Former President Donald Trump was defeated by Joe Biden at the polls last year, but the 45th president is confident he would beat his political rival in boxing if the opportunity came.
Trump convened a press conference Thursday before Saturday’s fight between former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and UFC lightweight champion Vitor Belfort, and he was asked, “If you had to box someone Saturday night, who would it be and what would be the fight? Looks like it? “
“Well, if I had to pick someone in the world, not just a professional boxer, because I’m going to get a pass on professional boxers, that could be a very dangerous topic,” Trump replied, “but if I had to box someone, I think probably my easiest fight would be Joe Biden, because I think he would go down very, very quickly.Very, very fast.
“You know, he once said,‘ Oh, I’d like to take him behind the bar, ’” Trump added, referring to the then vice president’s statement in 2016 that he would like to take Trump “behind the gym.” .
“If I ever did, I would have big problems,” Trump continued. “No, I think Biden would fall in the first few seconds.”
The former president’s verbal crackdown on his successor sparked laughter and applause from fighters and other attendees at the press conference.
Trump and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., will comment on a “gamecast” of the pay-per-view event, which will be released Saturday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. will be led by Jim Lampley, the long voice of boxing on HBO, with analysis by former world welterweight champion Shawn Porter.
The eight-wheeled Holyfield-Belfort tilt tops a four-fight chart that includes clashes between MMA greats Anderson Silva and Tito Ortiz, as well as boxers David Haye and Joe Fournier. Holyfield is a last-minute substitute for Oscar De La Hoya, who was originally supposed to fight Belfort at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but retired after hiring COVID-19.
Trump said Thursday that the presence of Holyfield, a longtime friend, was “one of the reasons” he agreed to be part of the fight presentation.
“I’m telling you, I’ve been close to Evander,” the former president said. “I’ve been with him at incredible times in his career and I’ve seen him go a little bad, but he’s come out. He is a fantastic boy and a fantastic fighter ”.
Trump is no stranger to the fighting game, as he has hosted boxing cards headed by Michael Moorer, Hector Camacho, Roy Jones Jr. and Wladimir Klitschko at his Atlantic City casino. The Trump Taj Mahal also hosted UFC cards in 2000 and 2001.
Viewers of Saturday’s fight can order the main broadcast or “gamecast” with Trump’s comment for $ 49.99