Fans point out exact moment Jake Paul 'realised he'd messed up' during brutal Anthony Joshua knockout

People reckon that cameras captured the exact moment Jake Paul 'realised he had f**ked up' during his fight against Anthony Joshua.

Despite smugly saying he was easily 'going to win' and 'become the king of boxing and own the whole entire sport', the YouTuber was knocked out.

In the early hours of this morning (20 December), Joshua, 36, triumphed over his US counterpart during the controversial clash at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

But the pair are now being hounded by accusations that the result was 'rigged', as sports fans can't comprehend why it took the two-time world heavyweight champion so long to take Paul down.

The YouTuber said he 'wasn't surprised' that he survived six rounds, saying: "I just got tired. It was a lot handling his weight. If I had better cardio I think I could have kept on fighting. I did my personal best."

Meanwhile, Joshua admitted it 'took a bit longer than expected' for him to put Paul in his place, but his powerful right hand finally 'found the destination'.

It marks Paul's second loss in 14 fights, following his dramatic defeat to former Love Island star Tommy Fury in 2023.

The social media star has taken on the likes of Mike Tyson and Nate Diaz in the past, but going up against a behemoth of British boxing was never going to end well for him.

His opponent has previously reigned victorious in the ring 28 times, with only four losses in his illustrious career.

And although Paul talks a good talk, fans reckon that regret was written all over his face while Joshua had him on the ropes.

Moments before his rival delivered the right-hander, which put him on the canvas, the 28-year-old was seen cowering in the corner of the ring, as though he knew exactly what was coming next.

Fans have pinpointed the 'exact moment that Jake Paul suddenly regretted the life choices that had led to this point' after reviewing the footage.

One person said in a post on X: "It was at this moment, he knew," while another wrote: "Paul is thinking 'S**t! So THIS is what is was like fighting Mike Tyson when Mike was in his prime. Mommy!'"

A third added: "The face of regret."

You can see the exact moment Jake Paul suddenly regretted the life choices that had led to this point pic.twitter.com/RpLXMSaCcl

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A fourth wrote: "The moment his soul left his body."

And a fifth chimed in saying: "Someone needs to do one of those videos where it goes 'and at his moment, Jake knew, he f**ked up'."

Give it a few hours, and I'm sure there will be plenty of those clips flying around social media.

Paul says he has been left with a broken jaw after going up against Joshua - but he's already eyeing up his next return to the ring.

"We will heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight," he said, as per the BBC. "I'm going for the cruiserweight world title.

"I'm going to take a little break. I've been going hard for six years. I'll take some time off. This is amazing."

Joshua also took the opportunity to call out Tyson Fury in his post-fight comments, telling the Gypsy King: "Put on some gloves, and come and fight one of the realest fighters out there, step into there with me next if you're a really bad boy."