Story byJake Paul points to his 'biggest mistake' in Anthony Joshua debacleJosh Peter, USA TODAYThu, December 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM UTC·2 min readJake Paul has identified his “biggest mistake’’ related to his heavyweight fight against Anthony Joshua. No, it is not failing to get his gloves up before Joshua delivered the knockout blow and broke Paul’s jaw in two places in Round 6. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRather, Paul said he should have trained at high altitude before the fight Dec. 19 in Miami that was livestreamed by Netflix.“That was my biggest mistake,’’ he said during a podcast co-hosted by his brother, Logan, that was published Dec. 23. RELATED: Jake Paul's constant falling looked like an ugly tactic.