EDDIE HEARN said Jake Paul is "not very well" - but supports him to beat Tommy Fury.
Hearn was there to promote the super-fight between Katie Taylor & Amanda Serrano, which took place in April.
Paul was also labelled an "average boxer", by an Essex promoter.
Hearn seems to have remained true to his assessment, while still choosing the American to defeat former Love Islander Fury.
JOE was told by he: "It's 50-50 fight.
"It's funny because Tommy Fury can't beat Jake Paul. But I don't believe he can beat Jake Paul.
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"Jake Paul didn’t like the fact I said that he was average but they both are average.
"I don’t mean it disrespectfully, and by the way there are many average boxers. It's not bad, but it's not great.
"So I said that to Jake Paul, "I think that's actually a compliment for your, I'm certainly not saying you are a terrible boxer, I'm just saying that you're not very talented."
"The same advice as Tommy Fury in that case. It's a 50-50 fight.
SIGN UP DEALS AND FREE BETS - THE BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERINGSThey were scheduled to fight December 2, but Fury pulled out of the fight after sustaining a broken rib during training.
Instead, Paul knocked out Tyron Woodley (40), who he had initially defeated on points in August.
It was KOs that were won over gamer AnEsonGib, an ex-NBA player Nate Robinson (37), and Ben Askren (37), respectively.
Fury beat Daniel Bocianski (27), on points in April's undercard fight at Wembley.
Later, rumours circulated that he was trying to fight Paul again. Paul has now announced his return to New York on August 6.
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