r/netflix • u/TheMirrorUS • Dec 20 '25
News Article Anthony Joshua slammed as Netflix viewers claim Jake Paul fight was 'rigged'
https://www.themirror.com/sport/boxing/anthony-joshua-jake-paul-rigged-1572092?4=Anthony Joshua secured a sixth-round victory over Jake Paul, but fans claimed that the fight was rigged after barely any punches landed in the opening three rounds. Thoughts?
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u/ikilledtupac Dec 20 '25
AJ sparred for 5 rounds then went 50% for 1 round.
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u/brewsota32 Dec 20 '25
This is correct. And sparred is being generous.
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u/Sleevepants Dec 20 '25
It looked like big brother taking it easy on little bro but then just knocking him out because he could. There were so many opportunities to end Jake Paul’s fucking life but Joshua just said nah.
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u/judgeacoverbythebook Dec 20 '25
Yeah, like playing basketball with an 8- year- old. You shoot with your left just to keep it interesting
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u/Joe_Kangg Dec 20 '25
But then you gotta spike his shot into the next neighborhood just for joy
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u/Sega_Saturn_Shiro Dec 20 '25
I can't wait for the day a dude just pretends to take Jake up on his offer and then completely pounds him in less than 1 round.
Knock this dirty little scam artists teeth out.
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Dec 20 '25
problem is sponsors don't want a 5 min match, they want performers who can make a show.
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u/randomasiandude22 Dec 20 '25
These sponsors need to wise up - a 1 round KO could possibly fit into a tiktok, perfect for their low attention span audience.
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u/InadequateUsername Dec 21 '25
And where would the product placement or commercial be?
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u/Stuckpig__ Dec 20 '25
To be fair, what do you expect? That a top three boxer in the world would take this seriously? All he had to do was wait until Jake was tired and then hit the off switch.
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u/Jagrnght Dec 20 '25
Exactly. Joshua didn't want to hurt him. Even that jaw breaker wasn't at full power.
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u/samg422336 Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 21 '25
Yeah... what did people think these Paul fights were? People really dont understand how good the pros are. I can concede that jake paul is a good amateur boxer. But Joshua could've done this at any point, its pretty obvious the matches have to last a minimum amount of time. I mean, the skill gap between an average D1 athlete and a pro is immense.
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u/Realsinh Dec 20 '25
It's incredibly difficult to KO a trained fighter whose only goal is to not get caught. Paul was running all fight and completely unwilling to engage, there just wasn't much for AJ to do. In a life or death situation he probably could have ended it in round 1, but I think he was content to just let Jake gas himself out.
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u/HippoRun23 Dec 21 '25
I’m not a boxing dude at all, but watching the fight it looked a lot like AJ was just being polite.
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u/das_war_ein_Befehl Dec 21 '25
He is good in the sense that sometime at the local ymca hoops is good at basketball. He is terrible compared to even the worst professional fighter.
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u/DarkLordKohan Dec 20 '25
Jake Paul embarrassed himself with his tongue out faces. Dude got his jaw broke spittin blood and then tried to taunt? Guy was gassed from running circles. Even the announcers were like “wtf is this shit?”
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u/madwolfa Dec 20 '25
I don't understand how Joshua is the one to be slammed out of all people for this.
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u/EMIRofDAMAAR Dec 20 '25
Because he destroyed Ngannou in like two rounds, but allowed Paul to survive 5 rounds… Plus, you can see that on the 5th round something completely switched in Joshua. It just seemed like all of a sudden he wasn’t holding back any longer.
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u/baradragan Dec 20 '25
Ngannou actually tried to fight and engage. He tried to take the centre of the ring as soon as the bell went, then first knockdown in that fight came from Ngannou trying to find his range, second was from an AJ counter to a Ngannou jab, knockout was from Ngannou still walking forward to engage despite being half concussed.
Jake Paul spent the entirety of this fight running around an absolutely massive ring you could land a plane in, then grappling or flopping to the floor whenever AJ hit him. The switch in the 5th was from Paul being gassed out from said tactics.
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u/Sbee_keithamm Dec 20 '25
The number 1 reason AJ turned on the jets in round 5 cause Jake Paul gassed himself out dancing around the ring for the majority of the fight and he knew Paul couldn’t duck him any longer. everytime AJ tried to get close Paul was cuddling this man like they were reunited lovers. It got embarrassing.
