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Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua boxing fight torched for ‘putrid’ display
Rumours are leaking out about Jake Paul after the American appeared to suffer serious injury following his humiliating boxing defeat.
Jake Paul has been rushed to hospital after appearing to suffer a serious facial injury during his brutal knockout defeat at the hands of Anthony Joshua on Saturday.
The American was humiliated after taking several dives to the floor as the former heavyweight world champion toyed with him inside the Kaseya Centre in Miami.
Fans began booing inside the venue following the third round as both fighters pulled their punches and the fight appeared to be headed for a lacklustre conclusion before the former Olympic champ finally woke up in the fourth round.
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Paul was put on his backside countless times beginning in the fourth round and looked hopelessly out of his class.
He was finally put out of his misery when Joshua finished the fight with an overhand hook with Paul showing signs he was concussed and seeing stars.
While Joshua was criticised for failing to stop Paul inside the opening rounds, there can be no complaints about the punishment he dealt out.
It emerged after the fight that Paul may have suffered a serious injury.
The YouTuber said he believes his jaw was broken.
A video shared on his social channels showed his diagnosis may be correct.
The 28-year-old is likely looking at needing an extended break from the sport to recover from the potentially serious injury.
According to reports, Paul skipped his official post-fight press conference and instead drove himself to hospital.
Before having the microphone put in his face, Paul spat out blood before being interviewed in the ring.
“I think my jaw is broken, by the way. It’s definitely broke,” he said.
“But that was a nice little a** whopping from one of the best to ever do it.
“I love this s***, but I’m going to come back and get a championship belt at some time.
“I’m feeling good, that was fun. I love this sport. I gave it my all, It’s f***ing crazy. I had a blast.
“I got my a** beat, but that’s what this sport is about. I’m going to come back and keep on winning.”
Paul’s manager Nakisa Bidarian told reporters Paul took a shower and then drove himself to a local hospital.
“A broken jaw is very common in sports, particularly in boxing or MMA and I think the recovery time from doctors we’ve already spoken to is four-six weeks,” he said.
The contest unfolded exactly how many boxing commentators predicted it would — a total mismatch.
Netflix stats showed Paul landed 16 punches compared to Joshua’s 48.
If you include the early slips, deliberate dives and genuine knockdown punches from Joshua, Paul was on the ground almost the same number of times he connected with a punch.
Netflix boxing commentator Mauro Ranallo labelled it a “putrid” fight earlier in the night.
In the end it was a comment from referee Chris Young that summed up the fight.
The ring official warned Paul for his repeated dives in the fourth round, telling the fighters: “The fans did not pay to see this cr**”.
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