Can we all agree that Ben Askren

Badr Hari said:
My friend, I get it that there is more to striking than just boxing. What I am against is the attitude of many so called MMA experts telling me MMA striking is different and boxing doesn't apply there. It's just a camouflage for the incompetence. You have so called world champions that can't throw a proper jab. They simply learn to push with the punches from inadequate people in the early stages of their career and what baffles me more even elite fighters don't switch anything or add to their game. Same coaches, old bad habits.
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I don't think i've heard 1 person say Boxing doesn't apply to MMA lol.. Obviously having elite boxing skills gives any fighter a way larger chance of winning, but it's just one aspect of many, the nature of "Mixed" in Mixed Martial Arts means that one has to be a jack of all trades to some degree, sure the boxing level could be improved on the whole, but so could every other attribute too, plenty fighters with Pro Boxing records who would rather focus on kicking instead though.
Fact is you're always going to see better Boxers in Boxing, better Wrestlers in Wrestling and better Kickboxers in Kickboxing, but you're not going to find guys who can use all 3 as well as MMA dudes in any of those more restricted sports.

Boxers in MMA have sucked just as bad as MMA fighters in Boxing, I mean arguably Frank Mir last night did more in Boxing than any Boxer has ever in MMA lol. It works both ways.
 
I don't understand why anyone thought Askren would win. Hasnt anyone seen his striking? He's one of the worst strikers in MMA.
 
muaythaidon1 said:
No chance this bum is knocking out Askren, he's beaten a couple of absolute bums. I think ben's just going to pressure him and break him down, if it's 8 rounds then that's great news for Ben as there is no chance this youtuber knows how to pace himself.
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<Lmaoo>
 
Solid said:
the guy you predicted who would thoroughly wear down his opponent and win the match
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Askren didn't even try, dude.

He rolled off the couch and showed up for his half million dollar paycheck.
 
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Solid said:
the guy you predicted who would thoroughly wear down his opponent and win the match
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I made the wrong pick that's for sure lmao, although it could be worse, I could boasting online that I made the correct prediction. Now that would be tragically sad.
 
Solid said:
that hasnt changed from the moment the fight was announced...
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You've been pretending this whole time? That takes commitment.

I answered the question of who would win based on the assumption that both parties were taking it seriously and that it was an actual boxing match.

Askren clearly wasn't, and the results were a testament to that.

I didn't even watch this farce, since an actual fight was happening at the same time. I was not surprised by the result, it just shows that it was a joke fight. Askren got paid a half million dollars to take one punch.

Not a bad night's work.

For the record, Whittaker-Gastelum was great. And it was actually real.
 
Ares Black said:
Lol. Jake Paul hasn't beaten anyone. He is an amateur.

Askren is a professional combat athlete. Robbie Lawler couldn't knock him out, but Jake Paul will? Ok.
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Hate to say I told you so. But I did.

And I've sure you heard enough of it since last night but I called it.

No offense intended
Just sayin
 
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