JAKARTA - Jake Paul revealed that the broken jaw he suffered from being hit by Anthony Joshua made it difficult for him to speak.
Jake Paul suffered a KO defeat from Anthony Joshua in the sixth round in a meeting at the Kaseya Center, Miami, last weekend. In the duel, Jake Paul was hit by a heavy blow that made his jaw crack.
Appearing on a podcast with Logan Paul, Jake Paul admitted that he finds it difficult to speak.
"It's like there's a baseball in here (in the mouth). Four titanium plates (installed). It's really broken, really in the jaw," Jake Paul said as quoted by Express on Friday, December 26.
In the meeting with Anthony Joshua, the fight was planned to last eight rounds. But Jake Paul lost in the sixth round, but he judged that he had won two rounds over Anthony Joshua before losing by KO.
"I mean, it's not hard to beat. Actually, I won two rounds, then he won two rounds. After that I fell. However, well, I performed well," he added.
Before finally agreeing to fight Anthony Joshua, Jake Paul had challenged Gervonta Davis who is the WBA lightweight world champion. However, Davis was hit with a legal problem so he couldn't fight.
Jake Paul then switched to facing Anthony Joshua who has been performing in the heavyweight class. And Jake Paul suffered his second defeat in his career.
Initially, Jake Paul was a youtube star who had millions of followers. He then tried his hand in the world of boxing, ranging from exhibitions to finally plunging into the professional.
In the early days of his boxing career, Jake Paul faced many MMA stars who had retired or decreased their performance such as Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva, and Nate Diaz.
Jake Paul then came under the spotlight for successfully inviting Mike Tyson, who had not fought in professional boxing for two decades, to a duel.
In the course of his boxing career, Jake Paul has often been criticized for his choice of fights and opponents, as was the case when he faced Mike Tyson. Before losing to Anthony Joshua, Jake Paul had previously lost to Tommy Fury.
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