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After departing WWE this summer season, Bobby Lashley introduced that he has plans to attempt his hand at boxing, however WWE Corridor of Famer Booker T warned him to not chase a matchup towards Jake Paul.
Throughout an look on The Laboratory with Plaz earlier this month, Lashley mentioned his pursuits outdoors {of professional} wrestling and said, “I will do a boxing match. We have already talked about this boxing match. I might need a chance to do it. I am boxing someone in Vegas. There may be an opponent.”
Booker T mentioned throughout his Corridor of Fame podcast that whereas he respects Lashley’s ambition, he would not need the 48-year-old to get too forward of himself by pursuing a battle towards Paul, who is ready to face Mike Tyson on Nov. 15.
“I like Bobby, however if you wish to go get knocked out, go battle Jake Paul,” Booker T mentioned (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside Information). “Would not matter [that he’s bigger] one bit. [Lashley is] older, slower, in addition to he hasn’t been coaching to be a boxer. Boxing is just not one thing you play, as actual because it attainable might be. If I used to be advising Bobby Lashley, I might advise him, ‘Bro. Do one thing else.’”
Paul has an expert boxing document of 10-1. The 27-year-old has confronted criticism for selecting matchups towards older opponents who haven’t got a background in boxing. His upcoming bout towards the 58-year-old Tyson isn’t any totally different, but it surely’s a marquee occasion that will probably be broadcast on Netflix.
Lashley shared a video of his boxing coaching on Instagram. He additionally beforehand competed in MMA and has an expert document of 15-2, so he is no slouch in the case of fight sports activities. It is going to be fascinating to see how issues play out as he provides a brand new self-discipline to his repertoire.
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