Tyreek Hill might be on the wrong track.
The superstar NFL receiver for the Miami Dolphins said during on the Fully Tilted podcast recently that he would like to give boxing or mixed martial arts a try at some point.
The 29-year-old wants to meet with UFC President Dana White to discuss what it would take to make that transition.
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“Just take it to the cage, bro,” Hill said. “That’s why I want to meet Dana White, I want to get in the cage. I want to get in the cage or I want to box.”
And logic evidently tells Hill that he should target as an opponent someone who also has limited experience in the ring or cage. Someone like YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
Hill said he boxed growing up, which he feels would be enough for him to compete with an opponent who has only nine pro fights (8-1, 5 KOs).
“My first fight needs to be like Jake Paul or something like that, he said. “… I don’t think [he’s tough]. I grew up boxing.”
The problem for Hill might be that Paul has been in the gym for more than five years. He’s still a work in progress but he has some ability.
Plus, even his critics acknowledge that he has been blessed with good punching power, as he demonstrated once again by stopping Andre August in the first round in December.
Paul undoubtedly would jump at the chance to make that fight. It sounds as if Hill would, too, which might be his mistake.
Paul is scheduled to face boxer Ryan Bourland (17-2, 5 KOs) on Saturday in San Juan Puerto Rico, where local hero Amanda Serrano will defend her undisputed 126-pound championship against Nine Meinke in the main event.
