Jake Paul Called Out For What He Did During Anthony Joshua Face-Off

Jake Paul has been blasted for what he did during the face-off with Anthony Joshua ahead of their heavyweight superfight.

Having taken on Mike Tyson in a blockbuster encounter last year, Paul takes on active two-time heavyweight champion Joshua in the biggest test of his boxing career.

Following his mooted bout with Gervonta Davis being cancelled due to a domestic abuse lawsuit being filed against the three-weight world champion, a bout with currently unranked Joshua in Miami was set for 19 December.

The showdown will take place live around the world on Netflix and is likely to break viewing records - with both set for mammoth paydays.

Paul, typically a cruiserweight, has moved up to heavyweight to fight Joshua - who cannot weigh more than 245lbs at the weigh-in.

Having been knocked out by Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September 2024, Joshua returns to the ring without a ranking in the heavyweight division and is taking the tear-up seriously.

Paul and Joshua have been together in various media obligations such as sit-down interviews and press conferences.

A face-off on was held on Wednesday night and exposed the drastic height difference between the two fighters - with Joshua coming in at 6ft 6 and Paul five inches smaller at 6ft 1.

Many fans are desperate to finally see Paul get knocked out and his boxing experiment come to an end and 'The Problem Child' was widely panned for his antics at the face-off.

Jake Paul was not taking this face off with Anthony Joshua serious 😭 pic.twitter.com/zAugLBcdfR

— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) December 18, 2025

Paul opted for a playful, comedic approach when the two stood face-to-face, pulling faces and adopting a bizarre posture. The 28-year-old also imitated tickling Joshua's pectorals before proceeding with some trash talk.

Joshua was completely unnerved though and finished by playfully attempted to take Paul's chain as he said he would do in previous pressers.

Reacting to Paul's antics, one fan on X wrote: "If that’s how Jake approaches the fight mentally, Joshua might have an easy night."

A second said: "This is the reason why I want him to seeing stars, such an unbearable human being."

A third added: "That serious intimidation act didn’t work so he had to try the complete opposite."

The two remained cordial when they performed other poses on the stage, with no animosity displayed.

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Major rule change made for Paul vs Joshua

Joshua is fighting in the United States for the second time in his career - with his debut across the pond in 2019 not going to plan after he lost his heavyweight titles to Andy Ruiz via knockout in Madison Square Garden.

Although it has been described as a "tune-up fight" for the Brit, the rules for the encounter include eight rounds of three minutes and 10 ounce gloves in a traditional boxing approach.

However, promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that there will be one substantial change.

He confirmed to IFL TV that the ring size will be 22x22 feet - slightly bigger than the usual professional size of 20x20 feet.

Paul and Joshua will go face-to-face for the final time on Thursday night before business on Friday.