Former NFL All-Pro accepts Logan Paul’s $1 million fight challenge
In the past week, Logan Paul responded to Tom Brady’s fierce trash talk, calling out the entirety of the NFL in search of someone to fight him. It occurred amid the ongoing feud between the two athletes, as they promote an upcoming flag football game they’ll participate in in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
During his rant, the WWE superstar and social media influencer issued a bold $1 million challenge to any NFL player, indicating he would don boxing gloves and battle it out in the ring. That immediately brought more than a few former and current players to indicate they’d take him up on the challenge.
However, Paul said that some of them weren’t willing to do it under the relatively simple terms he set forth, as some individuals requested the fight be with a promoter, along with other monetary details.
At least one former NFL All-Pro running back now seems locked in to fight Paul, though he recently accepted Paul’s challenge on social media, with Paul saying the fight will happen.
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According to Bleacher Report, Paul agreed to have a boxing match against Le’Veon Bell, who formerly played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets.
The fight carries unique guidelines: the two competitors will fight using 10-ounce gloves and no headgear in three-minute rounds. The fight will officially end when one of the two competitors quits.
With the recent reveal of the unsanctioned fight between Paul and Bell, many commenters shared mixed reactions about what would happen and what they’d prefer to see.
“Final pick: Logan Paul by stoppage in round 5-7. He’s built for these circus fights and always finds a way to win the spectacle,” a commenter suggested.
“@LeVeonBell All of Cleveland is begging you to turn Logan Paul’s face into ground beef,” one commenter wrote.
“Le’Veon Bell takes this one dude’s got real power from those NFL days and already slept AP. Logan might talk a big game, but Bell’s patience will wear him down,” a commenter said on X.
“Logan is younger (30 vs 34), slightly taller (6’2 vs 6’1), and has been training consistently in combat sports for years. Bell’s been out of elite athletics since retiring from the NFL in 2021,” another individual wrote.
After eight years in the NFL, Bell retired from professional football in 2021. In addition to playing for the Steelers and Jets, he also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He’s a two-time All-Pro selection (2014, 2017) and an NFL Pro Bowl selection in 2014, 2016, and 2017.
Paul currently uses his athletic talents in professional wrestling for WWE, where he’s carved out an impressive career in a short time. After debuting in April 2022, he signed a deal and has since improved his body to give him a more wrestler’s physique.
Often appearing on WWE’s Raw and SmackDown programs, Logan Paul also appears at many of their premium live events in big matches. Most individuals expect that he’ll participate in a match at next month’s WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.
In addition to his current wrestling activity, he’ll have some coaching on his side, as his brother, Jake Paul, is a professional boxer with a 12-2-1 record. The elder Paul brother has won against Mike Tyson, Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva, and Tyron Woodley in various high-profile streaming matches.
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