Jake Paul says Tommy Fury is 'my son' despite loss that resulted from 'my worst training camp ever'

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Jake Paul was the Vegas favorite against Tommy Fury in February, but the result did not match the odds.

Fury won by decision in a fight that was two years in the making.

The bout was originally scheduled for December 2021, but it was postponed twice. 

Fury was nursing an injury before one scheduled date, and he apparently had visa issues for the second.

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Jake Paul, left, looks on as Tommy Fury taunts him during a cruiserweight title fight at the Diriyah Arena Feb. 26, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Francois Nel/Getty Images)

It's now been just under four weeks since Paul lost his first bout and Fury remained undefeated. Since then, Paul has been "learning a lot" on "the mistakes I made in camp."

Paul said he was trying to push his body to limits he couldn't reach, and "the universe just wasn't on my side."

"I mentally was ready for the fight, but my body wasn’t able to keep up with the demands because I didn’t have a perfect training camp. It was probably my worst training camp ever, actually," Paul said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. 

"In the ring, when the going got tough, my body just couldn’t keep up with what I wanted it to do. During the camp, I was sick twice. So, it really shortened the camp by like three extra weeks, plus all the travel overseas and stuff. Just learning a lot to not push myself too hard and to probably sometimes take a step back versus always trying to keep moving forward."

There was another unplanned mishap. In the boxing world, fighters tend to refrain from ejaculation to build up testosterone for the weeks leading up to when they go in