Jake Paul will be drinking his Christmas dinner out of a straw.
Paul shared an update from his hospital bed after being knocked out by Anthony Joshua on Friday night’s Netflix boxing main event.
The moment Anthony Joshua knocked Jake Paul out! #JakeJoshua pic.twitter.com/TiP0ovbpzf
— Netflix (@netflix) December 20, 2025
What Jake Paul Said
Boxing most times is scary.. Imagine the pain and broken jaw of Jake Paul without $payment pic.twitter.com/QFJYVco7IW
— Be a man..(✸,✸) (@ImohEdet10) December 21, 2025
Paul confirmed what many suspected that he suffered a broken jaw. In fact, he broke his jaw in two places.
Double broken jaw. Give me Canelo in 10 days. pic.twitter.com/8R8NK4OeUv
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) December 20, 2025
He shared the x-ray showing the jaw broken on both sides of his mouth.
Paul also shared that he had undergone surgery earlier in the day, and that the procedure was successful.
Jake Paul announced that he had successful surgery on his jaw following his fight vs Anthony Joshua 🙌
(Via @jakepaul) pic.twitter.com/bqTS9p74Ve
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 20, 2025
Was It Worth It?
It depends who you ask.
How much money Jake Paul earned for this bout is not immediately clear though some reports indicate it is around $92 million.
Jake Paul will earn this 92 million dollars for losing 🥶 pic.twitter.com/01qqbAUHLk
— Heaveside 🎨 (@RomanFigureIII) December 20, 2025
Some argue that a broken jaw is not a big deal for that payday. Internet mathematicians broke down how much he earned per second, minute, and round.
Jake Paul got $92m for that fight. Here’s the breakdown……. pic.twitter.com/avDAXKKEFG
— Hawky McHawkyface (@jwjg83805) December 21, 2025
Others would prefer to eat their Christmas dinner with a fork and not inhale it through a straw.