Jake Paul Told 'Don't Do It' After Outrageous Anthony Joshua Fight Claim

Jake Paul has been sent a stern warning of 'don't do it' after making a bold claim following his defeat against Anthony Joshua.

Last weekend, Paul took on two-time world champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Joshua at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

Although many expected Joshua to win in the early stages, Paul managed to last six rounds before the Brit landed a huge right hand to secure a victory via TKO.

During the aftermath of the fight, it was revealed that Paul had suffered a broken jaw.

The American YouTuber said: "I think my jaw is broken. But that was good, I'll come back and get a world championship belt at some point. We will heal the broken jaw, come back and fight people my weight. 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."

Having recovered from surgery, Paul appeared on the latest episode of the Impaulsive Podcast.

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During the show, Paul called out former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, calling him 'low-key soft'.

Ngannou was beaten by Joshua in the second round back in March 2024.

Paul said: "I told everyone that I would do better than Francis, and that Francis kind of has no chin. Francis is low-key soft.

"I’ll fight Francis. That’s a good idea, actually. I think maybe now he’ll take it, and be like, ‘Oh, s**t.'"

Jake Paul said Francis Ngannou is soft after fighting Anthony Joshua 👀

“I told everyone I’d do better than Francis, he’s kinda got no chin. He’s lowkey soft.”

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Reacting on social media, one fan said: "Francis didn't wrestle, he boxed against AJ."

Another tweeted: "Jake Paul broke his jaw and he is still yapping. That’s generational talent right there."

A third fan added: "Don't do it Jake, Francis won't mess around like Joshua."

Someone else wrote: "Crazy take but I think Jake Paul beats Ngannou."

A fifth commented: "Bro went down and wants to take Francis with him too."

Another fan said: "Dude's calling someone with sledgehammers for fists "soft" from the safety of a podcast mic lol."

Paul also revealed his 'biggest mistake' after taking the Joshua fight.

He said: "I wish I had more than three weeks to prepare, to maybe put on some more muscle to be able to sit there and hit him. And I should have gone to altitude to train. That was my biggest mistake. I felt good about [my camp], yeah. But I just needed to have that extra level of cardio for this, and that only can come from going to altitude.

"It’s a great experience overall to be in there with someone that’s that good. I learned a lot. I see where I could have done better. So, I’m a little disappointed, but I also know how good he is. But I had him wobbled at one point. I had him wobbled."