[Boxing] Jake Paul vs Ben Askren on April 17

[FinneysTrueVision]

Now they are starting to hype up a potential fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury, Tyson Fury's brother. This would be an evenly matched fight because Tommy Fury only has 5 professional fights and they are against fighters with losing records. He also has very little amateur experience.

Where are all the folks who said Jake Paul had no chance against a professional fighter? Seemed like he had a little bit more of a chance in there... Has this had any effect on the thoughts about the Mayweather fight? Now that it appears the “pro” fighters aren’t the gods they’ve been made out to be, are there people who will begin to give Logan a punchers chance?

I always thought Logan had a puncher's chance against Mayweather. The size difference alone should make it a very complicated fight for Mayweather. Logan Paul is not as good as his brother and Mayweather is a much better boxer than Askren so it is perfectly reasonable that most people think Mayweather should win the fight.

[hulla]

From the first minute we saw that jake paul would take this match. Ben askren wasnt motivated at all or doing any damage
Lost to this youtuber is a shame even with a KO in the first round

Although Jake Paul did well by winning the fight through KO and I know the fight won't last long before it end right from the first 5 seconds of the fight but I was disappointed in both the fighters because they are fighting like kids even Ben who have fought professional fight couldn't prove himself.

[OgNasty]

After having a night to sleep on it, I think this entire event was the biggest shit show I’ve ever seen. I enjoyed it a lot, but only because it was a train wreck that was unable to be looked away from. The announcers, the fighters, the ring girls, all totally clueless. Looked like everyone involved had fun though, except maybe the guy who elbowed himself in the nuts and tried to blame his opponent.

Being on more shit shows!

[babygun]

As soon as I saw the first few seconds of the fight I knew it was just a matter of time before Askren was knocked out. He did not look prepared at all. He was out of shape and his technique was really bad. Jake Paul is starting to look like the real deal but he needs to start fighting better competition. We don't need to see him in another mismatch.

It is not because Jake Paul won this fight super easily that he is the real deal in boxing. His previous wins were against another youtuber and a proxessional basketball player...
This match was just easy money for both guys. As long as people buy the ppv, we will see these kind of (stupid) matches.

[nitrobetting]

Did Ben Askren even train? He looked so out of shape. Lopsided, rigged, a lot can be said because of how bad it went. One thing is for sure they walked away with a lot of money. Is it time people take Jake Paul seriously? He's ridiculous on his Youtube antics but makes for it in the ring.

Do you guys like fights like this? or does it make fighting/boxing a bit of a joke?

[cabron]

Did Ben Askren even train? He looked so out of shape. Lopsided, rigged, a lot can be said because of how bad it went. One thing is for sure they walked away with a lot of money. Is it time people take Jake Paul seriously? He's ridiculous on his Youtube antics but makes for it in the ring.

Do you guys like fights like this? or does it make fighting/boxing a bit of a joke?

No. he did not. Paul attempted to hit him on the same spot over and over yet he had done nothing to avoid that punch what a loser. Ho head movement no nothing for this guy. There are already people talking this fight is rigged that Askren meant just to make money out of this fight and then just lay down after that straight.

DIsappointing to see an MMA fighter just fall like that without even trying to fight back with all his might to win it.

[bbc.reporter]

@cabron. He did not train might only be a storyline the sports media wants to spread for your clicks and attention. Ben Askren’s body has always appeared like a dad bod before he retired from MMA.

[judeafante]

DIsappointing to see an MMA fighter just fall like that without even trying to fight back with all his might to win it.

Obviously, Ben Askren does not know how to box he only knows wrestling and MMA but not boxing, he is just all talks, all are these are dramas and when it comes to the real fight he did not deliver, this is a career-ending match for Ben Askren, I don't think any promotion will get his service, he blew it away very badly, end of the road for Ben Askren, and Paul's journey continues.

[STT]

I always thought Logan had a puncher's chance against Mayweather.

Without a lucky punch or some lack of training, poor health it shouldn't be a thing maybe the odds of Logan beating Mayweather is less then 1 in 100 most days but always keep an eye on lax training for some possibility because obviously its a big pay off in potential especially in live odds after fight start if you can identify any potential for a lucky swing; who knows in an exhibition match what goes down.

[Lorence.xD]

@cabron. He did not train might only be a storyline the sports media wants to spread for your clicks and attention. Ben Askren’s body has always appeared like a dad bod before he retired from MMA.

