“I mean, it's not that hard to get your ass beat,” Jake Paul told his brother Logan of his recent knockout loss to Anthony Joshua on the Impaulsive Podcast.

“I can't really fucking talk,” said Paul. The YouTuber-turned-boxer suffered a broken jaw in the contest and was visibly in pain as he struggled to speak after having four titanium plates drilled into his face just a few hours prior to the interview.

It was ludicrous to think that Paul could compete with a former two-time heavyweight champion, and his tactics showed that. Paul had requested a 22-square feet ring and he used every inch of it to keep himself out of harm's way. Eventually, however, Paul was running on fumes from his constant movement and Joshua put an end to him midway through Round 6.

“I won two rounds for sure and then he won two and then I got dropped,” said Paul of the fight. “But yeah, I was doing good. I just think my cardio, just the mental pressure of the big guy, and sparring the big people is different than in 10oz gloves. So I was feeling his power a lot more. But it was a great experience. Like, I learned a lot in there.”

It seemed as though Paul could not deal with the 245lbs Joshua, and his sheer size and force – as well as Paul’s constant running – tired Jake out, a natural cruiserweight. Paul revealed, however, it was much more than that.

“It was just mental [pressure]. It was just like the him imposing his will on me and being massive and the big shots landing,” he said. “And then, yeah, it pretty much all goes downhill from there. But I wish I had more than three weeks, I think, to prepare to maybe have like put on some more muscle to be able to like sit there, hit him. And then I should have gone to altitude to train. That was my biggest mistake.”

Logan then claimed that Paul had been ill for 10 days during his preparations and that had affected his brother’s stamina. Paul had also been trimming down to 180lbs for a bout with Gervonta Davis in November that was eventually axed due to Davis’ legal issues. Paul then started to pile on the pounds for a bout with Joshua four weeks before the bout.

“I felt good about [the camp],” Paul said. “But I mean, I just needed to have that extra level of cardio for this and that only can come from going to altitude. I think the camp wasn't 100 per cent. No, I mean, just because I was weighing like 200 pounds when we confirmed the fight and then I had to gain more weight. But I mean, yeah, man, it's a great experience overall to be in there with someone who is that good. I learned a lot and I see where I could have done better. I'm a little disappointed, but I also know how good he is. But I had him wobbled at one point.”

Whether Paul truly 'wobbled' Joshua is debatable but the favorite certainly hurt Paul in the sixth. Joshua smashed a right hand across Paul’s face, snapping his jaw in two places, with Paul unable to get up before the count tolled 10.

“I was on the ground, I was like, ‘That was a good shot,’” Paul said. “To be honest, [I wasn’t surprised with his power]. But I mean, he surprised my jaw.”

Some would think that the devastating finish from Joshua would be enough to put Paul off from ever entering the ring again.

“Yeah [I’ll be back in the ring],” he responded to retirement rumous. “I'm going to take some time off to go support Jutta [Leerdam, his girlfriend and Dutch speed skater] at the Olympics. She's going to move to Puerto Rico. Maybe go snowboarding or something.”

Paul could also start a family in his time away from the sport.

“Honestly, I'm ready, bro,” he said of having children. “I have such baby fever.”