Jake Paul won’t obtain any flowers from the previous interim UFC champion after his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua.
Final Friday, Paul and Joshua met one-on-one contained in the Caseya Middle. Paul had been on the transfer for the reason that starting of the battle, making it tough for Joshua to seek out his goal. “El Gallo” failed to offer any noticeable reciprocation and allowed Joshua to stalk him, however suffered a damaged jaw in a sixth spherical knockout.
Colby Covington gave his overview of the battle on his YouTube channel, criticizing Paul’s efficiency (by way of MMAJunkie).
“Effectively, there was no script for that one. If there was a script, Anthony Joshua by no means bought the script,” Covington stated. “This match jogged my memory of the Jackass episode the place Johnny Knoxville had a boxing match with Butterbean in a division retailer. Folks had been targeted on whether or not Jake was really silly sufficient to get fucked by a heavyweight boxer, however similar to Johnny Knoxville, Jake did it in embarrassing Jackass vogue. Jake did not show that he was actually robust or an actual boxer, he simply proved that he was actually silly.”
“I can not consider individuals would really guess on youngsters on the Disney Channel to beat an Olympic gold medalist and world heavyweight champion. That entire present was embarrassing. I would not be stunned if Jake stopped cosplaying as a fighter eternally. Hold up the gloves, Jake. There isn’t any shortcut or something they’ll inject into you to make you an actual fighter. What are you doing promoting deodorant to a broccoli-headed teenager? Depart the combating to you. ”
Different notable figures within the MMA world, together with UFC Corridor of Famer Daniel Cormier, additionally expressed reduction that Paul did not break the ten depend. Cormier feels that issues would have been a lot worse with “Downside Baby.”
Paul’s boxing journey is not over but. He plans to return to the ring as soon as he has recovered from his damaged jaw and given time to relaxation. Joshua is contemplating returning to motion as early as February or March. All of this might result in a doable showdown with Tyson Fury in some unspecified time in the future in 2026.