It didn't matter though as this is probably the easiest money for Ben, he just have to be defeated and that's about it, although this is a sad thing because people are rooting for Askren but it seems that this isn't how it is supposed to be I guess, maybe we see Jake Paul fight a capable fighter next time.

[Dump3er]

DIsappointing to see an MMA fighter just fall like that without even trying to fight back with all his might to win it.

Obviously, Ben Askren does not know how to box he only knows wrestling and MMA but not boxing, he is just all talks, all are these are dramas and when it comes to the real fight he did not deliver, this is a career-ending match for Ben Askren, I don't think any promotion will get his service, he blew it away very badly, end of the road for Ben Askren, and Paul's journey continues.

That fight was a disappointment and absolutely boring. Sure Askren doesn't know boxing that well but we shouldn't forget that Jake has only been a Youtuber for most of his life. Beating a wrestling and MMA pro even in boxing is still quite impressive, but this didn't even look like a real boxing fight.

Without the warm up there wouldn't even have been any sweat... Is Paul going for a big one now? I guess it will happen just for the money. Millions of spectators in front of their laptops make it pay off.

[bitterguy28]

This fight is a Big Joke , Does anyone here Bets good amount on this?

Good that I did not even give a glimpse on this Fight when first crossed my Wall last month.

[Yaunfitda]

DIsappointing to see an MMA fighter just fall like that without even trying to fight back with all his might to win it.

Obviously, Ben Askren does not know how to box he only knows wrestling and MMA but not boxing, he is just all talks, all are these are dramas and when it comes to the real fight he did not deliver, this is a career-ending match for Ben Askren, I don't think any promotion will get his service, he blew it away very badly, end of the road for Ben Askren, and Paul's journey continues.

Or he probably take a dive in this fight, or maybe the referee is also involved.

I think his career has ended already when Masvidal knock him out, maybe someone will get him though to be knockout again, so it's easy money for him. For Paul, expect him to fight other non boxer MMA and then setup himself for a huge pay day with Floyd in the future.

[mirakal]

DIsappointing to see an MMA fighter just fall like that without even trying to fight back with all his might to win it.

Obviously, Ben Askren does not know how to box he only knows wrestling and MMA but not boxing, he is just all talks, all are these are dramas and when it comes to the real fight he did not deliver, this is a career-ending match for Ben Askren, I don't think any promotion will get his service, he blew it away very badly, end of the road for Ben Askren, and Paul's journey continues.

Or he probably take a dive in this fight, or maybe the referee is also involved.

I think his career has ended already when Masvidal knock him out, maybe someone will get him though to be knockout again, so it's easy money for him. For Paul, expect him to fight other non boxer MMA and then setup himself for a huge pay day with Floyd in the future.

How can the referee be involve in this fight?

Jake Paul's record has improve to 3-0, all won by KO, previous fight before this one was a big win against Nate Robinson, now he won another easy fight. A star in the making, but just in an arena of exhibition matches, nothing really special though.

[ene1980]

How can the referee be involve in this fight?

It is because he is officiating the fight  .

Jake Paul's record has improve to 3-0, all won by KO, previous fight before this one was a big win against Nate Robinson, now he won another easy fight. A star in the making, but just in an arena of exhibition matches, nothing really special though.

He should call out some other retired MMA fighters or movie starts and improve his record and keep on making money. No doubt he is a good promoter and he knows how to conduct business, i did not expect quick works like what happened in the fight and i was expecting Ben Askren to showcase some form of defense rather than giving his opponent to knock you out.

[Twinkledoe]

How can the referee be involve in this fight?

It is because he is officiating the fight  .

Jake Paul's record has improve to 3-0, all won by KO, previous fight before this one was a big win against Nate Robinson, now he won another easy fight. A star in the making, but just in an arena of exhibition matches, nothing really special though.

He should call out some other retired MMA fighters or movie starts and improve his record and keep on making money. No doubt he is a good promoter and he knows how to conduct business, i did not expect quick works like what happened in the fight and i was expecting Ben Askren to showcase some form of defense rather than giving his opponent to knock you out.

Not retired MMA fighters or any popular personality, can he fight to real boxing weight class appropriate to him? Maybe time to get out of exhibition fights. Let us see how he will perform in real boxing fights.

