{"id":4209,"date":"2021-04-18T06:15:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T10:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/18\/ben-askren-claims-jake-paul-fight-shouldnt-have-been-stopped-in-first-round\/"},"modified":"2021-04-18T06:29:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T10:29:09","slug":"ben-askren-claims-jake-paul-fight-shouldnt-have-been-stopped-in-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/18\/ben-askren-claims-jake-paul-fight-shouldnt-have-been-stopped-in-first-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren claims Jake Paul fight shouldn&#8217;t have been stopped in first round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>After his devastating first-round boxing defeat to Jake Paul, Ben Askren has hinted this battle will probably be his final and defined how he disagreed with the fast stoppage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After all of the hype, Jake Paul\u2019s swift TKO of Ben Askren meant the battle was extra of a dash than a marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Paul was the betting favourite, however no person anticipated the battle to finish so shortly. The YouTuber took simply 70 seconds and a fast one-two jab to interrupt Askren\u2019s protection and ship him falling to the canvas. Askren was in a position to get again up, however the referee known as the battle in favor of Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately, there have been query marks over Askren\u2019s future. The 36-year-old former MMA star had beforehand advised BJPenn.com that he hoped to do \u201ctwo or three extra\u201d fights, however each the end result and nature of this defeat appear to have pressured him into altering his thoughts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ringside view of Jake Paul&#8217;s KO of Ben Askren \ud83e\udd4a<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YVLsixpEqI\">pic.twitter.com\/YVLsixpEqI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DEXERTO.COM (@Dexerto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dexerto\/status\/1383720835978956804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After his loss by the hands of Paul, Askren was requested by MMA Island whether or not this is able to be his final piece of motion within the ring.\u00a0Askren refused to disclaim that this battle would certainly be it for his profession in fight sports activities, however solely confirmed his plans to proceed teaching any more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, [it\u2019s not the end],\u201d he mentioned, \u201cI\u2019m gonna take about 1,000,000 {dollars} residence within the financial institution, and I\u2019m gonna coach some wrestling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He additionally defined how he disagreed with the referee\u2019s choice to cease the battle so early on. \u201cI believed I used to be nice however no matter,\u201d Askren added. \u201cThat\u2019s [the ref\u2019s] job, if that\u2019s what he felt, that\u2019s what he did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Askren &#039;felt fine&#039; after Jake Paul knockout loss - announces he won&#039;t compete again\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZT4PKQ-sfrU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Askren has definitely confronted extra devastating knockouts in his profession, akin to his notorious 5-second UFC loss to Jorge Masvidal in 2018, so it\u2019s comprehensible to assume he would have been in a position to keep on after hitting the ground this time.<\/p>\n<p>However regardless of which path Askren chooses, he&#8217;ll at all times have the consolation of that massive remaining payday in his pocket.<\/p>\n<p>And apart from Askren\u2019s loss, followers are extra involved with who Paul will probably be preventing subsequent, with the likes of British actuality TV star Tommy Fury, brother of boxer Tyson, and fellow content material creator KSI the principle names being touted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/entertainment\/ben-askren-claims-jake-paul-fight-shouldnt-have-been-stopped-in-first-round-1555940\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] After his devastating first-round boxing defeat to Jake Paul, Ben Askren has hinted this battle will probably be his final and defined how he disagreed with the fast stoppage. After all of the hype, Jake Paul\u2019s swift TKO of Ben Askren meant the battle was extra of a dash than a marathon. 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