't.

Fury senior then told Frampton he 'disappointed' him, asking "Are you p***ed?” as the Jackal's pleas that he was simply being honest fell on deaf ears.

And now Tommy has also taken aim at his prediction, telling iFL TV: "I think it's very stupid of him to say something like that.

Would Jake Paul have beaten Tommy Fury? Was Frampton right? Let us know in the comments section.

"He's a fighter that I used to look up to and watch a lot of his fights but he's a man I haven't really got time for anymore."

When asked if he had contacted Frampton, he replied: "No, not one bit. And I don't really want to either.

"He's just a man I don't want anything to do with because if you're gonna pick somebody else over your fellow countryman, regardless of whether he can fight or not, it's a pretty bad job."

Fury has expressed his desire to rearrange his bout with Paul, but the American appears unlikely to grant his wish anytime soon.

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