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A former NFL figure had a hard time in one of Mayweather-Paul’s preliminary bouts: he saw the canvas after a tremendous blow to the chin

Boxer Brian Maxwell (white shorts) faced former NFL star Chad Johnnson (black shorts) in the exhibition bout at Hard Rock Stadium (Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Former NFL figure Chad Johnson made his boxing debut against boxer Brian Maxwell in one of the Preliminary bouts of the fight between Floyd Mayweather and YouTuber Logan Paul. The former benchmark of the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL and who also represented the New England Patriots y Miami Dolphins, was on the verge of KO in the Hard Rock Stadium of Miami.

The four-round fight was exciting from start to finish. In the last assault Chad Johnson, 43, suffered a tremendous blow to the chin from Brian Maxwell, ten years younger, who sent him to the canvas. Former NFL figure he could also stand up and finish the fight, what had no winner for being considered of exhibition.

“This is something I will do only once”, The former NFL wide receiver declared in the preview, when asked if the fight he was going to have in Miami would be the first of many. Johnson had even assured that he was working so hard on his boxing, that he was ready to have fun and make the fans have fun because he intends to fight like the all-rounder Emmanuel Augustus did. Besides that he was going to fulfill a dream when he heard the bell.

“I never thought there would be an opportunity to do it, but I love boxing. I am friends with each of the boxers because I love and study all of them. I never thought this was going to happen, but when Floyd called, the first thing I asked him was how much time there was to prepare. When I knew there was enough time to put myself there, I knew I could do it, “added the also known as ‘OchoCinco’.

This, of boxing, he said, is not forever. “This is something I will do only once,” he clarified. “I have done many crazy things in life, and this contributes because it is part of a list of fulfilled wishes. I’m going to try to have fun and entertain myself, ”Chad had sentenced.

In front was Brian Maxwell, a 33-year-old boxer who arrived with a 0-3 record at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. His falls include the only fight as a professional: loss by KO in the second round ante Gaspard Pierre.

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With information from ESPN.

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