Anthony Joshua has explained why he wasn’t happy after his win over Jake Paul.
On Friday night, Anthony Joshua took on Jake Paul in a sanctioned heavyweight boxing match. Finally, when all was said and done, AJ managed to secure the knockout victory – and broke Paul’s jaw in the process. However, he did so in the sixth round, making the match much longer than many people expected.
Anthony Joshua certainly looked rusty after his time off following the loss to Daniel Dubois, and that’s what you’d expect. Still, he probably could have turned up the heat sooner than he did, especially since Jake was slowing down the longer the fight went on.
In his post-fight press conference appearance, Anthony Joshua explained why he isn’t too happy in the aftermath of his latest win.
Anthony Joshua’s feelings after Jake Paul wins
“I had to do better,” Joshua said during a post-fight press conference. “It’s a victory, but not a success. I feel like my coach expects more from me, and I expect more from myself. But what can we do? We can’t turn back the clock. I have to move forward. I have to put that in the past now.”
“After today you might see a bit of social media trying to consume all the algorithm’s attention, but for me that’s a thing of the past. I can’t live on that win. I still have a lot to improve on. So yeah, I’m not happy.”
“There was a lot going into this fight – a lot of pressure, a lot of expectations,” Joshua said. “So I had to step up. A lot of people doubted me. I saw Mauricio Suliaman put up a picture of Jake, he didn’t put a picture of me up. A lot of people don’t respect me, so there’s a lot of pressure. I had boxing on my back today, and that’s really it.
“I took Jake as seriously as I needed to, but most importantly, I took myself as seriously as I needed to. I respect myself, I respect boxing and I know what it takes to get in the ring. You have to be prepared. One mistake can cost you in that ring.”
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