Going into the boxing match between Jake Paul and Ben Askren, fans had literally no idea what to expect between the ropes of the squared circle.
But after hours of musical acts and undercard fights, the spectacle lasted less than one round as YouTube star Paul put former MMA champion Askren on his butt with a hellacious right hand, forcing the ref to stop the fight.
Below is how fighters reacted to the entire night of action in Atlanta.
Jake Paul knocks out Ben Askren
Sorry world :(
— Funky (@Benaskren) April 18, 2021
Man look at this shit. That’s so crazy me and Dan Dan react to the knockout on his YouTube. Show him some support https://t.co/Ht9T1IoexU pic.twitter.com/Qc1wGq8GFQ
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 18, 2021
Who paid the ref? #PaulAskren
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 18, 2021
Snake Paul vs Asscream was a work. #TrillerFightClub
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) April 18, 2021
Man
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) April 18, 2021
Jesus Christ askren good riddance
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) April 18, 2021
Man I got love for Askren.....but I just didn't see a way he could win a boxing fight ♂️#PaulAskren
— Arjan Singh Bhullar (@TheOneASB) April 18, 2021
Let’s take a poll on which non-boxer Jake Paul will fight next? #JakePaul #jakePaulvsBenAskren
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) April 18, 2021
SELL EVERYTHING !!!!!!
— Olivier Aubin (@oliaubin) April 18, 2021
Omg ♂️ I hope you’re ok @Benaskren if you want me to, I’ll avenge you. @jakepaul I’ll come up to put hands on you with a smile . Plus it’s time to get a win for us on the boxing side #thrillerfight #UFCVegas24
— Andre Ewell (@daii24_dre) April 18, 2021
What a dive ♂️ @Benaskren . Got paid tho. Smfh line that shit up
— Ike Villanueva (@hurricane_ufc) April 18, 2021
I’ve never seen a ref about to restart the fight, hit the triple check on the fighter and then wave it off.
— TJ Laramie (@laramietj) April 18, 2021
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
— Vinc Pichel (@FromHellPichel) April 18, 2021
What a joke
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) April 18, 2021
There’s 2 world class, incredibly skilled middleweights fighting with heart, honor, and class on ESPN right now. With real commentators, no hooplah, and it’s a legitimate competition in which both prepared for weeks.
— Joe Solecki (@JoeSolecki) April 18, 2021
That MF still sucks, but he did KO a former world class MMA fighter!
— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) April 18, 2021
He is never going to shut up about it!
How much you guys think Ben just got paid to let us all down?
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) April 18, 2021
Never forget 13-15 record MMA fighter Artem Lobov beat Paulie Malignaggi a 2 x World champion boxer in a BOXING match ! #TrillerFight
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 18, 2021
Could have let askren keep going. Maybe early stoppage for boxing
— Aiemann Zahabi (@Aiemannzahabi) April 18, 2021
I told you, @Benaskren isn’t a fighter.
— Beast Boy (@MikeDavisMMA) April 18, 2021
I legitimately don’t know how you made it anywhere in combat sports.
Respect though! You got more money than me
Best of the Rest:
Oscar is feeling good right now
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 18, 2021
The commentators on Triller are going overboard to the point where it’s taking away from the fight ♂️
— Chase Hooper (@chase_hooper) April 18, 2021
This promotion is just letting Oscar crucify himself lol let’s get them views up
— Brandon (@brandonroyval) April 18, 2021
This is so great. Not because of the fights.
— Olivier Aubin (@oliaubin) April 18, 2021
Frank Mir tried his best
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) April 18, 2021
Two fighters fighting and the disrespectful commentary... at least Oscar was a fighter once, this is very disrespectful! Sacrificing the values of martial arts for dumb entertainment? #smh #triller #SadCircus
— Siyar Bahadurzada (@Siyarized) April 18, 2021
@arielhelwani he’s not buzzing, Oscar De La Hoya is plastered! This is the craziest event I’ve ever seen in my life. And I can’t turn it off.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 18, 2021
Bieber on the keyboard ! Talent !
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 18, 2021
What’s unfortunate about this is all these artist are probably being paid more for these live performances than the fighters... and people payed to watch fights not this shit
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) April 18, 2021
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