Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has always been a combat sports fan, and now he is taking up lessons from one of the best boxers to ever lace a pair of gloves, the Khazkh Thunder Gennady Golovkin.
Ahead of GGG's fight against Kamil Szeremeta this Friday, he was filming a documentary with DAZN, and The Juventus star stopped by for an interview. During the interview, the soccer star got some boxing lessons from one of the best boxers on the planet.
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It should be no surprise that the Portuguese is interested in boxing lessons; he said that he likes watching boxing and UFC. He also trains boxing as he believes it helps him with speed which translates to the soccer pitch.
"Playing football is my passion, but I prefer watching other sports on TV," He said in the documentary "Parallel Worlds" for DAZN. "Between watching a football match or a boxing or UFC fight, I choose boxing or UFC.
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Ronaldo is arguably the best soccer player alive, he does train boxing and didn't look bad in the video. Different athletes did pick up the sport like Nate Robinson. Yet, for the legend, he says he couldn't be a boxer.
"I don't think I could have been a boxer," Ronaldo said to GGG. "It's tough. You have to be born for it, with that gift. I think I was born to be a professional footballer. I thought I had that gift from the beginning and I said to myself: 'I'm going to grab this opportunity with both hands.'"
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