On December 19, the boxing world all stopped to observe Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul dwell on Netflix from the Kaseya Middle in Miami. It was a buildup that captured the eye of the boxing and the broader sporting public. Many speculated what Joshua had left, and whether or not Paul might deal with the Brit’s energy.
The previous two-time unified heavyweight champion’s timing appeared off within the opening spherical, which wasn’t surprising after 15 months out of the ring. Paul refused to interact from the primary bell and regarded intent on simply surviving. This tactic ensured Paul made it to the sixth spherical earlier than Joshua landed a giant proper hand, giving Paul a double damaged jaw, leaving him unable to beat the referee’s rely.
Queensberry Promotions’ Frank Warren has spoken to The Stomping Floor, issuing a staunch problem to Joshua to face Moses Itauma or Fabio Wardley.
Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul – the aftermath
Following Joshua’s knockout win, he and Paul have been praised and criticised. Reflecting on the struggle, Paul must be praised for lasting six rounds, however the criticism is honest as a result of his unwillingness to interact all through.
Joshua received the KO win, however his timing was off, and he regarded tentative, particularly within the early rounds. Whether or not Paul takes on one other problem like this stays to be seen, and whether or not AJ can problem for a world title once more seems like an unanswered query.
Anthony Joshua challenged by Frank Warren
Talking to The Stomping Floor, Warren delivered a agency problem to Anthony Joshua:
“If he actually needs to struggle, struggle Moses, struggle Moses now. Battle Fabio Wardley now. Battle Fabio Wardley. Do it tomorrow. Signal it tomorrow. If he says sure, I’ll go spherical his home. I’ll go spherical there proper now. Christmas Day, I’ll go spherical there, and we’ll get the deal executed.
“After all I’ll do it. Why wouldn’t you do it? You need to struggle for the world title? Battle Fabio Wardley. Within the meantime, if you happen to’re not, you need to anticipate Tyson, anticipate Tyson. All these individuals preserve saying he wants these items to get again in there, to get again for a world title. No, he’s not a spring hen, is he? Been round. He’s a two-time world champion. Bounce again in. There you go. Fabio Wardley, one other man who’s had no newbie expertise. Let me inform you what it’s.
“What he doesn’t have to do, AJ, is struggle anybody who can punch as a result of there gained’t be a struggle with Tyson,” mentioned Warren.