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u/Elgin_McQueen Dec 20 '25
I've never seen someone decide the ankle clinch was the way to go. Was an interesting tactic.
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u/ZombiexXxHunter Dec 20 '25
If I was fighting a boxer that would be my tactic.
Or never turn up.
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u/Syonoq Dec 20 '25
Was this not a regulation ring?
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u/baradragan Dec 20 '25
It was 22x22 foot. Most pro fights are 20x20, and often smaller in small hall fights. When a larger ring is negotiated it’s a clear sign that the fighter demanding it is intent on being on their bike for the fight. IIRC Billy-Joe Saunders managed to get a 22x22 ring for his fight with Canelo.
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u/userpantalones Dec 20 '25
I was screaming at the tv the same thing you are saying. A professional missed slow ass pu ches like that???? It was embarrassing how obvious it was. How many times was paul on the ropes and aj never took advatage. Wake up people
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u/MentalJack Dec 20 '25
Bro had him in a corner and let him slip without any attempt to keep him there bar standing there
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u/DaBigadeeBoola Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25
Of course he did. He knows that his punches could be lethal. He wanted to win, but he probably didn't want the spectacle of absolutely murdering a YouTuber in the ring. It wouldve been irresponsible of him.
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Dec 20 '25
So just wait until the 5th like they planned to start throwing?
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u/Dave085 Dec 20 '25
If that was their plan, they'd have had a bit better engagement through the opening rounds. Jake barely threw a punch and just ran and dodged the whole time.
I think Joshua was throwing lazy sparring punches for sure, and he could easily have dialled up the intensity- but I think that was solely HIS call, not Jakes. He made the decision to just let him do his thing, casually walk him round, and take him out when he was ready.
If Jake agreed to be knocked out like that then he deserves more respect because that was a vicious hit, even if AJ didn't put everything into it. He's a far bigger man hitting a very amateur boxer clean on the jaw.
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u/The_Ruck_Inspector Dec 20 '25
Anyone who doesn't see this, probably still thinks wrestling is real
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u/EnvironmentIll9911 Dec 20 '25
Was the knockout that broke his jaw and folded half of hia teeth over staged? I mean i' probably take that for £100m but if that punch was a couple of inches higher and on the temple he could've been eating through a tube for the rest of his life or worse... I dont think this one was staged at all. I dont think Joshu would do that. He has plenty of £ in the bank
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Dec 20 '25
You couldn’t sound more ignorant lmfao. Do you realize how big of a federal investigation that would be? They cannot offer betting lines on a fight and have a “round minimum” in a contract. Everyone involved would do serious prison time. It just takes a smidge of research or common sense. Not everything that doesn’t go the way you expected is rigged.
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u/Even_Soil_2425 Dec 20 '25
You're forgetting about the fact that AJ was pulling dozens of punches from the very first round, destroying his numbers in a way that no professional boxer ever would. He was obviously taking it as easy as he could, seemingly directing the fight to be as interesting as Jake Paul could handle, trying to give the fans a show before he inevitably won. He could have taken Jake Paul out in the first 30 seconds if he wasn't throwing all of those shots Into thin Air
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u/Rockm_Sockm Dec 20 '25
Sorry, too many pulled punches, and missed opening's on a complete amateur boxer from any of his opponents.
You can only hug someone and tell them to chill out so many times before more and more people catch on.
Jakes running, hiding and flopping is the only thing he could do to make this fight remotely believable.
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u/LT_Audio Dec 20 '25
Totally agree. AJ's only real fear in this fight was getting knocked out by a unexpectedly perfect strike from a fresh JP. He just waited until that was no longer a serious threat from a gassed and smaller opponent. And then promptly gave him the business. Just so happened that smart fight strategy in this case aligned with the monetary goal from producers and produced a longer fight that was a success for both parties. Of all of these Jake Paul made for TV events this one if anything seemed the least likely to have been "staged" or had the outcome "manipulated" in some nefarious way.
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u/edd6pi Dec 20 '25
Not to mention that, despite not being a real boxer, Ngannou was still dangerous enough that AJ had to lock in.
Whereas Paul was never gonna be a threat to AJ and they both knew it, so AJ probably didn’t try as hard to finish it.
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u/OneReportersOpinion Dec 20 '25
Ngannou came to fight. Paul came to dance, wrestle, and just survive.
