“Looking Like Bob Sapp”: 370-Pound NFL Player Gets Beatdown by a 147-Pound Boxer; Resurfaced Clip Draws Wild Reactions

An old video of a heavily built NFL football player fighting a boxer who is less than half of what he weighs managed to pull considerable attention. Most fans and followers could see what went wrong and pitched in with their comments, sharing their viewpoints.

The Boxing Kingdom post, where the nearly half-minute-long footage was attached, read, “370-Pound Former NFL player getting a beatdown from a 147-pound Mexican fighter at the boxing gym.” A close perusal reveals that the muscled person happened to be former NFL nose tackle Kellen Heard. Reportedly, he ignited a debate, stating that he could tackle ten Mexican boxers in the ring.

Boxing is a different game

The video opens with Heard having a go at the markedly lighter boxer. He opened with a jab, followed by a straight left. It pushed the Mexican boxer on the backfoot, thrusting him against the ropes. Then Heard tried applying some pressure. However, within seconds, the situation changed as the boxer went after him. It started with a downward right cross, followed by an uppercut. Kellen Heard recoiled. The Mexican boxer continued to hit him with a volley of shots to the face and body.

It became clear that the game was over for the 6-foot-6-inch-tall football player. Unable to bear it, Heard walked towards the corner, shouting, “Hold on, hold on.” Probably his woeful condition led to a ripple of laughter, whose noise could be in the background.

38-year-old, Galveston, Texas-born Kellen Heard began his football career with the Oakland Raiders in 2010. Subsequently, he played for teams such as the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, and Indianapolis Colts.

Most of the users could make out why the NFL nose tackle lost so quickly against the boxer. The distinction between the person who knew how to box and the one who didn’t soon became apparent.

Out of His Depth

According to this user, given the kind of weight the footballs have, things would have been different had it been a street fight. Otherwise, the way the fight eventually turned out stays true to the script, the user asserted.

The football player reminded the following user of another former football player who made a name for himself in the octagon, Bob Sapp.

This follower teased that while receiving hits, the heavy-set man cringed as if mosquitoes were about to charge at him.

On a serious note, this user pointed out how challenging it is to fight a person much smaller in frame. It becomes difficult to hit a target that’s constantly moving and much smaller in size. But the situation reverses for a person of smaller stature, the user posited.

The next follower held that if a person tries to give the slip to punches, then in all likelihood he would end up receiving more hits than he might have expected.

Eventually, as it turned out, Kellen Heard had to eat his words. Forget about squaring up against ten Mexican boxers; he could barely manage to stand for more than ten seconds in front of the much lighter boxer’s onslaught. Hopefully, the schooling played its part in educating him for the better.

In combat, the size and weight of a person do come in handy. However, in the end, solid fundamentals, sound technique, and most significantly, the application of those techniques matter the most and favor the fighter to tip the scale.

What’s your take on the reactions? Do you think the fight was a clear mismatch right from the word go? Please share your views with us in the comments below.

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