How bad is Ben Askren's boxing really?

[Brock Sapp]

It is pretty bad...and MMA fighters typically transition poorly to boxing due to their muscle memory of their MMA stance and techniques

 

[MichaelT]

Has he been doing that though? If you make my mom do that for 10 years I expect her to look better than Ben, so the only conclusion I can come to is that he hadn't been training striking hardly ever

 

[Post 2 Decision]

Askren is going to outlast this schmo.

Easy money

Don't be blinded by the hate and gifs

 

[Surveillance State]

He makes Cindy Dandois look like Sugar Ray Robinson.

 

[elwani]

Makes Maia look like goddamn Pernell Whitaker RIP.

 

[muaythaidon1]

Ben won't leap into a overhand right, so I cant see him getting knocked out. Can this youtuber last 8 rounds conditioning wise? I highly doubt it. If ben doesn't win this, he's an embarrassment to the professional fighting world, all he has to do is last a few rounds then the kid will fatigue and will be there for the taking.

 

[Clifford_Harris]

You don't remember the professional fighter Jake Shields losing on "Bully Beatdown" in the boxing to some random guy off the street after he'd had a decade of training boxing with Gilbert and the Diaz Bros?

 

[elwani]

definite better chance than Nate Robinson lol...

but seriously, Ben's striking, boxing specifically, looks terrible. I don't know that I've ever seen him throw punches with his weight behind them, they're all just the arm.

I hope he wins for MMA sake, but I don't think he has a huge advantage outside of having been in big fights before.

It’s possible, possible, that the reason for that is he is always only trying to set up his wrestling with his strikes and so is never throwing for real, and so we never got to see what his real striking is like.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

We're all picking Jake Paul to beat him but let's really think about it. Askren has been training striking every day, sparring pro fighters, for 10+ years with Anthony Pettis, Tyron Woodley, Mighty Mouse, and RDA. He's a championship athlete in 2 different sports. People are acting like he's so bad that he'd get KOd by random in-shape guys at the local cross fit gym or random street fighters.

Is it really possible to train striking everyday for 10 years at a professional and be that bad? Or is it more realistic that he's actually very good compared to the average person, and just looks really bad against pro fighters?

Are you sure he's trained striking every day for 10 years? It didn't look that way in the UFC. What will you say if the internet/instagram guy beats him? It's a very bad look for the UFC and MMA if he does.

 

[AmericanUppercut]

how bad is none?
he is not a boxer.
no MMA guy is.

 

[froggyluv]

Yeah but the guys a fighter unlike robinson or paul so that counts for alot

 

[Ares Black]

I'm surprised so many otherwise reasonable people think that Jake Paul is definitely going to win, and KO Askren.

 

[Clark Rogers]

It’s possible, possible, that the reason for that is he is always only trying to set up his wrestling with his strikes and so is never throwing for real, and so we never got to see what his real striking is like.

it is possible. idk if it's probable, but it is possible.

 

[MichaelT]

Yeah but the guys a fighter unlike robinson or paul so that counts for alot

How does it though? He can't box, and doesn't punch as hard. So how does being an ex fighter help him in a boxing match? It's not like Jake Paul quits when hes tired or hurt either, as far as toughness it's pretty irrelevant in the boxing match

 

[theTKDguy]

Jake Paul is a lock

 

[muaythaidon1]

How does it though? He can't box, and doesn't punch as hard. So how does being an ex fighter help him in a boxing match? It's not like Jake Paul quits when hes tired or hurt either, as far as toughness it's pretty irrelevant in the boxing match

Might be the worst post I've ever seen posted on this site. Toughness is irrelvant in boxing? How does being an ex fighter help him more then being an ex basketball player? Are you really this dumb? The youtube kids not going to last 8 rounds of boxing, no chance, he won't know how to pace himself and will tire within a few rounds.

 

[Pierced7681]

He makes Cindy Dandois look like Sugar Ray Robinson.

Bro come on! That’s hurtful to Sugar Ray

 

[letgodiego]

OP says everyone is picking paul, is that true? I can see Paul with the edge early and Ben gassing him out. I dont know if Ben can ko him, but he can dominate late

 

[TJ177]

He got hit with some bombs at point blank range from Ruthless Robbie and didn't go out.

Jake Paul does not hit as hard as Robbie Lawler.

It's unclear if Jake Paul has ever actually taken a real punch in a real fight in his life ever. If Jake can't finish Ben quick what happens then?

 

[Pierced7681]

Might be the worst post I've ever seen posted on this site. Toughness is irrelvant in boxing? How does being an ex fighter help him more then being an ex basketball player? Are you really this dumb? The youtube kids not going to last 8 rounds of boxing, no chance, he won't know how to pace himself and will tire within a few rounds.

Jake went five rounds against another YouTuber and never tired, he even poured enough on near the end to get his opponents corner to throw in the towel before the sixth round. Cardio isn’t Jakes problem, that’s his brother Logan’s issue.