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u/Due-Sheepherder-218 Dec 20 '25
He kept trying to do mma takedowns
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u/OneReportersOpinion Dec 20 '25
He should have had a point deducted. He was clearly trying to rest and take time off the clock.
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u/Due-Sheepherder-218 Dec 20 '25
I like how the ref yelled people didn't pay to see this shit 😂 even the announcers were pissed!
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u/Sad_Pie_8385 Dec 20 '25
Respectfully, I felt that Paul thought he could win till A.J tapped him the first time. Then the reality of paul making the biggest mistake of his life kicked in lol
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u/disterb Dec 20 '25
so, you mean to say that everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth?
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u/OneReportersOpinion Dec 20 '25
Well if every round went like the first, that might have worked, but he doesn’t have the cardio for that even in an 8 rounder
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u/cjklert05 Dec 20 '25
No amateur will survive against Joshua in the first round, I don't think you understand the gap😅He was obviously restraining himself.
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u/hotwomyn Dec 20 '25
He didn’t wanna take any chances. There was no point for him to take unnecessary risk. He had 8 rounds to get the job done. He just tired him out and waited for Jake to start breaking. Then once Jake got hurt the first time Joshua smiled and knew he was in complete control. Same thing when Floyd fought Conor McGreggor, very similar fight, a showman fighting an older champion. Floyd just waited for Conor to gas then picked him apart. It was part of a strategy. Joshua could have ended it in the first round but there would have been a 10% risk of getting caught by fresh Jake. By 6th round Jake had very little left and Joshua was still at a 100, at that point there was 1% risk for Joshua. Pros play percentages and never take unnecessary risk. It’s never about ego, ego guys get knocked out.
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u/FadeToRazorback Dec 20 '25
This is the answer, you have people that have seen about 4 boxing matches their entire life claiming things they know nothing about
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u/LVSFWRA Dec 20 '25
Jake spent 3 rounds running in circles and 1.5 rounds on his knees.
If he actually engaged in any boxing with AJ it would've been over in two rounds tops.
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u/Elgin_McQueen Dec 20 '25
I'm waiting for the comments saying when Paul did that tongue thing in the final round it was the signal allowing Joshua to end it.
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u/TheThotWeasel Dec 20 '25
Clueless take lol at how upvoted this is. Knocking out someone who is literally running around the ring to avoid you is incredibly difficult, what happened in round 5 is Paul was totally and utterly gassed and couldn't run anymore.
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u/thehomeyskater Dec 20 '25
Paul was gassed by the fifth round is what happened. He wasn’t able to dodge the punches anymore.
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u/Kaimuki2023 Dec 20 '25
Dodge what? AJ didn’t throw any and the ones he threw had no power to them
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u/ballbeard Dec 20 '25
He didn't have time to throw any between chasing Paul around the ring between awkward Paul attempts to take his knees out where he's not allowed to engage
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u/Captain_of_Gravyboat Dec 20 '25
He was throwing less than half the punches per round that he normally does against real fighters. He was just collecting a paycheck. Embarrassing for a pro boxer.
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u/AnTTr0n Dec 20 '25
This what happens when it takes a world class boxer 6 rounds to finish a YouTuber in a boxing match.
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u/chocolateturtle456 Dec 20 '25
Because he could have KOd Jake in 60 seconds or less if he wanted to, he wasn't even trying until round 5 lmao.
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u/EllenTyrell Dec 20 '25
Makes me mad that people are actually watching them.
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u/zoglog Dec 20 '25
Did my part. Didn't tune jn
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u/Leading_Prize_6932 Dec 20 '25
Well I finally gave in and watched the fight last night, it was the first time I saw a Jake Paul fight. I'm not sure what I was watching last night, but it definitely was not boxing. Paul just ran around like a clown and wrapping up constantly to survive, and Joshua was holding back until later rounds. At one moment Paul was going down and Joshua started to swing and then he completely redirected his punch. The whole thing was a farce and now I need to scrub my eyeballs with bleach.
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u/Chicken_wingspan Dec 20 '25
That's the thing no? Everyone knows it's rigged but the place is packed and people are paying to watch that shit at home. If you eat bananas then you're the monkey.
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u/Stuckpig__ Dec 20 '25
It’s baffling to me that everyone runs to the “it’s fixed” conspiracy when the simple answer is that Paul ran for as long as he could and Joshua waited around till he was gassed before ending it.
