Former NBA All-Star Deron Williams To Face Off Against NFL RB Frank Gore In PPV Boxing Match

Imagine reading this tweet 5 years ago…

Turning to boxing seems to be the ‘it’ thing to do these days for YouTubers and retired athletes, and Deron Williams and Frank Gore are hoping on the trend.

The former NBA All-Star and NFL RB great will face off against each other in a ring come Dec. 18th, during the undercard for the anticipated Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury fight in Tampa, FL.

ESPN Sources: Three-time NBA All-Star Deron Williams is fighting longtime NFL running back Frank Gore in a four-round heavyweight bout on Showtime’s PPV undercard of Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury on Dec. 18 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 9, 2021

The bout will go four rounds and will be under the heavyweight classification.