Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington didn’t mince words when tearing into Jake Paul and his performance against Anthony Joshua this past Friday night on Netflix.
The fight largely played
out as most expected with Joshua eventually lowering the boom on Paul after he landed a vicious right hand to score the knockout. Afterwards, Paul revealed that he suffered a broken jaw in two different places that required him to have some teeth removed and titanium plates inserted during surgery.
While Paul managed to survive to the sixth round, Covington criticized his performance and anybody who actually believed he had a chance to win.
“Well that one wasn’t scripted, and if it was, Anthony Joshua never got the script,” Covington said on his YouTube channel. “This fight reminded me of the episode of Jackass where Johnny Knoxville had a boxing match with Butterbean in the department store. People tuned in to see if Jake was dumb enough to actually go through with getting mangled by a heavyweight boxer. Just like Johnny Knoxville, Jake delivered in embarrassing Jackass fashion.”
The fight served as Paul’s toughest test to date by a wide margin after he’s spent the majority of his boxing career facing aging MMA fighters, journeymen boxers and former champions well past their primes.
He gave up size and power to Joshua, who spent almost the entire fight chasing Paul around the ring before finally delivering the knockout in the sixth round.
While the loss and the broken jaw are certainly going to require some time off to recover, Paul remained adamant that he plans to fight again.
Covington believes he should rethink that decision.
“Jake didn’t prove he was really tough or a real boxer,” Covington said. “He just proved he’s really stupid. Can’t believe people actually bet on a Disney Channel kid to beat an Olympic gold medalist and world heavyweight champion. That whole show was an embarrassment.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if Jake’s done cosplaying as a fighter for good now. Hang the gloves up, Jake. There’s no shortcuts or anything they can ever inject you with that will make you a real fighter. Go sell deodorant to broccoli headed teenagers or whatever it is that you do. Leave the fighting to the professionals.”