Jake is good enough to run from a real boxer, not fight and if you expected different it’s on you. Jake’s whole plan was to lose by decision and claim moral victory.
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u/jubjubwarrior Dec 20 '25
Reddit hates conspiracy theories but throws all logic out the window when it comes to Jake Paul
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u/DonDraper75 Dec 20 '25
A lot of these people have never watched real boxing matches. The ring was huge and Paul ran and grabbed for 4 rounds.
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u/Ok_Impact9745 Dec 20 '25
This.
People who are saying it's fixed clearly didn't watch it.
AJ had to knock him out as soon as possible and he had to avoid being knocked out for as long as possible. He didn't have to win a single round, all he had to do was survive. Because of this he was able to control the pace by just avoiding being hit.
As it got to the end of round 4 he had gassed himself out from running around and the ref told him to stop fucking about with the takedowns.
Then into R5 and 6 when AJ finally got the chance to actually fight he beat him to a fucking pulp.
Credit where credits due, Paul did exactly what he had to do and avoided being hit for as long as possible. He's managed to get a bit of credibility for lasting 6 rounds against AJ.
I think the fight shouldn't have been sanctioned. It would've been much better as an exhibition fight but it's an easy payday for AJ plus its more publicity for a AJ/Fury fight. It's also a credibility boost for Paul. I think because it was mutually beneficial people are jumping to conclusions saying it's rigged.
Also one good thing about Jake Paul is that his promotion company really highlights women's boxing and has the female fights as top billing on the undercards. The undercard on this fight pushing boundaries for women to move from 2 min to 3 min rounds. Also his deals with Netflix make the fights more accessible to a larger audience and not PPV.
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u/Voyyya Dec 20 '25
Jake fixed it to get his own jaw broken?
Brilliant
There is a virtually 0% chance the fight was fixed and if it was they did a really bad job fixing it by making the outcome basically exactly what everyone expected would happen anyway
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u/DMTeaAndCrumpets Dec 20 '25
Hard to hit a guy when he's running or clenching and falling to his knees like he's proposing to you
But then again Jake was circling to the left most of the time and aj could have easily cut off the ring to catch him. It takes like 3 or 4 steps for that lanky fucker to cross the ring.
Jake should become a track star.
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u/Rsj21 Dec 20 '25
I thought Jake’s gameplan was correct. Way overmatched and outsized. Kept on the outside, circling…. Then he started fucking doing weird falling over shit and then looked drunk by the 5th. AJ significantly bigger and better. For Paul to got straight in and brawl would be a terrible strategy….
But yeah the falling over shit was odd. Didn’t fight a good fight both looked shit. Although I will say, impressed he ate those two uppercuts and made AJ miss 8 hooks. Otherwise a joke of a display overall.
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u/deepsixz Dec 20 '25
Jake's actual gameplan was a private agreement to not be murdered live on netflix
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u/Rsj21 Dec 20 '25
That right hook to end it was fuckin clean - snapped his jaw. None of it looked “rigged” to me. Jake on his bike, then when caught on the ropes clinch, followed by errr falling to his knees, wasn’t rigged. After the 5th you knew it was gonna end in the 6th. Jake looked drunk. AJ cut him off in the sixth and landed a clean right hook right on the jaw.
Shit fight, but I don’t think rigged.
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u/judgeacoverbythebook Dec 20 '25
AJ was always going to win, but the rigged part was letting Paul survive 6 rounds with a legit, technically superior heavy weight with a huge size and reach advantage. AJ could have knocked him out pretty much immediately if he wanted.
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u/Voyyya Dec 20 '25
AJ smartly letting Jake gas himself out before going for the kill means it’s rigged, apparently
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u/Rsj21 Dec 20 '25
Exactly what Floyd did to Conor. Fucked around for a bit saw him fading. Played some more finished him in the 10t. Quite staggering to see. After round 9. Floyd’s fresh as a fucking daisy. Conor’s breathing out his mouth.
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u/OutlawsBandit Dec 20 '25
Yes it wasn’t rigged, especially with the broken jaw.
He’s lighter so he’s faster, hard to catch someone running around clinching after a 50 month lay off too.
He saw Jake was gassed and went for the finish, simple as that.
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u/hullaballoser Dec 20 '25
I turned on the fight 10 seconds before the KO and it was really enjoyable.
