Aged NBA player ‘Colossal Toddler’ Glen Davis to compete on Jake Paul undercard
Jarrell Miller isn’t the supreme essential “Colossal Toddler” on this planet of boxing.
Aged NBA player Glen Davis enters as the most recent crossover athlete to study the waters in expert boxing with a debut match articulate on the Jake Paul undercard Aug. 13 at a articulate and venue to be supplied.
Davis confirmed the data on his social media after an initial file Thursday by The Athletic.
No opponent has been supplied, though the initial file stated Most Precious Promotions at the beginning sought dilapidated NBA player Larry Sanders. Nonetheless, Sanders changed into as soon as contractually tied to BIG3, a three-on-three basketball league that comprises dilapidated NBA avid gamers, so the boxing promotion has redirected. In response to a be aware-up file by ESPN, the Jake Paul-headed promotion is in quest of for a dilapidated WWE essential particular person to wrestle Davis.
Davis, 36, performed eight seasons within the NBA from 2007-2015 after a a hit three-year stint for Louisiana Narrate College. He changed into as soon as a member of the 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics, for whom he continually performed a supporting just off the bench. He quick changed into a fan common for his piquant character and humor right thru his time in Boston.
While he has no prior wrestle sports competition to his name, Davis trained MMA at Wai Kru in Allston, Mass., right thru his time with the Celtics and seemed as a UFC customer on the UFC Fan Expo in 2010.
Since his NBA profession ended, Davis made stops in Croatia and BIG3.
In newest years, Davis has encountered factual troubles. He changed into as soon as arrested in 2018 for drug possession and distribution. Davis paid a lovely and the case changed into as soon as indefinitely suspended. Later that year, Davis pled no contest to an assault fee after he changed into as soon as arrested for an alleged wrestle out of doorways of a Los Angeles nightclub. In October 2021, Davis changed into as soon as one in every of 18 dilapidated NBA avid gamers arrested in an alleged health care fraud plan. The case is soundless ongoing.
Davis has made newest appearances at Celtics video games, including Kevin Garnett’s retirement ceremony. He furthermore embarked on a miniature comedy tour right thru his time wait on in Boston.
