{"id":459824,"date":"2025-12-20T10:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T10:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/459824\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T10:27:14","slug":"clown-show-anthony-joshua-vs-jake-paul-sports-world-erupts-after-bizarre-brutal-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/459824\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Clown show:&#8217; Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul \u2014 sports world erupts after bizarre, brutal fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love him or hate him \u2014 Jake Paul knows how to draw a reaction out of people. Friday&#8217;s latest sideshow fight was no different.<\/p>\n<p>In a matchup that baffled the fight world, former two-time unified heavyweight boxing champion <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/boxing\/breaking-news\/live\/jake-paul-vs-anthony-joshua-live-results-round-by-round-updates-ring-walks-for-tonights-fight-060045439.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anthony Joshua made easy work of Paul;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Joshua made easy work of Paul<\/a>, dropping the YouTuber-turned-pugilist four times en route to a brutal sixth-round knockout live on Netflix. Joshua was an overwhelming <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.partyaffiliates.com\/renderBanner.do?zoneId=1612499&amp;btag=dcm_23703419_277815123_461007406_127700618\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BetMGM;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BetMGM<\/a> favorite coming into the weekend for good reason \u2014 the Englishman, who stands 6-foot-6 with a monstrous 82-inch reach, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/boxing\/breaking-news\/article\/jake-paul-vs-anthony-joshua-official-weigh-in-former-champion-nearly-30-pounds-heavier-than-paul-180716477.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:towered over Paul in both stature and r\u00e9sum\u00e9;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">towered over Paul in both stature and r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/a>, and he put those advantages to good use.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>After a slow start, Joshua battered Paul around the ring in a bizarre and lopsided fight that saw Paul repeatedly dive for Joshua&#8217;s legs as if he was shooting an MMA-style double-leg takedown. Paul said afterward he believed he suffered a broken jaw due to Joshua&#8217;s powerful punches, and <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/boxing\/breaking-news\/article\/jake-paul-hospitalized-with-gruesome-broken-jaw-after-anthony-joshua-knockout-loss-060505826.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:his promotion partner confirmed it;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his promotion partner confirmed it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, given how high-profile Paul&#8217;s fights have become, the sports world had plenty to say about the six rounds it witnessed Friday. Check out some of the reaction to Joshua vs. Paul:<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/boxing\/breaking-news\/live\/jake-paul-vs-anthony-joshua-live-results-round-by-round-updates-ring-walks-start-time-for-netflix-fight-060045140.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:For full coverage of Paul vs. Joshua, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua main card, check out Uncrowned&#039;s Paul vs. Joshua hub.;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For full coverage of Paul vs. Joshua, including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua main card, check out Uncrowned&#8217;s Paul vs. Joshua hub.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love him or hate him \u2014 Jake Paul knows how to draw a reaction out of people. 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