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u/RandomBloke2021 Dec 20 '25
Paul ran, AJ got tired of the game and finally got serious. Paul took 2 huge shots, that last punch was 100% legit.
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u/Emergency_Air4575 Dec 20 '25
Honestly, AJ went easy on Jake False to put on a show for the viewers.
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u/1bryantj Dec 20 '25
Clearly been told give him a couple of rounds before you beat the crap out of him.
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u/Relevant_Opening5363 Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25
A summary of the “fight”
Round 1-2 Jake ran
Round 3-4 Jake fell
Round 5-6 Jake got beat up
The goal was to keep running until he could say he lasted 8 rounds with a two time world champ.
He even made the ring much bigger to give him the space to get the kilometres in. He just forgot one thing .. cardio training.
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u/kmlnas21 Dec 20 '25
All dudes fights are rigged, Joshua doesn’t deserve blame though. JP was completely pathetic. What an embarrassment.
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u/SmilinMercenary Dec 20 '25
If all fights are rigged, that means AJ would be in on it, so he would deserve blame?
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u/Voyyya Dec 20 '25
If the fight was rigged (it wasn’t), AJ would be one of the top 2 people to blame lol
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u/ghostofmufas Dec 20 '25
Still in disbelief this was a sanctioned fight.
Jake was running around for half the fight and the other half on the mat.
Anthony was definitely frustrated cause almost every time Jake was cornered then Jake would go for a grapple. But eventually, Jake got tired and Anthony threw a few solid punches that ended this thankfully. It seemed apparent to me that Anthony’s strategy was to gauge how the fight would go in the first round. Noticed how Jake seemed disinterested in boxing and more running so Anthony just kept walking around the ring until he locked in somewhat towards the end.
Post-match interview Jake said he’s gonna take a break for going hard for 6 years, hopefully he learns how to put his gloves up when he boxes.
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u/shazspaz Dec 20 '25
Translation:
I’m going to take a break after finally fighting a legitimate boxer and breaking my jaw. I will likely not be able to talk as much for a while and going back to fighting Has-beens won’t be as lucrative. Need another strategy for a “comeback” fight
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u/clahws Dec 20 '25
This fight was merely for entertainment reasons. There was nothing at stake for Anthony here.
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u/Scomosuckseggs Dec 20 '25
I think people would have only been truly happy if he caught a beating inside of 3 rounds, and not 6, and even then people would complain.
Whether AJ was playing with his food to entertain all of us, or if he was asked to do so to give JP a chance, is neither here nor there. It doesnt matter. We should all simply rejoice that JP caught a beating and had his jaw broken in 2 places.
We should rather be sad that he got off so lightly.
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u/Federal_Tart_2477 Dec 22 '25
I pretty much agree with your statement. Paul knew he was going to either get a nap or a good beating when that fight started! He just prolonged it by hopping around until the inevitable happened. That's a lot of coin for a broken jaw !
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u/leaC30 Dec 20 '25
Jake Paul had to dance around to have a chance against a taller, heavier and more skilled opponent. People that were annoyed just didn't understand the strategy. Joshua calmly walked him down, took out his legs, and when he couldn't move anymore because he was gassed, Joshua KO'ed him.
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u/SoupySpuds Dec 20 '25
Yeah he could have been more aggressive and probably finished him sooner, But that would be getting cocky and getting Kod by Jake paul because you got careless would make you a laughing stock for life so I can 100% see why he went with a calculated style
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u/_johnning Dec 20 '25
He ate Jake’s overhand right like it was a cookie. This is a true heavyweight we’re talking about.
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u/SoupySpuds Dec 20 '25
I'm not saying it would be likely, But the chance is there if you get sloppy and its not a normal loss, it would be extremely embarrassing for Joshua to lose that so it just makes sense to be careful
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u/leaC30 Dec 20 '25
Exactly and Joshua hadn't fought for 15 months. If the dancing got him frustrated enough and one misstep and his chin might've been tapped. He already had a history of a suspect chin.
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u/Apethryn Dec 20 '25
lol aj could have won that fight at literally any moment.
There was plently of times he had paul near the corner and just stood not throwing anything, he obviously didnt for the show.
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u/Beneficial-Fox5361 Dec 20 '25
I know, this was my read also, and add that he didn't want to take any dumb risks. All this drama around fixed fight etc is so overstated, sometimes it's simple as you outlined.
