Comments Thread For: Jake Paul Blasts Out Ben Askren in One Round

[Eff Pandas]

What has Ben askew been doing in the gym the past 20 years. It honestly looked like he’s never practiced boxing before wtf

I mean he largely hasn't. He didn't need to. He's an Olympic level wrestler & he was in a secondary tier MMA league for most of his career.

[Szef]

And on the same card a former world champ who once knocked down and won rounds against Fury couldnt hurt a BJJ guy who has been KO'd quickly in 3 of his last 5 MMA fights.

So the take away from this card is....Youtubers are the best fighters on the planet?

LOL I knew this weirdo would show up to defend MMA

[BrometheusBob.]

He took a dive...this was a WWE promotion.

Ben cannot box. Punch technique is bad, footwork is bad, he was out of shape and he got blasted out

I'm not gonna act like Jake Paul is a world class boxer because he's not, but Ben Askren is actually as bad a boxer as he looked tonight

[Mr Giggles]

What surprised me was how poor his movement was. I don't know how he won any fights moving like that. Every step he took was wrong. Clueless. Punched like a 5 year old kid too. MMA/UFC are garbage.

I know, his movement was terrible, the way he had his arms out rushing in, his feet movement all over the place, how the F did he win any fights. UFC is absolutely garbage trash, I’ve definitely seen it in a different light now

[BoxingIsGreat]

why was Jake crying like he just became world champ for the first time? hes yet to box a boxer smh

Truest words.

[Eff Pandas]

Ben didn't take a dive, he was ready to continue. The stoppage was an absolute disgrace by the ref

Yea in fairness I didn't like the stoppage myself either. Sure this is Ben's first boxing match, but this was the main event fight & its not like Ben didn't have fighting experience elsewhere. Idk that anything at all changes, but I think more folks woulda felt like they'd gotten more fight action value if it wouldn't went a lil longer.

[BrometheusBob.]

Ben didn't take a dive, he was ready to continue. The stoppage was an absolute disgrace by the ref

It was earlier than it needed to be, but the only thing that woulda happened if that continued was Ben Askren getting stretchered out.

100% he was overmatched

If it was an MMA match though diff story. Just a different skill set

[Megaman99]

Great main event! Almost as good as a rousing championship round of woman's basketball... Or as an adrenaline pumping Curling match!

[Naps]

What surprised me was how poor his movement was. I don't know how he won any fights moving like that. Every step he took was wrong. Clueless. Punched like a 5 year old kid too. MMA/UFC are garbage.

It's a different sport. Footwork and movement in mma vs boxing is completely different.

Its no different to comparing Pete Sampras to Michael Jordan in a round of golf.

Jake Paul clearly is a better boxer then Ben Askren, but the stoppage was bogus af.

[Nash out]

I know, his movement was terrible, the way he had his arms out rushing in, his feet movement all over the place, how the F did he win any fights. UFC is absolutely garbage trash, I’ve definitely seen it in a different light now

It was weird. I knew he wasn't known to be a puncher, which is fair enough, but I thought he must have a great understanding of combat, defence, and movement, but no, not at all. He was like a pub drunk, right from the off. No skills, in any area, at all. embarrassing to be honest, outclassed in every area by some guy who does YouTube videos.