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“Training As if He’s Still 25-26”: 37-Year-Old Ripped Running Back Called Out by Pat McAfee As Favorite in Upcoming Boxing Battle Between Two NFL Greats

Published 06/29/2022, 3:50 PM EDT

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Pat McAfee was an NFL punter. However, his playing career is often overshadowed by the success he has had on his own show. McAfee talks about various topics on his show, and the fans love to see his insight.

He recently spoke about the two NFL players who are set to box each other. Le’Veon Bell and Adrian Peterson will face off in an exhibition boxing match on July 30 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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The next Social Gloves 2 event, hosted by YouTuber Austin McBroom, will feature Adrian Peterson vs. Le’Veon Bell as part of the undercard. Austin McBroom, the American YouTuber, will face off against British YouTuber AnEsonGib in the main event.

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Pat McAfee talked about the fight and said, We know Adrian Peterson will be in shape. Adrian Peterson is always in shape, Le’Veon Bell now whenever he was in shape game-changer, became vastly different after sitting out a year. Whenever he was making rap albums in Miami which were bangers by the way…”

Pat McAfee revealed who he thinks will be the favorite heading into this fight

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This will be the first time that both Le’Veon Bell and Adrian Peterson will step into the ring. As a result, it’s difficult to predict who’ll have the better chances of winning the bout.

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However, Pat McAfee gave his thoughts regarding who he thinks will be the favorite heading into this fight. He said, I think personally if I’m to give odds on this, Adrian Peterson got to be the favorite. And Adrian Peterson is going to show up to this thing as if he’s in his prime because I think he’s still training as if he is still 25-26 years old at this point.”

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Le’Veon Bell played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the previous season. On the other hand, Adrian Peterson played for the Tennessee Titans in the previous season. Who do you think will win this battle between two NFL powerhouses?

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Abhimanyu Chaudhary

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Abhimanyu Chaudhary is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He has been a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Liverpool FC. But when it comes to the NFL, you can always see him rooting for his favorite superstar Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Arunaditya Aima