Jake Paul Says He’ll Get the Last Laugh vs. Anthony Joshua

Jake Paul doesn’t sound like he’s joking when he talks about how this ends, he sounds like someone who knows fights can slip out of control the second Anthony Joshua eases up.

Paul likes being counted out. That part checks out. Fighters who know they’re not supposed to be there usually do. What matters is what happens when the favourite doesn’t take them seriously enough early, then realises too late that the rounds are slipping in quiet ways.

Jake Paul Likes Being Dismissed

Paul isn’t pretending he’s the better boxer on paper. He’s leaning into the idea that people don’t think he belongs anywhere near a heavyweight like Joshua. That’s fine. I’ve seen worse fighters survive on that chip alone for longer than they should.

Joshua is the obvious pick. Bigger man. Longer career. Real miles. But that size advantage only matters if he’s willing to impose it without hesitation. Lately, that hasn’t always been his instinct. When Joshua senses danger now, he doesn’t rush. He pauses. He resets. And pauses are where underdogs steal rounds.

Age, Speed, and the Bit People Skip

Yes, Paul is younger. Yes, he’s quicker over short bursts. That doesn’t win you heavyweight fights by itself, but it can keep you alive long enough to make things uncomfortable. Especially against a fighter coming off a knockout loss who knows exactly how bad it can look when things go wrong.

Joshua talking about “body of work” is fair. Paul hasn’t earned that comparison. But boxing doesn’t care about résumés once the bell goes. It cares about timing, balance, and whether the favourite feels safe enough to open up. Joshua’s best win still came with trouble attached, and that’s been the pattern more often than people admit.

Paul saying he’ll be laughing at the end is just talk. Fighters always talk. What’s more interesting is whether Joshua treats this like a problem that needs solving early, or a formality that can be managed round by round.

If this stays clean and controlled, Joshua probably edges it without ever looking dominant. If it drags, slows, and turns into one of those awkward heavyweight fights where nobody wants to commit, Paul hanging around longer than expected wouldn’t shock me at all.

Joshua vs. Paul will be staged at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Floridaon  on Friday. The fight will be shown on Netflix.