Tommy Fury misses out on millions of dollars despite beating Jake Paul

Tommy Fury received $4,000,000 as his fight purse for his fight against Jake Paul. Fury was supposed to earn an additional $4,000,000 for his win against Paul after both fighters agreed to a double-or-nothing handshake deal.

However, when 'The Problem Child' furnished the contract, 'TNT' appeared hesitant, although a senior member of his family assured him that he would sign the contract. However, Tommy Fury did not end up signing the contract. As a result, he didn't get the additional $4,000,000 for beating Paul.

Check out the final face-off where Paul calls out Fury for not signing the contract:

‼️ Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury final face-off as Tommy pushes Jake… https://t.co/bO5B2jf5eC

Tommy Fury and Jake Paul boxed eight rounds at the end of which 'TNT' emerged the victor via split decision. Judge scored the bout in favor of Paul with a 75-74 overall score, while the other two judges scored the contest in favor of Fury with a 76-73 score.

After the bout, an emotional Fury said the following in his post-fight press conference:

"For the past two-and-a-half years, this is all that's consumed my life. Broke a rib, [got] denied access [to travel], and everybody thought I was running scared. Tonight, I made my own legacy. I am Tommy Fury."

What was Jake Paul's reaction to his first professional loss to Tommy Fury?

Tommy Fury vs. Jake Paul was a back-and-forth boxing affair, with Fury landing a higher volume of power strikes (49) against Jake Paul's 24. In the eighth round of their show-down, however, Paul landed a jab that knocked Fury down. Despite the knockdown, Fury edged Paul out to win a split-decision victory.

For Tommy Fury, this was his ninth straight victory. 'TNT' is currently 9-0 in his professional boxing career. For Jake Paul, however, his seventh professional bout did not materialize in a victory. 'The Problem Child' is now 6-1 in his professional boxing career. He has wins over former UFC fighters like Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, and Ben Askren.

After the loss to Fury, Jake Paul said the following:

"All respect to Tommy, he won. You know - and, don't judge me by my wins, judge me by my losses. I'll come back - I think we deserve that rematch. It was a great fight, a close fight. I don't know if I agree with the judges, I got 10-8 rounds twice. So, it is what it is. But this is the boxing [world].

Paul continued saying the following:

"And look, I've already won in life, man, I've already won. I've won in every single way; I have an amazing family, amazing friends, [an] amazing work ethic. I've made it farther than I ever thought that I would, and beyond. So, this is definitely a humbling experience. I'll take it on the chin, [and] get back in the gym. And, we could run it back, because I think we put on an amazing show for the fans tonight."