Jake Paul left the lopsided loss against former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua with a shattered jaw and a crushed ego in what amounted to his first fight against a top-level boxer.

If Paul had stuck to exhibition bouts against 60-year-olds and power-lacking mixed martial artists, he could have kept that metaphorical gravy train rolling. Instead, the chiding and goading from critics forced a fight that he did not look prepared to handle.

Initially, Joshua seemed to take it easy on the former YouTuber. Every round, you'd see a glimpse that he could end the fight whenever he wanted to.…