{"id":326990,"date":"2025-12-20T19:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T19:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/326990\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T19:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T19:43:12","slug":"logan-pauls-cringeworthy-message-for-anthony-joshua-seconds-before-knocking-brother-jake-paul-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/326990\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan Paul&#8217;s cringeworthy message for Anthony Joshua seconds before knocking brother Jake Paul out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Logan Paul&#8217;s attempt to get inside Anthony Joshua&#8217;s head backfired spectacularly at Miami&#8217;s Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n<p>The WWE star tried playing mind games with the British heavyweight just before the fifth round, taunting him from ringside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s good, bro. You&#8217;re the old guy now. That&#8217;s crazy,&#8221; Logan said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So what are you gonna do? What are you gonna do? You&#8217;ve lost every single one of them. You&#8217;ve lost every single round. This could be a legacy ender, AJ.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"d2726\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"a68523e06178d5ab32d3fd840d631330\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201060%201692'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/playing-up-to-the-cameras-logan-paul-tried-to-taunt-anthony-joshua-from-ringside.jpg\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1692\" alt=\"Playing up to the cameras, Logan Paul tried to taunt Anthony Joshua from ringside\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Playing up to the cameras, Logan Paul tried to taunt Anthony Joshua from ringside<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>TIKTOK<\/p>\n<p>It was clearly performative stuff, with Logan glancing at cameras while delivering his trash talk.<\/p>\n<p>But the psychological warfare proved utterly pointless \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/boxing\/anthony-joshua-beats-jake-paul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joshua knocked Jake out<\/a> moments later.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old delivered a brutal finish in the sixth round, dropping Jake for a fourth time with a clean right hand that ended the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The referee mercifully waved it off as the YouTuber-turned-boxer failed to beat the count.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua&#8217;s devastating punch left &#8216;The Problem Child&#8217; with a double broken jaw, requiring an immediate trip to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The American was completely outclassed throughout, managing to land just 16 of his 56 punches in what turned out to be a thoroughly one-sided affair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"1fece\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"16907605d06d3681fc8b0aaf91881557\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201387'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/anthony-joshua-delivered-the-knockout-blow-moments-after-logan-paul-s-taunts.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1387\" alt=\"Anthony Joshua delivered the knockout blow moments after Logan Paul's taunts\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Joshua delivered the knockout blow moments after Logan Paul&#8217;s taunts<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>In reality, Joshua had likely won every single round \u2013 the complete opposite of what Logan had claimed moments earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The opening rounds had been a frustrating watch for fans at the Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n<p>Jake spent much of the early contest in survival mode, sticking out his tongue and simply running away rather than engaging with Joshua.<\/p>\n<p>Every time the Brit got close, the 28-year-old would clinch and fall, prompting some spectators to question whether the bout was fixed given the \u00a3140 million purse split equally between the fighters.<\/p>\n<p>But everything changed in the fifth round when Joshua upped the intensity.<\/p>\n<p>He finally cornered an exhausted Jake and floored him with a left hook that buckled his knees and sent him crashing to the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Logan&#8217;s troublemaking didn&#8217;t stop when the referee called time on the fight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7d638\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"9b4b4abd77a317874c227d134092974b\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201524'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logan-paul-played-the-villain-even-after-the-fight.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1524\" alt=\"Logan Paul played the villain even after the fight\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Logan Paul played the villain even after the fight<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>He got into a confrontation with Joshua&#8217;s team afterwards, attempting to grab AJ&#8217;s Polymarket chain \u2013 reportedly worth around \u00a3370,000 \u2013 before security stepped in to break things up.<\/p>\n<p>Jake, meanwhile, was far more gracious despite his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m feeling good, that was fun, I gave it my all, I had a blast,&#8221; he said before heading to hospital. &#8220;Anthony&#8217;s a great fighter, and I got my a** beat, but that&#8217;s what this sport is all about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Logan Paul got into it with Anthony Joshua\u2019s team after trying to snatch his chain \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jFiXn4CtA7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jFiXn4CtA7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyPunch\/status\/2002284756231159866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 20, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old insisted he&#8217;ll return after recovering, with plans to chase the cruiserweight world title.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Logan Paul&#8217;s attempt to get inside Anthony Joshua&#8217;s head backfired spectacularly at Miami&#8217;s Kaseya Center. 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