Jake Paul went into Friday night’s boxing match against Olympic gold medalist and former two-time undisputed world champion Anthony Joshua talking a big game.
Although giving up a five-inch height difference to the British boxer, Paul believed that he could tire out the much larger Joshua and bring him into deep waters. His prediction was that he would knock out the world champion between the fourth and sixth rounds, shocking the world.
Well, maybe Paul can dream of that ending following a massive knockout by Joshua in the sixth round of their scheduled eight-round fight.
The fight began as a cat-and-mouse game, as Joshua stalked Paul around the ring with the former YouTube and Vine influencer laughing as the bigger man swiped to get at him. After a few rounds of Paul’s antics getting the better of Joshua to the disappointment of the jeering crowd, the action picked up when the British brawler finally connected with a few punches that forced Paul to sprawl for tie-ups in an attempt to save himself.
By the time the sixth round, Paul, gasping for air, was a sitting duck for Joshua, who continually knocked him down as the referee continued to save him from further beatings.
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After three knockdowns, Paul defiantly stuck his tongue out at the world champion and backed into a corner where Joshua landed a final blow to the face that sent the “Problem Child” slumping to the mat and the end of the contest.
On social media, fans erupted following the Paul knockout. Throughout his boxing career, the question was always if a legitimate fighter could silence the trash-talking social media mogul.
On Friday, Joshua finally gave the people what they wanted, and fans immediately hit social media to celebrate Paul finally getting the humbling many feel he’s deserved for quite some time.
