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Frampton questions whether John Fury was ‘playing up to cameras’ by confronting him over Tommy vs Jake Paul prediction
CARL FRAMPTON will keep speaking his mind - even after John Fury tried to put the frighteners on him.
Ireland’s 5ft 5in former two-weight world champion was confronted by the 6ft 3in father of Tyson Fury last week after the Gypsy King's press conference for his April heavyweight clash with Dillian Whyte.
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John, 57, was angry BT Sport pundit Frampton backed YouTuber Jake Paul to beat his son Tommy ahead of their cancelled December bout.
Frampton, 35, refused to back down, despite John being flanked by dozens of friends and family, and reiterated his belief Tommy - who pulled out of the fight with a chest infection - would lose.
The Belfast hero told SunSport: “I don’t know if he was playing up to the cameras but I have spoken to John a few times before and we have always got on very well.
“But he obviously didn’t like my opinion on the Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul fight - it p***ed him off.
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“I understand that fine because he is the lad’s dad and it is just my opinion, it doesn’t mean anything.
“Although John Fury could kick the s*** out of me, I won’t stop giving my honest opinion when I am asked for it.”
Frampton, who joked it prompted him to run 'to the toilet to change my pants', says he is enjoying his role as a boxing pundit.
The former super-bantam and featherweight king added: “I don’t know what the conversations are between other pundits and broadcasters but I have been getting good feedback.
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“I am told to say what I see and I have free reign to say whatever I want.
“I like to be honest and sometimes that does mean you fall out with people, but that is just the way it is.”
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