Practically three years faraway from his boxing match with Jake Paul, Ben Askren doesn’t have too many unhealthy emotions.
‘Funky’ was one of many first fighters to step up, and name out ‘The Drawback Youngster’. After Jake Paul knocked out former NBA participant Nate Robinson on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., Ben Askren aimed on the YouTuber. The previous UFC welterweight had retired a 12 months earlier and received a hip substitute in retirement.
Naturally, that made him an ideal opponent for Jake Paul. Rapidly, the 2 sides reached a deal and competed for the upstart Triller Combat Membership in April 2021. The boxing match was the primary, and virtually undoubtedly the final, for Ben Askren. Regardless of coaching with Freddie Roach and others, ‘Funky’ was knocked out in spherical one.
Over the next years, a number of different MMA fighters met the identical destiny in opposition to Jake Paul. With that in thoughts, Ben Askren doesn’t really feel so unhealthy about it. Talking on Rampage Jackson’s JAXXON podcast, the previous UFC welterweight was requested about his temporary foray into boxing. There, Askren admitted that he hadn’t even sparred within the years earlier than accepting the struggle.
Nevertheless, Askren was hopeful that the YouTuber-turned-boxer wasn’t good, and that he would be capable of outlast him. That clearly, didn’t occur. Nevertheless, given Jake Paul’s success within the boxing ring, and future victory over Anderson Silva, Askren feels that he did about in addition to he may’ve hoped for.
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Former UFC welterweight Ben Askren displays on boxing match with Jake Paul
“I had no intention of combating him initially. I used to be simply tweeting, like everybody does proper?” Ben Askren acknowledged on the JAXXON podcast when requested about his boxing match with Jake Paul. “Then, they name me they usually’re like, ‘Hey, wish to struggle?’. I don’t know, it kinda sounds enjoyable. However I had my hip surgical procedure, so I had accomplished actually zero train, so I used to be fats as s*it. So I known as my physician, received my clearance from my physician to begin coaching once more.”
He continued, “I used to be simply hoping he sucked. I type of figured he wasn’t superb, and I might be capable of climate the storm for a spherical or two, he’ll get drained, after which I’ll beat him up. Now clearly, since that time limit, he’s crushed Anderson Silva. He’s crushed Tyron [Woodley], he beat knowledgeable boxer.”
“He’s really type of good at it, it’s unlucky.” Ben Askren concluded. “Most unlucky for me.”
Within the years since Ben Askren’s loss to Jake Paul within the boxing ring, he’s remained retired. Nevertheless, ‘Funky’ did provide to come back out of retirement, to face former rival, Jorge Masvidal at UFC 300.
What do you make of those feedback? What do you bear in mind of Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren in 2021?
