Joshua Acknowledges He Deserved Criticism for Performance Against Jake Paul

The former world champion in the heavyweight division, holding titles from IBF, WBA, WBO, and IBO, British boxer **[Anthony Joshua](https://example.com/tags/19421-jentoni-dzhoshua/)**, acknowledged that he deserved the criticism aimed at him for his performance against British fighter **Jake Paul**, who is ranked 14th by the WBA. Their match took place on December 20 in Miami, Florida, and ended with Joshua winning by knockout in the sixth round.

«I have earned the criticism directed at me. We are elite fighters. If I were in my coach’s position and my fighter went six rounds with Jake Paul… I would have sent him straight back to the gym the next day, given him a hard time, and immediately returned to training.

I would think, ‘How could you let this guy win six rounds against you? Are you out of your mind?’ But I can’t change the past. I have to give Jake credit; he performed well. I warned him about what would happen, but it took six rounds to get there,» Joshua said, as reported by talkSPORT.