Frank Gore, the third-leading rusher in NFL history, set to box retired NBA All-Star Deron Williams

[Auggie]

Frank Gore is making the rare transition from a collision sport to a combat sport, and at 38 he said he’d be open to something even rarer, if not unprecedented.

As an NFL running back, he amassed 16,000 rushing yards, third most in league history. On Saturday night, he will make his professional boxing debut against retired NBA player Deron Williams, 37, on the undercard of the Jake Paul-Tyron Woodley fight in Tampa, Florida.

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His primary boxing trainer is Javiel Centeno, whose stable includes Australian lightweight George Kambosos Jr., who last month upset reigning world champion Teofimo Lopez by split decision.

Centeno said Gore’s attributes as a running back serve him well as a fast-developing boxer.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2021/12/18/frank-gore-nfl-fight-deron-williams-nba-boxing-match/8923081002/

Said Centano (from the link): “That same tenacity and that same aggressive, just that confidence he has on the field he brings it to the ring. And just technically he’s very sharp with all the basics. He’s got a lot of power and he knows how to generate power with his legs. I’ve just continued to work that, getting those fundamentals down and make sure his basics are sound. And he’s been coming along well.’’

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Really? Didn't his brain take enough of a beating on the field? I think the world of Frank Gore and would just like him to retire from contact sports.

[Auggie]

1. Split-decision, favor Williams

No link. The bout was only four rounds,

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Deron Williams Said Never Again

This was his one & only fight.
I'm not surprised he won. He was built like a tank. 6'3, but short legs & neck. He was a linebacker playing NBA guard.
He was REALLY strong when he played. If he wanted to post you up, he posted you up. There was no way he couldn't bump you backward.
He was a brute. (Not to mean he was dirty. Just a load.)