Comments Thread For: Askren: Jake Paul Fight Had Little Significance in My Life. Why Was Public So Interested?

[Mike D]

That is a valid point, I also don't understand how it could attract so many viewers. Totally mind boggling, it was dreadful, having checked what the fuss was on youtube.

Quit hating. It was an epic night. Cunningham looked like an Adonis, Oscar was in rare form, Al Bernstein caught a contact high, Askren provided a stiff test and it culminated with a spectacular stoppage by the new face of the sport.

What more can you ask for????

[Mike D]

Between getting KO'd with one shot in the opening 5 seconds to now getting KOd in the first round by some **** from Youtube the guy has probably the worst high profile losses of any fighter ever.

It's not how you lose, it's how you respond to these losses, and I can guarantee you Ben will come back bigger and better than ever

[MMegatron]

If some instgram star offers you a mil to fight them for 30 seconds you're gonna do it, no matter what your boxing skill level. Anybody saying otherwise is a liar.

If you think the "embarassment of losing" is not worth having a million dollars to help your family, you have self-confidence issues.

[Elotero]

Sore loser. It doesn't mean anything? You're only as good as your last fight Ben, and you got KTFO in 1 round by a boxing novice. Guy was supposedly a champion and couldn't even last a single round. It's like none of these UFC guys are half as ultimate as they think they are.

[elfag]

He showed up for a paycheck. He made like 3/4th as much as his entire career in one fight.

If they told you that you could fight jake paul for 500k, a lot of members of the board would show up and do the same thing

[1hourRun]

"Why was the public so interested in two guys who weren't very good at boxing, boxing?"

We all have our reasons why we found your beating and humiliation a delight. My reasoning was to laugh at MMA fans ( again. ).

[Rapscallion]

Here's why: Fan ignorance of fighting in general. Fan ignorance of what MMA really is. Decades of Dana White/UFC bombast (that no boxer has a chance regardless -- this despite the ever more successful application of striking in MMA). There's more too, but most of it is the desire of the general public to buy into the MMA bombast (that MMA skills make a fighter a superman).

[Robbie Barrett]

He didn't even try. Just turned up for the payday. He was laughing when leaving the ring his wife was in on it too.

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[Boxopera]

Trying to repartition his brain, self, and ego after an easy KO. Enjoy your cash and family.

[Ry92]

Sign me up for next jake paul match i kickbox yet not a boxer and am in need of a payday ill take 100k plus 20k expense add in 2m for the winner n you can keep upside for im in need of a payday n can do spin offs myself call out adrian broner then terence crawford non fighting ranked opps. Boom cash out retire. Every 21 century fighter mo