He played in eight games last year with Baltimore and Tampa Bay, but he didn't latch on with a team in the offseason. He told the AP joining a contender would be 'the ideal scenario' as he chases that elusive Super Bowl ring.īell's football career is also on hold for now. The seven-time Pro Bowler and 2012 league MVP played in four games last year with Tennessee and Seattle. Peterson hasn't ruled out trading the boxing gloves right back for a helmet and shoulder pads.

“But, obviously, getting in the ring, up until that last second runs off, it’s going to be me and you. “I don’t have any animosity against him or anything like that,” Peterson told the AP Pro Football podcast (via the Associated Press).

The fight is billed as the 'Battle of the Running Backs,' but there seems to be a healthy amount of respect between the two. Peterson can try to use that size to his advantage, leaning on Bell and sapping his strength or loading up on power shots if he thinks his counterpart isn't going to have the chin to withstand it. He looked chiseled at the weigh-in on Friday, tipping the scales at 218 pounds, per TMZ. Peterson might have an advantage in the power department. Boxing is about as taxing as it gets on the lungs and legs, so Bell's youth may help him if the fight goes more than a couple of rounds. DraftKings Sportsbook tweeted out some hypothetical odds when the fight was announced, putting Bell at -155 and Peterson at +125.īell would seem to be the logical bet considering he's seven years younger than his opponent. Because the match is an exhibition and neither fighter has a resume to speak of (outside of their exploits on the gridiron), it can be hard to judge a favorite in this one.

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