Le’Veon Bell Says He’ll Beat Uriah Corridor, Gunning To Be Boxing Champ

Le’Veon Bell‘s resolution to field former UFC fighter Uriah Corridor has been questioned by many, and whereas nearly everybody expects the previous Professional Bowler to get rolled over, Bell tells us that is not how he sees it going … he is planning to beat Corridor’s ass, and at some point turn out to be champ!

“Truthfully, I am attempting to be the most effective,” 30-year-old Bell mentioned when he joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports activities TV present (airs weekdays on FS1), including … “I wanna be a champion in some unspecified time in the future.”

The 5-time All-Professional is preventing 38-year-old Corridor on the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva card on Showtime PPV … and he is a heavy underdog in opposition to the previous UFC title contender (Uriah beat “Spider,” Chris Weidman, Gegard Mousasi in an MMA cage)

Bell — who beat fellow NFL star Adrian Peterson in his first professional bout in September — is aware of he has to undergo powerful opponents like Uriah if he desires to be a champion.

“The purpose I’ve set in thoughts, I’ve to get within the ring with guys like Uriah Corridor. He has a ton of expertise, he has a number of preventing background, and the route I am attempting to go, I gotta beat guys like that. Step within the ring and beat him and Uriah Corridor is the subsequent man.”

And, Bell is not content material with simply hanging in there … he desires to finish the evening together with his hand raised.

“I am going on this combat like I am attempting to win. I acquired a mission. Uriah Corridor is a man who’s on the route of my journey. He is a type of guys I gotta get by means of. He is gonna be most likely one of many hardest guys I accomplished fought as a result of I accomplished fought clearly, I solely fought Adrian Peterson, however I have not even sparred guys with 17 years of expertise like Uriah Corridor.”

Le’Veon was beforehand rumored as an opponent of Jake Paul’s … so we requested LB if he was enthusiastic about preventing the Drawback Baby, ought to they each win.

“Yeah, the curiosity is unquestionably there, whether or not I am the subsequent opponent or whoever my subsequent opponent is. I do not know. If Jake Paul wanna be combat quantity 2 professionally for me, that may be excellent.”

Bell continued … “No matter guys that make sense and so they put in entrance of me, I gotta take these guys out and carry on climbing up the ladder, ‘trigger like I mentioned, I am attempting be a champion and whoever’s in my approach tryna cease me from that, I am undoubtedly keen to combat ’em.”

Le’Veon final performed NFL soccer in 2021 with the Bucs and Ravens … and remains to be solely 30. So, would he play once more?

Try the clip … Bell says there’s nearly no probability he’d play once more, except one very specific state of affairs introduced itself.