Jake Paul got worn down and stopped against Anthony Joshua. Broken jaw. Mouthpiece survival. That’s not spin territory. That’s bone and nerve talking. Was it worth it is the real question, not what comes next.
After a loss like that, the move isn’t matchmaking. It’s ice packs. Wiring. Getting your head right. You don’t walk straight out of a heavyweight stoppage and call it character-building.. Your body decides the timeline, not the calendar.
This is promoter Nakisa Bidarian talking now, not the fighter. And that matters. According to TMZ Sports, Bidarian admits the Tommy Fury loss still sits with Paul. That’s the one they can’t shake. Joshua was size and force. A physical mismatch once the exchanges settled. Fury was different. Same scale. Same reach range. Better control of distance, pace, and clinch moments.
You can explain away getting stopped by a much bigger man. Boxing lets you do that. Fans nod. Then they move on. You don’t get that grace when you’re outworked by someone your own size who keeps you on the end of the jab and beats you to the reset every round.
But wanting the Fury fight back doesn’t mean being ready for it.
Promoter talk doesn’t fix habits
The praise about heart and courage is standard corner spin. That’s how promoters protect assets. Gyms don’t talk like that when things are sharp. They talk about stance width. Exits after punching. What happens when the jab stops landing and you’re forced to clinch or trade.
Social numbers going up don’t help when your jaw tells you exactly what the night took.
If Paul chases Fury again without fixing foot placement, balance under pressure, and what he does when rhythm breaks, he risks turning one loss into a ceiling. Lose that again and the experiment stops evolving.
Boxing decides fast. Once it decides, it doesn’t usually change its mind.
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Last Updated on 12/23/2025
