TOMMY FURY claimed Jake Paul reached out to him privately following his win over KSI.
Fury became the first man to defeat Paul in the boxing ring having won their Saudi Arabia grudge match via split-decision in February.
He went on to face Paul's arch rival KSI next and also walked away with a victory on the scorecards.
Paul was ringside to watch the bout in Manchester and later reached out to congratulate Fury.
Fury told the Daily Mail: “He messaged me the other day and said, 'Congratulations brother, you know, I could tell there’s something wrong with your hand.' All this sort of stuff, being extra nice.
"Trying to get that fight on. At the end of the day, it's one of them, I think the fight is inevitable.
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"He knows that I'm his biggest draw and for me now sitting at the top I've done things that he hasn't.
"Him and KSI have been talking about fighting for years, I've literally came and inside 12 months beat the pair of them, on their own show.
"So I don't know, it is what it is. It's my choice now, no matter what I'm the head of the crossover thing now.
"It's alright me saying it because I've beat the two best men in it. So whoever I want to fight next it's up to me. I can pick and choose these guys."
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KSI, 30, has since appealed his loss to Fury, 24, which he labelled a "robbery" and announced he is taking time away from boxing.
Paul, 26, on the other hand returns on Friday, December 15 against a pro boxer with a "winning record", his Most Valuable Promotions banner claimed.
But the American has opened the door to a rematch with Fury next year having bounced back with victory over ex-UFC star Nate Diaz, 38, in August.
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