Before the superfight, there was great criticism that the former heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua at 110 kilos, would face a twelve kilo lighter YouTuber, Jake Paul. The criticism was mainly about the fact that it was an uneven match, and that Joshua would have a playhouse with Paul.
And that’s exactly how it happened.
The Briton dominated the fight from start to finish, eventually winning by knockout in the sixth of eight rounds.
– It was not my best match. The end goal was to take Jake Paul down, and hurt him. That had been my goal all along. It took a little longer than I expected, but the right hand finally found the right one, says Joshua in the Netflix broadcast.
Buades ut
For a long time it was clear what was the game plan of Jake Paul, who has twelve wins and one loss as a professional boxer.
Don’t get knocked out early.
The American mostly ran around trying to avoid punches, rather than going on any offensive himself. On several occasions he tried to clinch Joshua and eventually went to the mat to disrupt the rhythm of the match.
Something that was not appreciated by Joshua who became more and more frustrated, but also by the crowd in Miami who started booing in the fourth round.
“Requires a real man”
But in the sixth round, after a number of knockdowns, Joshua was finally able to knock Paul out and win the match.
After the fight, however, Joshua paid tribute to his opponent.
– Jake Paul did extremely well tonight, I want to give him credit for that. He stood up, time after time. It takes a real man to do that. We have to give him respect for that, Joshua continues.
Broke the jaw
Paul himself wasn’t too down about the loss, but noted after the game that he didn’t get away completely unscathed.
– I think I’ve broken my jaw… Yes, it’s definitely broken, says Paul after the match.
And a few hours later he also published the x-rays of Instagramwhich shows that the jaw is also broken in two places.