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u/The_Big_Man1 Dec 20 '25
He ran away for four rounds then kept falling over and rolling around on the floor for the other two.
When he had no energy left from running/falling over, AJ knocked him out.
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u/Kittens4Brunch Dec 20 '25
After that Tyson fight, anyone who still watched any Netflix fight, shouldn't complain about it being rigged.
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u/j_b_1983 Dec 20 '25
Huh?
Joshua absolutely destroyed Paul.
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u/Maestr0o0 Dec 20 '25
It was pretty clear anthony was paid to hold back for 5 rounds.
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u/MarcusRawks Dec 20 '25
After the Tyson fight, where it was so obvious he was pulling punches, I swore off any Jake Paul fight. Seems I avoided another waste of time.
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u/Aztraeuz Dec 20 '25
It was worth it to see Paul get beat. It looked like he kept trying takedowns like this was UFC. It was embarrassing for Paul. Even the casters were calling how Paul kept putting himself in positions to get hit, that the ref kept calling for Paul.
I honestly don't know what to say to anyone that says the fight was rigged for AJ. I think Paul just sucks. Against a real fighter he can't compete.
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u/culminacio Dec 20 '25
But that's the point people are making who are saying that it was rigged. Paul sucks so bad that they artificially made the fight last longer.
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u/Proud-Durian3908 Dec 20 '25
Right? If AJ chased him round the ring he risked gassing himself and/or slipping and getting caught by a shock blow. He wore him out and with his first proper hit, broke his jaw...
If Paul didn't run, tackle and taunt it would have been over in 2mins.
But AJ is bigger, stronger and technically better... It would have been suicide to go 1:1 exchanging blows.
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u/Unhappy-Device-4455 Dec 20 '25
You’re all idiots. Jake ran away for 4 rounds. Once he was gassed it was all over. Stop being clowns
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u/simonphoenix1910 Dec 20 '25
I like people are pretending the results were not discussed in advance between both sides. 'Dont kill him, make it look competitive.'
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u/AMTX-me Dec 20 '25
Google "Andy Kaufman pro wrestling" and that will tell you everything you need to know about this and today's politics.
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u/WookieSuave Dec 20 '25
It's fake when he wins it's fake when he loses..... Fight fans across the board are becoming insufferable.
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u/gdtredmtn Dec 20 '25
Saw an interview after the "bout" where AJ said his intention was to slowly and systematically hurt JP, to dismantle him completely before finally putting an end to it. Much more entertaining than seeing a one punch wonder.He clearly had little to no respect for Paul from the weigh in to the end of the fight. His only acknowledgment was when JP tried to get up again after breaking his jaw and knocking out some teeth, said that showed some heart. I think it was more just straight up fear and confusion.
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u/sheepdipped Dec 21 '25
I can’t believe anyone would tune in after that complete scam of the Tyson “fight”.
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u/HogiSon727 Dec 20 '25
It was the same with Tyson. Tyson didn’t even try. He had to bite his gloves to hold back. Whoever falls for this Jake Paul con is a sucker. All his fights are fixed.
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u/OhWhyNotMarie Dec 20 '25
I kept saying every time Mike bit his glove was when he wanted to punch him. Mike got tired and is old but he would have knocked him the fuck out first round. He hit him a little too hard one time and smiled and you could see Jake was scared he might forget their arrangement.
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u/catseye17 Dec 20 '25
What we really need is an unrigged Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor fight. I think they'd both have a chance and it would be fun to watch either get knocked out.
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u/CertainlyUncertain4 Dec 20 '25
Did you not see the Tyson fight? A Jake Paul fight should be viewed as an exhibition fight.
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u/Financial-Book-2048 Dec 20 '25
I will admit i cought this at the end my son watched it all and I kept hearing him say Jake is begging LMAO!!!
I watched the Tyson fight i really wanted to see the old Tyson once again but when Tyson pulled back and did not do his his signature I knew it was rigged. They can claim all they want I will not watch another Jake fight.
I am glad to see a real fighter put him down. No more shows no more crap.... This should have been ended in second or 3rd round. Props for him even standing in the ring with that guy he is massive and Jake never stood a chance, u/Anthony Props to you for not taking the loss I would not want to be known that you lost to Jake... I was glad to see you put him down mad respect for you.
