Jake Paul did not get any love from the three judges ringside on December 19.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer suffered his second professional loss in the ring just before Christmas, as predictions of a brutal night for the polarizing Paul came to fruition in Miami.
Paul had his jaw broken by Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight boxing match, which headlined a Netflix card at the Kaseya Center. A devastating right hand did the damage and brought about the stoppage in round six.
And not only was he finished in vicious fashion, Paul has now had his hopes of an unlikely round win dashed.
Anthony Joshua pitched 60-50 shutout against Jake Paul
The combat sports community has been split on whether to praise Paul for sharing the ring with ‘AJ’ or criticize his approach to the late-notice fight.
Paul’s exhibition contest with Gervonta Davis was canceled in November due to fresh allegations of domestic abuse against the WBA lightweight champion, and many were shocked to see ‘El Gallo’ accept Joshua as the replacement.
The Cleveland native was accused of ‘running’ and shooting takedowns on ‘AJ’ for large parts of the fight. With that in mind, there was little doubt over who was winning at the time of the finish.
Paul rejected the suggestion that he was totally uncompetitive, but the official scorecards tell a different story.
MMA Fighting received the scorecards submitted by judges David Sutherland, Steven Weisfeld, and Michael Tate. All three had Joshua 60-50 up on Paul at the time of the stoppage, with rounds five and six being scored 10-7 in favor of the Briton.
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Do you agree with the official scorecards for Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul?
Paul was well on his way to a one-sided loss before being stopped by the former heavyweight champion in round six.
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Jake Paul claimed to have won two rounds against Anthony Joshua
Those scorecards may be disheartening for Paul, who claimed post-fight that he had done enough to edge two of the six rounds in Miami.
“Actually, I won two rounds, then he won two, then I got dropped,” Paul told his brother Logan Paul on the Impaulsive podcast.
“I was doing good. I just think my cardio, the mental pressure of the big guy, and sparring the big people, is different than the 10-ounce gloves. So I was feeling his power more.
“But it was a great experience. I learned a lot in there,” he added.
Sorry Paul, but all three judges saw things differently.
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