Former NFL All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell is full of confidence for his fight with professional boxer Ryan Bourland on April 12 in Pittsburgh, telling TMZ”I just can’t wait. I can’t wait…Ryan Bourland is in trouble. He is in damn trouble.”
Bourland most recently lost to Jake Paul via a first-round TKO in March. Bell noticed the result and emphasized how his victory would go a step further.
“If Jake Paul had one movie, mine’s going to be a horror movie,” the former Pittsburgh Steelers running back continued. “He had more like an action film. Mine’s more like a thriller. Mine’s going to be more like a scary movie…A lot of blood. Rated M for mature.”
The California-born Bourland still holds a 17-3 career record despite his loss to “the Problem Child.” Following their fight, Paul gloated how he “wanted it to be a little longer, to give the fans some more time.”
Bell, a second-round pick by the Steelers in 2013, was a three-time Pro Bowler in the Steel City. He retired in 2022 after bouncing around with a handful of teams to pursue a career in boxing.
He’s not a complete novice at this point – Bell has a 2-1 career record and defeated fellow NFL running back Adrian Peterson in an exhibition bout as well.
In his most recent fight, Bell defeated Canadian influence Tristan Hamm via a unanimous decision in the MFB cruiserweight tournament quarter-final.
Ahead of the WBC heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, Bell tweeted “Im probably the only person from the US right now thats skilled & athletic enough to compete and maybe even beat Usyk.”
The former Steeler joined the US Presidential campaign trail in late October alongside his former teammate Antonio Brown in support of nominee Donald Trump.
Bell didn’t mince his words when called to the stage to discuss Trump’s credentials. “Basically, what Im trying to say is Trump a real one bro,” he told the Pittsburgh crowd.
“He a real one. He didnt tell me like he was gonna let me say anything or nothing, he didnt tell me he was going to call me up. He just did that bro, off the love,” Bell continued.
“I get it, he might wanna win the election or whatever, but Im trying to tell yall, he didnt have to do that. I couldve messed up everything Thats why yall dont understand is that Trump is a real one.”
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