Anthony Joshua had the perfect social media post following his knockout win against Jake Paul.
The boxer posted a video of him downing Paul in the sixth round with the caption “Netflix and chill.”
Friday’s loss was just the second of Paul’s young boxing career, the other coming against Tommy Fury in 2023. Joshua, meanwhile, improved to 29-4 with the KO and picked up his first win since March 2024.
While some may have expected Paul to pull off an upset against Joshua, a former heavyweight champion, Joshua controlled most of the fight. Paul managed to go six rounds, but ESPN’s Andreas Hale had Joshua winning every round leading up to the knockout.
Even if Joshua won every round, it’s still impressive to see Paul last that long, considering he weighed 26.8 pounds lighter than Joshua.
“Honestly, I’m not surprised. I just got tired to be honest,” Paul said when asked if he was surprised about going six rounds. “There was just so much handling his weight. I think if I could of had better cardio, I think I could have kept it up and kept on fighting. But he did amazing, he hits really hard, and I just did my personal best.”
Paul revealed after the fight that the knockout punch from Joshua broke his jaw.
His promoters said that the injury could leave him out of commission for four to six weeks.
“A broken jaw is very common in sports, particularly in boxing or MMA. The recovery time is four to six weeks,” Most Valuable Promotions CEO Nakisa Bidarian told reporters after the fight.
Beating Joshua would have been the biggest win of Paul’s career by far, but he ultimately wasn’t quite ready to hang with a former heavyweight champion. Joshua did offer some advice after the fight, however, telling Paul he needs to “work harder.”