Joe Rogan sends dire warning to Jake Paul before Anthony Joshua fight: 'You are f***ed'

Jake Paul will be 'f***ed' the moment Anthony Joshua lands a right hand in their controversial bout next month, Joe Rogan has brutally predicted.

Paul sent shockwaves through the world of boxing earlier this month by announcing he will be taking on two-time heavyweight king Joshua on December 19 in Miami.

Given the destructive power and world-level experience AJ possesses, many have called for the fight to be stopped amid fears for the YouTuber-turned-boxer's safety.

And like many, Rogan cannot get his head around the idea of Paul stepping into the ring with one of the greatest heavyweights of the last decade.

'Realistically, it’s one of the craziest propositions of all time,' he said on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast. 'You take a guy who just had a boxing match that looked like a sparring match with a 58-year-old Mike Tyson, and then you’re gonna fight one of the absolute scariest knockout artists in the heavyweight division?' 

The iconic podcaster and UFC commentator went on to admit that he is 'definitely gonna watch' Paul test himself against 'one of the scariest f***ing heavyweights alive' despite his astonishment.

Joshua, who has claimed 25 of his 28 victories by knockout, first became world heavyweight champion in 2016 before losing his unified titles to Andy Ruiz in a shock knockout defeat three years later. 

He immediately regained them after outclassing Ruiz on points in the subsequent rematch, before suffering consecutive losses to pound-for-pound master Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021 and August 2022.

Despite being condemned to his fourth defeat last year against by compatriot Daniel Dubois, who knocked him out inside five rounds, the British powerhouse remains one of the most intimidating heavyweights in world boxing.

Paul, meanwhile, was beaten by Tyson Fury's novice younger brother Tommy in arguably his biggest test to date back in February 2023. He has won all 12 of his other contests against inferior opposition, including a 58-year-old Mike Tyson.

'He’s gonna be terrifying, and he’s gonna have a lot to prove,' Rogan added about AJ. 'He’s gonna be very angry that Jake Paul wants to fight him, very upset that this YouTuber who's fought Tommy Fury, who's a legit boxer, and a couple of other guys who are legit boxers [wants to fight him].'

'That right hand, if it hits you, you are f***ed,' he warned Paul. 'This is a giant Olympic gold medallist heavyweight. I mean, Anthony Joshua is f***ing terrifying. He's got that one punch nuclear power, one punch, and he's fast.' 

Rogan went on to describe Joshua as a 'specialist at putting knuckles through your f***ing brain.' 

'And that's what he's gonna try to do to Jake Paul,' he concluded. 

Joshua is contractually forbidden from weighing in at any more than 245lbs for his fight with Paul next month. It will be the lightest he has been since his rematch with Usyk (244.5lbs).

Regardless, the Olympic gold medalist expects to carry out a demolition job in Miami.

'I'm going to break his face and break his body up. I'm here to prove I'm the better fighter,' Joshua said at last week's press conference.

'I'll stomp all over him. That's a fighter's mentality. I'm going to really want to hurt him. That's what I want to do.'

Paul, who is seemingly unfazed by the mountainous task ahead of him, responded: 'This is going to be fun. I want him to cut me up. I want him to break my face.'