Jake Paul got tired and stopped against Anthony Joshua. Broken jaw. Mouthpiece survival. This is not spider territory. This is bone and nerve talking. Was it worth it, is the real question, not what comes next.
After such a loss, the move is not fitting. It’s ice packs. Wiring. To get your head right. You don’t walk straight out of a heavy weight layoff and call it character building.. Your body decides the timeline, not the calendar.
It is the promoter Nakisa Bidarian speaking now, not the fighter. And it matters. According to TMZ SportsBidarian admits the Tommy Fury loss still sits with Paul. It’s the one they can’t shake. Joshua was size and strength. A physical mismatch once the exchanges are completed. Fury was different. Same scale. Same range. Better control over distance, pace and snap moments.
You can explain that you are being stopped by a much larger man. Box lets you do that. Fans nod. Then they move on. You don’t get that grace when you’re outworked by someone your own size who keeps you at the end of the stick and beats you to the reset every round.
But wanting the Fury back doesn’t mean you’re ready for it.
Promoter talk doesn’t fix habits
The praise for heart and courage is standard spin. This is how promoters protect assets. Gyms don’t talk like that when things are sharp. They talk about stance width. Leave to punch. What happens when the sting stops landing and you are forced to close or trade.
Social numbers going up don’t help when your jaw tells you exactly what the night took.
If Paul pursues Fury again without establishing foot placement, balance under pressure and what he does when rhythm breaks, he risks turning one loss into a ceiling. Lose it again and the experiment stops evolving.
Boxing decides quickly. Once it makes up its mind, it usually doesn’t change its mind.
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Last updated on 23/12/2025
