Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury punch stats revealed and it explains why Love Islander won fight despite being knocked down
THE punch stats for Jake Paul's clash with Tommy Fury have been revealed.
The social media stars finally settled their near two-year-long feud in a Saudi showdown on Sunday night.
Former Love Island star Fury silenced the loud-mouthed Problem Child with a split decision victory in their Diriyah dust-up.
And he was by far the busier fighter out of the two.
Fury, 23, threw nearly DOUBLE the number of punches Paul did, pumping out 302 to his rival's 157.
But both men only landed at a near 30 per cent clip, with Paul finding the target 49 times to Fury's 88 successful strikes.
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The majority of Paul's punches were power shots, although only 24 of them landed.
Fury landed close to double the number of power punches, finding a home for his big strikes 49 times.
Neither man found a real home for their jabs, with Paul landing 32 per cent of his range finders to Fury's 25.
An emotional Fury broke down in tears moments after winning the biggest fight of his novice career.
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He said: "These are tears of joy. Jake was a true warrior. He was a better man than I expected."
On the being knocked down late in the fight, he said: "It was not a knockdown, it was a slip.
"He took good shots and he was much better than I thought he was."
When pressed on a potential rematch, he added: "If he wants a rematch he can have it.
"I want to see my baby girl and my missus and spend some time at home."
A dejected Paul said: "All respect to Tommy he won, don't judge me by m wins judge me by my losses, I'll come back.
"I think we deserve a rematch, it was a good fight, a close fight."