Jake Paul defeated Ben Askren within two minutes.
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Suck it up world, Jake Paul is now a boxer with a 3-0 record. The Paul faced former MMA fighter Ben Askren Saturday night in Atlanta, and knocked him out in the first round. Paul knocked Askren down, and although he wanted to continue, referee Brian Stutts waved the fight off.
After the fight, Askren tweeted, “Sorry world.”
Not everyone on social media was delighted with Paul’s victory.
“This is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen,” wrote one Twitter user. ‘Ben Askren got in less than a round of KO’d, let the whole world down. We never get rid of Jake Paul, do we? ‘
Many of the complaints were on Paul’s boxing record. In addition to Askren, he previously defeated fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib and former NBA player Nate Robinson. Nor exactly Muhammad Ali.
“Set yourself up against someone of your own size and be a boxer and he’s done for it,” one Twitter user said.
Another posted a conga series of clowns with the caption: “D-list celebrities on their way to get KO’d by Jake Paul.”
pits him against someone of his own size and is a boxer and he’s done for it
– Tom (@MerlinPercules) 18 April 2021
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Fought a man who barely trained
Fought a tight fight
Fought a 36-year-old retired athlete who has no defenseJake Paul is actually 0-3 in my eyes 💪🏾👍🏾
– Sap⚡️ (@LevBellsGoat) 18 April 2021
Some tried to defend Paul’s abilities. Sports journalist Stephen A. Smith warned that Paul needed more suitable opponents, writing: ‘Look, it has to stop. @Jakepaul is not a scrub. He’s a pro now. Askren, even though he’s an @ ufc fighter, is a joker. Not a boxer. Why then was he even in the damn ring? From now on, Paul has to fight a real boxer. He will hurt any non-boxer. ‘
See, it must stop. @jakepaul is not some scrub. He’s a pro now. Askren, even though he’s a @ufc fighter, is a grappler. Not a boxer. So why was he even in the damn ring? From now on, Paul has to fight a real boxer. He will hurt any non-boxer.
– Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) 18 April 2021
One Twitter user wrote: “Wtf do people despise the people who fight Jake Paul? Stop acting like Ben was not an equipped opponent, he was an Olympic, big MMA fighter – almost an elite- athlete.Even Nate was an equipped opponent, only accepting their defeat was not b / c ‘They were washed off or were not in shape.’ “
Wtf people belittle the people Jake Paul fights. Stop acting like Ben was not an equipped opponent; he was an Olympic, great MMA fighter – almost an elite athlete. Even Nate was an equipped opponent, just accepting their defeat was not b / c ‘They were washed out or out of shape.’
– dunno (@GreySometime) 18 April 2021
The length of the fight was also the subject of numerous funny jokes and tweets. Fans who paid $ 50 to see it had to wait more than two hours, through a long ticket and numerous musical interludes, for Paul and Askren to get into the ring.
Musician Snoop Dogg and UFC president Dana White also started talking on Twitter. After White allegedly bet a million dollars that Paul would lose, Snoop Dogg encouraged White to double the bet. When Paul won, Snoop Dogg, who was fighting, exclaimed, “Where’s my money? Dana, where’s my money?”
Of course, it unleashed a bunch of related memes. Author Shaheen Al-Shatti tweeted: “Snoop Dogg shouts ‘Dana White, where’s my money?! Dana White, where’s my money?!?’ is virtually the only way we could end this broadcast. ‘
Snoop Dogg yells “Dana White, where’s my money ?! Dana White, where’s my money?!?” is virtually the only way we were able to end this broadcast.
– Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) 18 April 2021
As for Paul, he enjoys his victory and tweets: “HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!” and the follow-up to a report that Askren will not fight again with “WHO SHOULD I RETURN NEXT?”
Step up straight, future opponents – Paul does not want to hang up his gloves anytime soon.