Sean O’Malley is motivated by Jake Paul.
Paul (12-2) was dropped three times before eventually getting knocked out by Anthony Joshua (29-4) in Round 6 of their boxing match Friday at Kaseya Center in Miami. The 28-year-old broke his jaw in two places during the loss.
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O’Malley had nothing but praise for “The Problem Child” for not only stepping in against a former two-time unified heavyweight champion, but continuing to land mega fights.
“Anthony Joshua got the job done. Jake did good,” O’Malley said on his YouTube channel. “Jake fought his heart out, pushed past fatigue, showed his heart – a lot to be proud of if you’re Jake Paul. He was supposed to fight Gervonta Davis, which would have been f*cking crazy. I would have loved to see that. I don’t think it really makes Jake’s stock go down at all in the boxing world.
“He landed a couple of big punches. Dude, Jake has a f*cking chin on him. That was the right hand that knocked out Francis (Ngannou). As a fighter, entertainer, I feel like it’s inspiring to watch Jake do what he did, to sell out Kaseya Center and fight Anthony Joshua live on Netflix, make that much f*cking money doing it – inspiring.”
Paul surpassed many’s expectations when lasting six rounds against Joshua. He pointed to cardio as his major flaw which cost him going the full eight rounds.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Sean O’Malley: Jake Paul’s performance vs. Anthony Joshua ‘inspiring’