[Botnake]

Not retired MMA fighters or any popular personality, can he fight to real boxing weight class appropriate to him? Maybe time to get out of exhibition fights. Let us see how he will perform in real boxing fights.

I think he can because his record says that he is fighting a "Pro Boxing Career" (https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/912383), which he already has 3 wins by KO.. and he is indeed a professional boxer according this article (https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/is-jake-paul-professional-boxer).. so he can fight anyone.

[bbc.reporter]

It appears MMA sports media is writing another storyline again and this time it is Tyron Woodley versus Jake Paul hehehe. Tyron and Ben Askren are best friends since their days on wrestling when they were in college. Woodley can win if he throws punches. However, he has not thrown many punches since his loss to Kamaru Usman. He might have asked Ben Askren how much payment Ben received hehehehe.



Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is a longtime friend and training partner of retired 170-pound wrestler Ben Askren, who also competed for UFC, as well as Bellator MMA and ONE Championship.

“The Chosen One” made his way to the locker room of Jake Paul to watch the YouTube star get his hands wrapped and gloved for his “Funky” boxing match, and in true Woodley fashion, couldn’t seem to keep from getting himself into trouble.

“Begging so hard to get your prostitute a gig,” Woodley wrote on Twitter. “You trying to fight everyone BUT me! When you realize I’m not with the child’s play you froze like winter and started stuttering! You want real smoke or you wanna keep padding yo bitch ass record?”

Source https://www.mmamania.com/platform/amp/2021/4/19/22392210/video-tyron-woodley-tried-flex-jake-paul-got-silenced-pro-boxer-instead-mma

[hilariousetc]

That was pretty embarrassing for Askren. As bad as Askren is outside of wrestling he should have done better. At least he admits it was embarrassing but doesn't seem to care too much. I guess the got his payday.

Now they are starting to hype up a potential fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury, Tyson Fury's brother. This would be an evenly matched fight because Tommy Fury only has 5 professional fights and they are against fighters with losing records. He also has very little amateur experience.

I'd be very surprised if Tommy Fury didn't KO him very easily. Fury is a professional boxer from an obviously very strong boxing family. Jake is an amateur who's fought nobody of worth. I'll admit him KO-ing Askren surprised me but Askren isn't a boxer. He himself admits he's a terrible striker. If Jake did manage to put on a decent show then I'd take my hat off to him but I think he's going to get a shock if he does manage to land a fight like this or even one with McGregor who can actually box.

After having a night to sleep on it, I think this entire event was the biggest shit show I’ve ever seen. I enjoyed it a lot, but only because it was a train wreck that was unable to be looked away from. The announcers, the fighters, the ring girls, all totally clueless. Looked like everyone involved had fun though, except maybe the guy who elbowed himself in the nuts and tried to blame his opponent.

Being on more shit shows!

I only watched the headline fight but I think what makes these fights interesting is the both the randomness of them and the unexpectedness. Who knows what's going to happen when you get these sorts of match ups. Sometimes they're shit, sometimes they're interesting and sometimes you get unexpected things like this. I think we'll be seeing more and more of them once celebs and promoters realise how much money is involved. Doesn't really matter about the quality of the fights when they're making millions and both parties will want their piece of the pie.

[Yaunfitda]

DIsappointing to see an MMA fighter just fall like that without even trying to fight back with all his might to win it.

Obviously, Ben Askren does not know how to box he only knows wrestling and MMA but not boxing, he is just all talks, all are these are dramas and when it comes to the real fight he did not deliver, this is a career-ending match for Ben Askren, I don't think any promotion will get his service, he blew it away very badly, end of the road for Ben Askren, and Paul's journey continues.

Or he probably take a dive in this fight, or maybe the referee is also involved.

I think his career has ended already when Masvidal knock him out, maybe someone will get him though to be knockout again, so it's easy money for him. For Paul, expect him to fight other non boxer MMA and then setup himself for a huge pay day with Floyd in the future.

How can the referee be involve in this fight?

Jake Paul's record has improve to 3-0, all won by KO, previous fight before this one was a big win against Nate Robinson, now he won another easy fight. A star in the making, but just in an arena of exhibition matches, nothing really special though.

Obviously he could have at least allowed Askren to continue the fight, standing 8 count and then he re-assess. But he seems that he waived it off too early.

How can you call him a star when he was just a youtube sensation and fighting non boxers? I disagree that we should have star in an exhibition match. They are just after the big pay check they can get, not about their legacy.