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SHOW BUSINESS WITH BLOOD

FRANK BRUNO once said that “boxing is just show business with blood” and recent developments are proving Big Frank to be bang on the money.

John Fury, 58, whipping his top off and trying to start a fight with Jake Paul in Dubai was one thing. And opinion is very much divided as to whether the YouTubers and Influencers currently infiltrating ‘the noble art’ is a good or bad thing.

Yet I’m not sure what the late Reg Gutteridge or Frank’s old mate Harry Carpenter would make of Jake Paul shouting "YOU F**KING SUCK" and "YOU HAVE NO D**K" to Tommy Fury while on commentary at ringside for his exhibition fight vs Rolly Lambert?

It’s depressing that there are no proper regulators in the sport to stamp out this

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