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Jake Paul is still recovering from his fight against Anthony Joshua. | Esther Lin/Most Valuable Promotions
Fighting Anthony Joshua could have long-term ramifications for Jake Paul.
The YouTube personality turned boxer squared off against Joshua on Dec. 19, when he suffered a broken jaw during a sixth-round knockout loss. Paul agreed to face the British heavyweight, a much larger opponent, when a fight against Gervonta Davis fell through.
While Paul has been front and center as his company enters the MMA business with this Most Valuable Promotions “Rousey vs. Carano” card, news about his own fighting career has been put on hold for the time being. In an interview on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” Paul revealed that his jaw is still healing.
“I’m getting some new scans here in a couple of days of the jaw to get an update on the healing process. We’ll see what my doctors say,” Paul said. “I think I’ll be able to get a more accurate timeframe or, can I even fight again? That is definitely in the realm and possibilities of things.
“It does like feel a lot better as weeks go by and time goes by, but I definitely need to get cleared first to be able to spar. But I’m sort of staying in shape. I’m always in the gym pretty much regardless. So just staying in shape and, and enjoying, some mitt work.”
When pressed, Paul admitted that he is at least considering that his time as a professional boxer has run its course — though much depends on his recovery.
“Most definitely. I think it just depends on like how the bone heals,” he said. “And then also there’s like a tooth missing. I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to get an implanted tooth of some sort. I don’t know how much time that’s going to add to things. But we just have to see and figure out what the smartest thing is for me.”
There are a few people in Paul’s life who have advised him against moving forward with his fighting career, most notably his doctor.
“Definitely my doctor, Arman. He’s saying he doesn’t want me to,” Paul said. And then there’s the occasional business person who’s just like, ‘You know, you don’t need to do this.’
His fiance, however, is taking more moderate perspective.
“She is kind of in both boats because she understands being an athlete and having that feeling inside of you of wanting to prove yourself more and to compete in the love of that,” Paul said.
“But she also knows that I don’t have to fight and all of these things. And there’s so many amazing businesses that I’m working on and are crushing it that she has also mentioned the other side of like, ‘Yeah, you don’t actually need to do this,’ but she’s supportive of whatever decision I make.”
A Fighting Spirit
While Paul is taking a realistic approach to his fighting career, retirement wouldn’t be his first choice.
“Yeah, those thoughts have definitely come up, but I’m not done,” he said. “I can just feel it in my spirit and my soul and my heart that I have more fights left and unfinished business in my mind. And injuries are a part of any sport. I think potentially this could be a good outcome. You could tear an ACL and be out and keep on tearing it and tearing it again.
“So it’s just a part of any sport. And I definitely don’t feel like I’m done and want to keep on fighting.”
Paul owns a 12-2 mark since making his professional boxing debut in 2020. He initially made his name besting former MMA stars like Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz and Mike Perry. Prior to facing Joshua, “The Problem Child” earned victories over Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Though the Tyson fight drew scrutiny due to his opponent’s age, it also drew massive ratings on Netflix.
Wow. Jake Paul reveals there’s a real possibility he may never fight again due to complications stemming from the broken jaw he suffered against Anthony Joshua:
“I’m getting some new scans in a couple of days on the jaw to get an update on the healing process.
We’ll see what my… pic.twitter.com/x1TUuVXN34
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 11, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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