{"id":374895,"date":"2021-02-01T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=374895"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:44:08","slug":"ben-askren-unveils-customized-jake-paul-punching-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ben-askren-unveils-customized-jake-paul-punching-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren unveils customized Jake Paul punching bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Askren will have no trouble visualizing Jake Paul as he prepares for their anticipated professional boxing match.<\/p>\n<p>Askren, the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight titleholder and a former contender in the UFC, is slated to meet Paul in an eight-round pro boxing match on April 17. Ahead of the fight, he&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren\/status\/1356283714158944265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">received<\/a> a customized punching bag adorned with an image of Paul&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>See it below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My man @realdanlasavage had an awesome surprise for me this morning when I stopped in to pick up gear at @combatcrnr !!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakepaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jakepaul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/triller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@triller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zm1Lk9aYp7\">pic.twitter.com\/Zm1Lk9aYp7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Funky (@Benaskren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren\/status\/1356283714158944265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"rxngH8\">\u201cThis is glorious,\u201d Askren said after unveiling his new punching bag. \u201cI\u2019m going to hang this up in the academy and the kids are going to go nuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his status as one of the best welterweights of his generation, Askren has never been known for his boxing, instead achieving his success with his world-class wrestling skill. Nonetheless, he&#8217;s confident his hands are sharp enough to make pretty easy work of Paul in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal in fighting was never to box somebody,&#8221; Askren told TMZ Sports, previewing the fight with Paul. &#8220;My goal was to get through the punches and kicks and get to the takedowns and 99% of the time that worked. Obviously, there is one time it didn\u2019t work, unfortunately [against Jorge Masvidal]. My training was very focused on that. That being said, obviously, I\u2019m going to have to change up what I was doing striking wise a little bit. But listen, he\u2019s a f*cking YouTube star. I\u2019m going to beat him up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not been blessed with big power,&#8221; Askren continued. &#8220;I have incredibly slow-twitch muscle fibers. So I don\u2019t think it won\u2019t be more that I hit him and he goes down. But I think it will be more like over the course of eight rounds he realizes, \u2018Holy sh*t, I\u2019m in a fight. I don\u2019t really like this. I\u2019m a spoiled rich kid. I\u2019m just going to find an easy way out.\u2019 It\u2019s going to be a TKO. Round six, round seven, something to that effect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Ben Askren can stop Jake Paul in the boxing ring?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Askren will have no trouble visualizing Jake Paul as he prepares for their anticipated professional boxing match. Askren, the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight titleholder and a former contender in the UFC, is slated to meet Paul in an eight-round pro boxing match on April 17. 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