Jake Paul says he will put Joshua to sleep on judgment day

Jake Paul says he’s putting Anthony Joshua to “sleep” by knocking out the “Goliath” in their eight-round fight on Friday, December 19, 2025, on Netflix at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The fight will count on the official records.

AJ’s career on the line

Paul (28) apologized to the British fans ahead of time today for what he will do to former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) at their ‘Judgment Day’ fight next month.

The $267 million ambition

Charismatic American Jake Paul uses AJ as a stepping stone to get a world title shot against undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. He has already announced his asking price $267 million for that mega fight. That fight has a very real possibility of happening if Jake Joshua flatlines on December 19th. Is Jake’s $267 million Usyk claim crazy? If he prevails against Joshua, the event brings in big numbers on Netflix, the $267M might be a possibility. That Paul is discussing this now shows his marketing genius in foresight.

“It’s a more dangerous fight than Tank Davis, but it’s a more winnable fight,” said Jake Paul’s manager, Nakisa Bidarian. Sky Sportss about his clash with Joshua. “He’s not that elusive. So, I think if Jake has the right game plan, he has a good chance to win this fight.”

The power that Jake Paul possesses with his right hand is more than enough to make him a threat to beat Joshua. If he connects with that shot, it will be bad for AJ.

Hear pretend it’s not a disaster waiting

Jake is fighting AJ at an all-time low in his career, and he’s coming off a fifth-round knockout loss to Daniel Dubois. It’s been over a year since that fight on September 21, 2024, and who knows how the 15-month layoff will affect Joshua’s performance. He will need to be 100% for this fight to avoid being finished by Jake for good.

Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, considers the Jake Paul fight a low risk, “outfall” match to get the rust out to prepare him for a Tyson Fury mega-fight or a world title clash against champion Oleksandr Usyk.

What happens to Joshua’s career if Jake lets him sleep cold? If Jake knocks him out, AJ’s hopeless dreams of fighting Tyson Fury will be over. He can also forget about challenging for a world title in a trilogy match with Usyk because he’s not going to be given an opportunity after a KO loss to Jake. Retirement would be the only option available to Joshua, as an expensive four-fight rebuild would not solve the problem. No one would take him seriously.

AJ’s crumbling punch resistance

He doesn’t take Jake seriously as an opponent with a shot to defeat Joshua. This could be a mistake. AJ’s strike resistance isn’t what it once was, as we saw in his KO loss to Dubois last year.

“This is not an AI simulation. This is Judgment Day,” Jake Paul said. “A professional heavyweight fight against an elite world champion in his prime. When I beat Anthony Joshua, all doubt disappears, and no one can deny me the opportunity to fight for a world title,” said Jake Paul, giving his thoughts on his fight against Anthony Joshua next month. “To all my haters, this is what you wanted. To the people of the UK, I’m sorry. On Friday, December 19th, under the lights in Miami, live worldwide only on Netflix, the torch is passed and Britain’s Goliath is put to sleep. I KNOW YOU CHOSEN THEM HAHAHHA.”

Stop asking me. $267 million.

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 17, 2025