Former NFL running back Le'Veon Bell is putting his name is the celebrity boxing circuit by calling out the man who popularized the subsection of the sport -- Jake Paul, to a fight.
Unlike fellow NFL alum Frank Gore -- who lost to ex-NBA guard Derron Williams by split decision Saturday night, Bell wants to fight the social media star. The eight-year ex-NFL vet took to Twitter to call out Paul and said he needs to 'stop fighting small dudes who can’t box,' and fight him.
One thing is for sure, Bell would be a lot bigger than Paul's recent opponent, Tyron Woodley, who he has fought twice and knocked out in his most recent win, is only 5-9 and weighed in at 189.6 pounds for Saturday's fight.
Bell matches up well with Paul physically, being the same height at 6-1, but outweighs the Ohio-born YouTuber by over 30 pounds. Paul comes in at 190 lbs. and Bell at 225 lbs.
Both Paul and Woodley responded to Bell, calling out the ex-Steeler for 'clout chasing' and fighting in the ring for a paycheck.
'Tyron would drop you faster than the Ravens did!!!' Paul said
It's worth noting that Bell has some experience with boxing. Although he has never been in any sort of sanctioned fight, he used boxing as a form of training during his time on the Jets, per ESPN's Rich Cimini.
We don't have any insight into Bell's boxing regiment, but he should be in pretty good shape, having played with the Ravens until mid-November before being released.
A Bell vs. Paul fight would certainly draw-in audiences from the NFL crowd, but just looking at the way Paul called Bell out for not even being on par with Woodley from a boxing standpoint, he may have his sights set on someone else.
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