{"id":382524,"date":"2021-04-18T01:01:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T08:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=382524"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:23:52","slug":"logan-paul-praises-genius-ben-askren-following-knockout-loss-to-his-brother-jake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/logan-paul-praises-genius-ben-askren-following-knockout-loss-to-his-brother-jake\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan Paul praises ‘genius’ Ben Askren following knockout loss to his brother Jake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Logan Paul had nothing but praise for Ben Askren despite the fact that ‘Funky’ was knocked out in the first round this evening against his brother Jake.<\/p>\n

Jake and Ben squared off in a scheduled eight-round boxing match which served as the headliner of Triller’s pay-per-view event.<\/p>\n

Although Ben Askren has a storied combat sports career, having won MMA titles in both Bellator and ONE Championship, tonight’s fight with Paul marked his first career boxing match.<\/p>\n

Prior to the highly anticipated contest, Askren sat down with Jake’s older brother Logan Paul in a highly entertaining interview. During their conversation ‘Funky’ told the eldest Paul brother that he was a genius.<\/p>\n

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Despite the fact that Ben Askren went on to suffer a first round knockout loss<\/a> to Jake Paul this evening in Atlanta, Logan Paul believes the former MMA champion proved his proclamation of being a genius to be true.<\/p>\n

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ben askren came on my podcast and said he was a genius. at first i doubted him. but after convincing the world he had a chance of beating jake, exploding on social media, and collecting a massive bag, even though he lost… that man WON. GENIUS @Benaskren<\/a><\/p>\n

— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n