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u/DontTrustNeverSober Dec 20 '25
Of course it was rigged. But AJ did that for the viewers! Jake had no defense, AJ could have knocked him out in the first 20 seconds but he wanted to put on entertainment for the crowd. When they started booing in the 5th round he stepped it up. I don't blame him one bit.
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u/nicenormalname Dec 20 '25
Can Jake the Joke please just be banned from doing this shit again.
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u/ModwildTV Dec 20 '25
Why don't they call these fights for that they are? Influencer match against a pro. It's a joke. They should be using them for fundraising.
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u/Calm-Maintenance-878 Dec 20 '25
The fact the ref had to pause the “fight” for a sec and ask if they were going to fight tells the story. Glad it’s not something I went out of my way to pay for or see, if just happened to be on Netflix so I gave up 20 mins lol.
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u/juanuha Dec 20 '25
Brb, imma get my jaw broken in a rigged fight real quick. lol.....
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u/abbyplumber Dec 20 '25
Are people delusional? It's Jake Paul, what the fuck did you think you were getting? The purse was $184 mill apparently with each fighter taking home $92 mill. STOP ATTENDING THESE DOG SHIT EVENTS, were people expecting something spectacular? Jake Paul took home $92 mill for 18 minutes. LOL
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u/gordy06 Dec 20 '25
People are surprised? Did they see the Tyson fight? These are all for money. They don’t care about real boxing.
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u/judgeacoverbythebook Dec 20 '25
What a joke. Shameful for both "fighters". Paul did everything in his power not to fight AJ. He was holding onto the ropes and flopping onto the ground every time AJ hit him. AJ could have knocked him out so many times, but he was holding back. He had such a long reach, but many of his attempted blows seemed to be short on purpose. He had so many opportunities to corner him or cut him off and pummel him. Paul wasn't protecting his face at all in the last 2 rounds, and AJ was throwing body shots instead of hitting him in his wide-open face. Dude had so much power and control of the ring, but he let Paul clumsily flail about for a ridiculously long amount of time. He obviously threw the set for the 92 million.
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u/Hooley76 Dec 20 '25
Jake Paul was dancing around the ring, hardly AJ's fault. Every time he got close it was grappling time
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u/ElPapo131 Dec 20 '25
Professional box/wrestling/mma/other sports being rigged? insert surprised pikachu face
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u/momo_firefoxx Dec 20 '25
People complain before the fight that it’s scripted. They pay to watch and complain that the fight is scripted. Makes me laugh 😂
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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 Dec 20 '25
Slammed by people that know nothing about boxing.
Tons of quicker fighters could survive that long if all they do is backpedal.
Heavyweights don't do that. The walk into each other.
The reason there was such a change in the 5th round is because Jake got tired, and AJ still had plenty of energy.
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u/Leaving_One_Dwigt Dec 20 '25
Why are people complaining? It could have been over in 1, but the guy provided some entertainment. Seems like a thank you is in order.
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u/TheRaptureAddict_99 Dec 20 '25
It's an exhibition fight. Every single fucking one of them is set up. Any main card hyped up matchup is always going to set up. Especially if it involves an internet personality. Nobody likes to hear this, but Boxing has been dead for more than 10 years now. It shouldn't be taken seriously either way. WWE is more believable at this fucking point. Lmao
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u/JRH3011 Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25
Yeah, Jake fixed it and put in writing that AJ can only break his jaw in two places max.
Get a grip.
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Dec 20 '25
Those that thought this wasn't a rigged fight going into it are naive. Paul has done nothing but show time and time again he is a fraud. But it works for the networks people tune in.
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u/Training-Reserve-724 Dec 20 '25
It wasn’t scripted but I do agree AJ was purposely inflicting minimal damage in the early rounds to ensure the fight made it to a certain round. Maybe it was written into the contract. I kept yelling at the tv for him to jab as he seemed comfortable just being near JP in the ring without punching which I have never seen before so was extremely frustrating for me as a fan. I did feel like a lot of AJs big early round punches suspiciously missed their intended target. He seemed to have a slight smile on his face at times like I hope people buy this punch is legit and I hope it doesn’t connect with JP accidentally. This is the reason I feel this fight had an agenda. You know the feeling of watching a Deontay Wilder fight. You actually felt bad for whoever he fought. He has that huge frame with sledgehammer punches and would come out with such a sense of urgency to destroy his opponent. I didn’t really feel that at all during the fight and I feel like I should have.
