Welp. As many of us expected, Anthony Joshua beat the brake pads and rotors clean off Jake Paul in their highly anticipated heavyweight matchup streamed live on Netflix on Friday, December 19.
Under the bright lights of Miami’s Kaseya Center, Joshua reminded the boxing world that pedigree still matters.
The former two-time heavyweight champion controlled the fight from the opening bell and sealed the deal with a sixth-round knockout after dropping Paul multiple times.
Joshua was calm, patient, and surgical. Paul was game, brave, and overmatched.
Those things can all be true at the same time.
After the fight, Joshua kept it classy, saying it was not his best performance but that the mission was clear.
Find the right hand. Deliver the message. Mission accomplished.
Paul, who typically fights at cruiserweight, later confirmed his jaw was broken.
Boxing will do that when you invite a fully grown heavyweight into your living room.
With the win, Joshua improves to 29-4 with 25 knockouts, bouncing back after his September 2024 loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
Paul falls to 12-2 with 7 knockouts, and social media immediately went into generational roast mode.
Jake Paul’s jaw was swinging like Bobby Brown in that Ja Rule video, and I have 15 totally accurate tweets for your enjoyment below.
