LUKE LITTLER took a swipe at Jake Paul ahead of the knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer was in the sixth round of the Miami bout.
Luke Littler has taken a swipe at Jake PaulCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Paul was knocked out by Anthony Joshua in MiamiCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
, 28, has spent much of the fight doing his best to avoid the two-time heavyweight champion.
The American did this either by making use of the massive 22x22ft ring or by falling to his knees.
And his tactics would not have surprised Littler who predicted that Paul may spend time running away from AJ.
The world no1 star compared Paul to ‘ iconic running movie character Forrest Gump.
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, 18, shared a post on his story about the fight in which he wrote “Run Forrest Run”, aimed at Paul.
Paul’s attempts to drag the fight through the full eight rounds failed as he was knocked out.
AJ brutally broke the social media star’s jaw in two places as he won the fight.
The reigning world darts champion hailed AJ for his effort as he once again reacted with a post on his Instagram story.
Littler shared a picture celebrating AJ’s win and wrote: “Job done, easy work .”
After the bout, long-time British rival .
The Watford bruiser said: “We shook off the cobwebs and I can’t wait to roll into 2026.
“And if Tyson Fury‘s as serious as he thinks he is, and he wants to put down his Twitter fingers and put on some gloves and come and fight one of the realest fighters out there that will take on any challenge, step into the ring with me next.
“If you’re a real bad man, don’t do all that talking, ‘AJ this, AJ that,’ let’s see you in the ring and talk with your fists.”
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Jake Paul down four times before Anthony Joshua wins
beat in a Netflix superfight in Miami – but viewing fans were not impressed with what they saw.
The two-time heavyweight champion was expected to steamroll the former YouTuber but it took him SIX rounds to get rid of the game American.
Paul was down four times in the fight but fans, commentators and even the referee criticised the pair for a lack of action and punches thrown.
Joshua called out Tyson Fury after the fight while Paul revealed he had suffered a gruesome broken jaw.
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Both AJ and Paul will be .
Joshua will have to serve a seven-day rest period despite winning the clash.
Paul will be out of the ring for at least 60 days due to FAC rules.
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