“This Reminds Me of When Ocho Tried to Blindside Ray Lewis and Got a Concussion”: Former NFL Player Unfazed After Being Threatened by World Champion Boxer Jermall Charlo Sends Fans in Frenzy

Worlds collided when former NFL player Chad Johnson confronted Jermall Charlo. Charlo is a professional boxer who made his debut in the year 2008. In the year 2019, he defeated Jorge Sebastian to become the WBC middleweight champion. Meanwhile, Johnson too has dabbled his hands in the sport of boxing; in the year 2020, he fought Brian Maxwell on the undercard of Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. which resulted in a draw. Though his skill sets in the ring are not comparable to the former champion.

Not to mention, the two were also seen training together a few years ago and recently, both of them were having a casual chat when Johnson asked him when the two were sparring. To this, Charlo had made a hostile response, which escalated the tussle between the two.

Jermall Charlo and Chad Johnson get into a hostile tussle; fans react

A video surfaced on Twitter by the user, @dantheboxingman, in which the two appeared to be arguing with each other regarding their potential fight. It embarked when Charlo stated, “I’ll come to your gym and beat the sh*t out of you,” Johnson did not appreciate the comment and responded by claiming that he would get the better of Charlo in the ring. He stated, “On my mama, rest in peace. Where I am right now you won’t whoop my a*s. Set it up”

The clip garnered a lot of attention from the boxing world, who came out in full force to make their reactions evident. Here are a few fan reactions:

One fan named Abe Morales is of the opinion that the tussle is just a way to garner attention. He stated, “Football player trying to get clout.”

One fan named Eric thinks that Johnson is being too overconfident. He stated, “I think because he trained with the Charlos and they were going easy on him he thinks he can withstand their punches, precision, and pressure. It’s different at that level. Ocho doesn’t want those problems. Those texas boys hit HARD”

On the contrary, one fan fancied Johnson. He stated, “Chad been in the gym more than Charlo these last two years.”

On similar lines, another fan named Nolan stated, “One of these guys takes boxing seriously, and it ain’t Charlo”

Lastly, one fan got nostalgic witnessing the back and forth. He stated,

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