By: EFE
Former All-Star Base Deron Williams is ready to become the second player of basketball that after having played in the NBA reaches boxing when the next 18 December faces Frank Gore, former player of the National Football League ( NFL).
Williams’ boxing debut will take place on the same evening that the YouTuber will star Jake Paul against British boxer Tommy Fury , in Tampa (Florida).
Gore, a former Pro Bowler, rival of Williams, played 16 years in the NFL as a running back and the fight, scheduled for four rounds, will be framed within the category of heavyweights.
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🇺🇲 DERON WILLIAMS 🏀, 3️⃣ times NBA ALL-STAR 🌟 will face FRANK GORE 🏈, 5️⃣ times NFL PRO-BOWL 🌟
🥊 4️⃣ exhibition rounds will be played in the evening of J. PAUL 🆚 T. FURY.
⚖️ HEAVY WEIGHT
📆 18 from December.
– La Trinchera (@ LaTrinch3ra) November 9, 2021
During his playing days, Williams of 37 years, he already had a weight of 91 kilograms and in recent years he has trained in mixed martial arts and boxing with appearances in Fortis MMA, an MMA training facility in the Dallas (Texas) area considered one of the best in the sport.
Williams played for four NBA teams , but had some of his best seasons with the Utah Jazz of 2005 to 2011. Was an All-Star three times and averaged 17,3 points; 3.2 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game during his time in Salt Lake City.
He also played for the New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets of 2011 to 2015, averaging 16, 6 points; 3.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists while making two All-Star appearances while with that team.
ESPN Sources: Three-time NBA All-Star Deron Williams is fighting longtime NFL running back Frank Gore in a four-round heavyweight bout on Showtime’s PPV undercard of Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury on Dec. 17 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 9, 2021
From 2015 to 2017, Williams played for the Dallas Mavericks. He then joined the Cavaliers during his run to the finals, but was an underused player and Cleveland lost 4-0 to the Golden State Warriors in that series.
Williams was a member of the United States basketball team at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and London 2012 , when in both competitions they achieved the gold medal.
The first NBA player to star in an official boxing match was another former NBA base, Nate Robinson, who the 28 November 2020 faced Paul and lost by knockout in the second round of the fight scheduled to four and that was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, with the duel between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones as the main event.
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