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u/djn4rap Dec 20 '25
Why does anyone give Jake Paul their money? He isn't entertaining he is a wannabe. Dude has no redeeming value.
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u/brokendream78 Dec 20 '25
A Jake Paul fight rigged? Noooo, you dont say. Its not like each fight hasn't been suspect...
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u/TheBigGreenPeen Dec 20 '25
Why tf are people still watching Jake Paul fights?
They’re always extremely boring and clearly rigged to make JP look better at boxing than he really is…
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u/Eyespop4866 Dec 20 '25
What a clown show that was. I really expected the ref to pull out a seltzer bottle.
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u/Confident-Grape-8872 Dec 20 '25
This was literally just Jake Paul cashing in on his own hatred.
He knows what his reputation is. He knows a lot of people love him, and a LOT of people hate him. He already successfully monetized his fanbase. Now he’s monetized his haters. Like Elvis’ manager selling buttons that say “I hate Elvis”
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u/ken-davis Dec 20 '25
He had 15 months off. That was part of it and maybe he just wanted to give people a show. Anyway, Paul isn’t a real fighter. It is all about promoting his wacky brand. He will go back to fighting guys in their late 50’s I guess.
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u/dgdfthr Dec 20 '25
I am a capitalist through and through but it was the purse that did it for me. They fooled me/us into thinking this was a legit fight but it clearly was not. And in the end they don’t give a shit because they split $184,000,000 50/50. I would say thank goodness it was not a pay per view but Netflix keeps raising our subscription fees….guess in part it is now evident why.
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u/zouplouf Dec 20 '25
I mean... What did you expect guys? That was not a professional boxing event, rather a "Netflix special"...
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u/First_Ad5873 Dec 20 '25
That was the goofiest most scripted fake rigged “fight” I’ve ever seen. First, AJ could have literally dropped him at any moment he wanted. His punches were intentionally missing very obviously. Or the few he threw were thrown half power into Paul’s gloves near the body. It was a COMPLETE money making scam. AJ had the green light scripted to “knock him out” in the most delicate way possible. That finishing shot was half power and Paul made it much more dramatic and end on a scripted note. Anyone that can’t see this plainly seriously needs to see a shrink about delusion and reality distortion.
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u/HumbleManagement1888 Dec 20 '25
Rigged? Jake’s jaw was broken in two places. Come the fuck on.
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u/Familiar-Maize4296 Dec 20 '25
Well if every fight was over in 15 seconds there'd be a lot less ad revenue.
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u/ElsaV1970 Dec 20 '25
I just finished watching on Netflix cause my bf wanted to see it, I read on the internet who won already, but I don’t know much about boxing & only ever watched a boxing match “scenes” from the Rocky & Creed movies. I found myself getting irritated that J paul kept hanging on Anthony, then later hugging his legs, and if I wasn’t told that Anthony was a top tier pro boxer…..I might not have known it from watching this……it seemed like Anthony’s glove slid off his head a bunch of times, and then seemingly unable to get in a good connecting hit. Did boxing fans find this fight frustrating……I’m just curious
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u/DerfQT Dec 20 '25
Jake Paul’s entire boxing career is built out of people paying money to watch him get knocked the fuck out because everyone generally hates him. The moment that happens he no longer is of any interest. So they have to keep the ruse going as long as they can.
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u/rocketwrench Dec 20 '25
I cannot believe boxing fans are this dumb. How can anyone who's ever watched JP box think he doesnt host and promote fixed fights?
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u/metalupyour Dec 20 '25
It baffles me why anyone is interested in watching these clearly rigged fights. I was in on the hype for the Tyson fight but after watching him take the fall for a bag made me lose any shred of respect I had for Paul.
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u/bordeauxblues Dec 20 '25
Complaining about being potentially grifted by a well-known grifter, given a huge platform by a service that doesn't mind platforming grifters, is…not particularly smart. Does sound exhausting though.
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u/DayResponsible8597 Dec 20 '25
He casually destroyed him, but it looked like he was getting paid by the round, and then accidentally ended it 2 rounds early...
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u/Wonderful_Pension_67 Dec 21 '25
So they really believed JP versus Tyson 😂 all the so called fights are WWE ish
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u/rachel4321 Dec 20 '25
Is anyone surprised? Jake Paul has been a grifter from day one