{"id":38187,"date":"2026-05-11T22:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Jake-Paul-admits-to-considering-end-of-fighting-career-201151"},"modified":"2026-05-11T22:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:09:00","slug":"jake-paul-admits-to-considering-end-of-fighting-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/jake-paul-admits-to-considering-end-of-fighting-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul admits to considering end of fighting career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jake-paul-admits-to-considering-end-of-fighting-career.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>Jake<br \/>\nPaul is still recovering from his fight against Anthony Joshua. |<br \/>\nEsther Lin\/Most Valuable Promotions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Fighting <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Anthony-Joshua-356779\">Anthony<br \/>\nJoshua<\/a> could have long-term ramifications for <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jake-Paul-385381\">Jake<br \/>\nPaul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube personality turned boxer squared off against Joshua on<br \/>\nDec. 19, when he <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Jake-Paul-Has-Plates-Inserted-in-Jaw-Teeth-Removed-After-KO-Loss-to-Anthony-Joshua-199505\">suffered a broken jaw<\/a> during a sixth-round<br \/>\nknockout loss. Paul agreed to face the British heavyweight, a much<br \/>\nlarger opponent, when a fight against Gervonta Davis fell<br \/>\nthrough.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> While Paul has been front and center as his company enters the MMA<br \/>\nbusiness with this <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Most-Valuable-Promotions-Rousey-vs-Carano-111723\"><br \/>\nMost Valuable Promotions &#8220;Rousey vs. Carano&#8221;<\/a> card, news about<br \/>\nhis own fighting career has been put on hold for the time being. In<br \/>\nan interview on \u201cThe Ariel Helwani Show,\u201d Paul revealed that his<br \/>\njaw is still healing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m getting some new scans here in a couple of days of the jaw to<br \/>\nget an update on the healing process. We&#8217;ll see what my doctors<br \/>\nsay,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI think I&#8217;ll be able to get a more accurate<br \/>\ntimeframe or, can I even fight again? That is definitely in the<br \/>\nrealm and possibilities of things.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cIt does like feel a lot better as weeks go by and time goes by,<br \/>\nbut I definitely need to get cleared first to be able to spar. But<br \/>\nI\u2019m sort of staying in shape. I&#8217;m always in the gym pretty much<br \/>\nregardless. So just staying in shape and, and enjoying, some mitt<br \/>\nwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When pressed, Paul admitted that he is at least considering that<br \/>\nhis time as a professional boxer has run its course \u2014 though much<br \/>\ndepends on his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost definitely. I think it just depends on like how the bone<br \/>\nheals,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then also there&#8217;s like a tooth missing. I&#8217;m<br \/>\npretty sure I&#8217;m going to have to get an implanted tooth of some<br \/>\nsort. I don&#8217;t know how much time that&#8217;s going to add to things. But<br \/>\nwe just have to see and figure out what the smartest thing is for<br \/>\nme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are a few people in Paul\u2019s life who have advised him against<br \/>\nmoving forward with his fighting career, most notably his<br \/>\ndoctor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely my doctor, Arman. He\u2019s saying he doesn&#8217;t want me to,\u201d<br \/>\nPaul said. And then there&#8217;s the occasional business person who&#8217;s<br \/>\njust like, \u2018You know, you don&#8217;t need to do this.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>His fiance, however, is taking more moderate perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is kind of in both boats because she understands being an<br \/>\nathlete and having that feeling inside of you of wanting to prove<br \/>\nyourself more and to compete in the love of that,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut she also knows that I don&#8217;t have to fight and all of these<br \/>\nthings. And there&#8217;s so many amazing businesses that I&#8217;m working on<br \/>\nand are crushing it that she has also mentioned the other side of<br \/>\nlike, \u2018Yeah, you don&#8217;t actually need to do this,\u2019 but she&#8217;s<br \/>\nsupportive of whatever decision I make.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A Fighting Spirit<\/h2>\n<p>While Paul is taking a realistic approach to his fighting career,<br \/>\nretirement wouldn\u2019t be his first choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, those thoughts have definitely come up, but I&#8217;m not done,\u201d<br \/>\nhe said. \u201cI can just feel it in my spirit and my soul and my heart<br \/>\nthat I have more fights left and unfinished business in my mind.<br \/>\nAnd injuries are a part of any sport. I think potentially this<br \/>\ncould be a good outcome. You could tear an ACL and be out and keep<br \/>\non tearing it and tearing it again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it&#8217;s just a part of any sport. And I definitely don&#8217;t feel like<br \/>\nI&#8217;m done and want to keep on fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul owns a 12-2 mark since making his professional boxing debut in<br \/>\n2020. He initially made his name besting former MMA stars like<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ben-Askren-42390\">Ben<br \/>\nAskren<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Tyron-Woodley-42605\">Tyron<br \/>\nWoodley<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Anderson-Silva-1356\">Anderson<br \/>\nSilva<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Nate-Diaz-11451\">Nate Diaz<\/a> and<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mike-Perry-176179\">Mike<br \/>\nPerry<\/a>. Prior to facing Joshua, \u201cThe Problem Child\u201d earned<br \/>\nvictories over Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Though the<br \/>\nTyson fight drew scrutiny due to his opponent\u2019s age, it also drew<br \/>\nmassive ratings on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"3.3240997229917\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.1412742382271\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jake-Paul-385381\">Jake Paul<\/a><br \/>\nreveals there\u2019s a real possibility he may never fight again due to<br \/>\ncomplications stemming from the broken jaw he suffered against<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Anthony-Joshua-356779\">Anthony<br \/>\nJoshua<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting some new scans in a couple of days on the jaw to get<br \/>\nan update on the healing process.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll see what my\u2026 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x1TUuVXN34\">pic.twitter.com\/x1TUuVXN34<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/2053929751899971941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nMay 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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