Category: Boxing

Jake Paul was super upset that Pete Davidson made fun of him during his boxing broadcast

Pete Davidson’s performance gets even better.

On Saturday, sports fans (or just people who wanted to see Jake Paul get punched) were treated to an abomination of a boxing match between the controversial YouTuber and retired UFC fighter Ben Askren.

The fight itself was as much of a joke as many expected, and Paul won the bout with a first-round knockout of Askren who clearly didn’t bother to prepare for the fight. But despite Paul following up his shocking Nate Robinson KO with another knockout, the real star of the show was comedian Pete Davidson.

Davidson was hired as a host for the Triller Fight Club PPV, and he used that gig as an opportunity to roast Paul. It turned out that Paul didn’t appreciate that a comedian would dare to make fun of him. (WARNING: Lots of strong language)

Paul, in his podcast, cursed out Pete Davidson and seemed genuinely upset that the SNL personality basically got paid by Paul to make fun of Paul. The entourage of Yes Men on the podcast agreed with Paul, but really, you gotta credit Davidson because he was easily the best part of the whole PPV.

Honestly, Paul’s anger just makes Davidson’s performance even better. The dude took Jake Paul’s money and went on to call him a terrible person. That’s a Hall of Fame move.

https://youtu.be/BcYr2ualrOo

Pete Davidson was the star of the Jake Paul-Ben Askren fight with his brutally honest roasts of Paul

This was all amazing.

The not-so-highly anticipated Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight finally took place Saturday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. It didn’t last long, as Paul knocked out Askren in the first round of a quick fight that wasn’t all that great.

While Paul took care of business against the former UFC/MMA star, the biggest star of the night ended up being Pete Davidson. The comedian and SNL cast member had a number of hilarious moments on the Triller Fight Club PPV.

His best moment came before the fight when he hilariously roasted both Paul and Askren while walking people through Paul’s locker room.

Check this out (there are some bad words in this video so run away if that’s not your thing):

Here he was trashing Paul with Askren:

He said this as Paul made his way to the ring:

And then there was this hilarious moment with Snoop Dogg:

Twitter loved it:

 

Jake Paul’s TKO of Ben Askren was brutal, but not all that impressive

So, is Jake Paul ever going to box a boxer?

YouTube star Jake Paul remained undefeated in his professional boxing career by stopping Ben Askren, a 36-year-old wrestler-turned-MMA fighter who was giving boxing a try, with a heavy right hand in the first round of their fight at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

There was apparently some controversy over whether the fight should have been halted so early, but this video showing a wobbly Askren who’d had trouble defending himself before taking these blows is pretty convincing.

Sure, this whole fight was meant to be a spectacle — but nobody really needed to see more of this, right? Paul, 24, had a clear advantage:

Those thuds are indeed impressive — and also concerning, since Askren has probably taken a not-insignificant number of blows to the head in his long, accomplished career.

However, you can count me among the many, many, many people who are not all that convinced that Paul is a serious contender in the boxing ring. His other two wins came against a fellow YouTuber trying to make the jump and Nate Robinson, the 5-foot-9 former NBA point guard.

Askren is, without question, an incredibly tough and brave athlete, but he made it very clear in his post-match press conference that he was in the ring mostly for the money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5N_LolN4I

Askren, who won two NCAA championships in wrestling at Missouri and later made the Olympic team, is pretty nonchalant when asked about whether the fight should have been stopped. It’s not exactly a riveting display of competitive fire.

Then, when asked if his career is over, he really gave it away: “Uh, no, I’m going to take about a million dollars home in the bank and coach some wrestling.”

OK, then! Makes sense. Get that money.

Our pals at MMA Junkie caught up with Logan Paul — Jake’s older brother — after the fight for his reaction.

Warning: This interview includes profanity.

This is sort of the whole Paul family ethos here, I know, and all of this is just meant to build hype for the next fight because Jake continues to be a heel who fans will root against and other fighters will want to challenge. But there’s plenty of reason to doubt Jake after beating a fighter who is a decade older, required drastic hip surgery and never fulfilled his potential as an MMA fighter because he basically just tried to wrestle everybody and never truly learned the art of striking.

Not to take this Stephen A. ditty too seriously, but do we really have any clue that Jake Paul is not some scrub? Still seems too early to make that determination.

The question at this point is whether Paul opts to actually become a boxer — and to fight, you know, an athlete who has dedicated his career to learning to box — or if this is all just the latest evolution in a career built off an ability to grab attention.

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The boxing world mourns the loss of Marvelous Marvin Hagler

The boxing world was devastated to learn of the passing of Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

According a post on his official social media, Marvelous Marvin Hagler has passed away.

In a post to his official fan page on Facebook, Hagler’s wife Kay Hagler wrote “I am sorry to make a very sad announcement. Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire. Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”

The former middleweight champion dominated his weight class for much of the 80s, serving as the undisputed champion from 1980 to 1987. A powerful puncher, his 52 knockouts in 67 career fights remains a staggering statistic for the weight class.

He also gave us, along with Tommy Hearns, probably the greatest round in boxing history in 1985.

The boxing world reacted to Hagler’s death after the news came out:

RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who gave us the greatest Round 1 in the history of boxing

The legendary middleweight champion passed away, according to a Facebook post from his wife, Kay.

On Saturday evening, Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s wife announced to social media that the legendary boxer had passed away at the age of 66.

“Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire,” Kay G. Hagler wrote to his official Facebook page.

“Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”

Hagler was the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, an incredible run that saw him successfully defend his title 12 times. His 52 knockouts in 67 career fights (78%) remains a high mark for middleweight champions.

Hagler, who legally changed his name to Marvelous Marvin, will perhaps best be remembered for what many people consider the greatest boxing round in history, his first round against Tommy Hearns in 1985.

Entering the bout, it was being billed as “The Fight.” Afterwards, it was renamed “The War.” Watching the highlights will show you why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL2a2-8OHdg

RIP to Marvelous Marvin.

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