{"id":51451,"date":"2025-12-20T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=51451"},"modified":"2025-12-20T06:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:01:32","slug":"anthony-joshua-knocks-out-jake-paul-in-boxing-spectacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=51451","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul in boxing spectacle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Joshua knocked out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jake-paul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jake Paul<\/a>&nbsp;in the sixth round of their fight on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Joshua smelled blood in the water in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/boxing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fifth round<\/a>, knocking Paul down twice. Somehow, Paul survived the round. He didn\u2019t last long in the sixth round as the British heavyweight delivered the final blows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Jake Paul fights Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight bout during Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua at Kaseya Center on December 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Ed Mulholland\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn\u2019t as easy for Joshua as he would have liked. He landed 62% of his power shots but the expectation was that he wasn\u2019t going to take the bout further than the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It wasn\u2019t the best performance,&#8221; Joshua admitted, adding that Paul held his own in the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Paul came out bouncing around the ring and trying to take his shots wherever he could get them. He delivered a few quick jabs to Joshua and likely won the first round. However, Paul\u2019s strategy started to frustrate the referee and the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Cleveland native would strike Joshua and try to wrap him up. He hit the mat a few times, sparking boos from the crowd at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The referee even had to weigh in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Jake Paul, left, attempts to avoid Anthony Joshua during their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Miami, Florida.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Fans did not pay to see this crap,&#8221; the referee said in the middle of the fourth round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">They sure didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">But the two brought it after the referee\u2019s warning, but Paul\u2019s stamina began to wane. It allowed Joshua to step forward and hit the necessary shots to knock him down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Paul came into the fight with only one blemish on his record \u2013 a loss to Tommy Fury. He was coming off wins against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/mike-tyson-praises-trump-cannabis-executive-order-predicts-create-500k-new-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Tyson<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 the latter bout being one of the biggest spectacles the sport had seen in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">He told Netflix\u2019s Ariel Helwani that he believed his jaw was broken. He said he would take some time off after the fight and come back stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Joshua hadn\u2019t fought since last September. He was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in a bout for the IBF heavyweight title. Before that, he was on a four-fight winning streak with victories over Francis Ngannou, Otto Wallin, Robert Helenius and Jermaine Franklin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Joshua, left, in action against Jake Paul during their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Miami, Florida.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The British star called out Tyson Fury for a mega fight that boxing fans have been waiting for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/anthony-joshua-knocks-out-jake-paul-boxing-spectacle#&amp;_intcmp=fnhpbt2\">foxnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Joshua knocked out&nbsp;Jake Paul&nbsp;in the sixth round of their fight on Friday night. Joshua smelled blood in the water in the&nbsp;fifth round, knocking Paul down twice. Somehow, Paul survived the round. He didn\u2019t last long in the sixth round as the British heavyweight delivered the final blows. 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