NFL's Chad Johnson Says Forget GSP, He's the Superfight for Anderson Silva

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With the NFL moving towards a potential lockout, many players are busy scheming up alternative ways to make money. Times are tough in the 2011 economy, but there's got to be a better option than that of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson, who continues to suggest he'd be willing to face UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the octagon.

Now, before we get too serious about the admittedly unlikely proposition, let's keep in mind that Johnson routinely name-dropping the man who is arguably the sport's pound-for-pound king isn't exactly a bad thing.

Johnson spoke about Silva again on Sunday, while in Orlando for an ESPN event.

"I'll whoop his ass," Johnson said. "I'll whip Anderson's ass."

Johnson -- formerly known as Chad Ochocinco -- has tweeted about fighting Silva at least nine times over the past year or so, including a recent tweet to UFC president Dana White, which read, "Dana tell Anderson once the CBA expires tomorrow I'm free to beat his a$$ any time any where!! Set it up."

White responded back, "If that CBA doesn't get resolved, @ochocino ur (sic) gonna have to fight anderson! I'm ready whenever u (sic) are. Let's do it!"

In a Sunday interview, Johnson was asked about what would happen if he got hurt, since he won't be covered under the NFL health insurance policy during a lockout.

"I won't [get hurt], because I'm not going to go to the ground," Johnson said. "I know if I fight Anderson, I have to fight him standing up. I'm quicker than him. I know he's very good at what he does, but don't be fooled. I'm one of the elite athletes in the NFL. I'm very fast, very quick. I just can't go to the ground. And I can't be within his reach, either. So maybe I'll just run around the ring the whole damn time."

With his last words, Johnson finally broke character with a laugh. But when asked if he would actually consider that fight if offered, Johnson left the door open, showing that maybe he's half-serious about the wild proposition.

"Man, I'm crazy enough to get in there, too," he said. "That's the funny thing. I'm crazy enough to get in there."

The 32-year-old Johnson has reportedly trained boxing for a few years, but makes big money as a big play receiver for the Bengals. The six-time Pro Bowl selection is in the top 10 among active players for career receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He is scheduled to make $6 million in salary for the 2011 season.

Silva is coming off a first-round knockout of Vitor Belfort at UFC 126 in February. He is expected to next face Georges St. Pierre in a superfight if GSP can get past Jake Shields in April.
 
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lol.. ocho cinco's been sayin shit like this for awhile now.

dont get me wrong though, i wont let my fanship get in the way of acknowledging the truth-- johnson would woop the shit out of anderson if this ever went down :siccness:
 
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he's all talk. He was saying he wanted to fight Paul Williams for a long time too in boxing.

And there is another NFL pro who's fighting on Saturday's Cotto-Mayorga card (will be televised) who's actually quite good, he had about 100 amateur fights when he was younger and is 1-0 as pro. His name is Tom Zbikowski, he's a safety for the Ravens.

Ochocinco challenged him too, and if they fought, Chad would get sparked brutally.

I’d let it go for about 45 seconds,” Zbikowski said. “I’d let him know what a real jab feels like.”​

“You wana go nite nite, you want to box me, for 1 your feet are to slow and you’ve no hand speed to even be competitive,” Chad tweeted.​

“Dear Ocho Cinco … thanks for following my career … You and me at M&T Bank Stadium, charity four-round boxing match. You wear Orange and Black and I will wear Purple and black. If we do it in May, that should give you enough time to get ready … You game?”​

Zbikowski holds a 75-15 record as an amateur boxer and made his professional debut almost five years ago, knocking out Robert Bell at Madison Square Garden.





One of the ONLY interesting things about an NFL lockout is that a lot of NFL players would go to combat sports for the time being. There's already been quite a few on record saying they would box or do mma.
 
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2 words---- HERSCHEL WALKER ..top 3 HW's in the world, hands down. & he was in the NFL when?????? look at that man Ocho-- current NFL legend & tv personality. he aint 45 years old. he's gonna beast on the whole division. anderson silva is gettin mollywhopped!!!
 
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lol seriously? Silva is a professional fighter. That's all he does. Train. Fight. Train. Fight.

the fuck chad gonna do? get ko'd

People act like because someone is big and athletic they can just go into combat sports. You need serious training. And yeah chad does some sparring in the gym. I mean real training. You can't compete with a professional fighter.
 
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LMFAO

Shit, if Chad thinks he can go with Anderson Silva, I say let him. Then, when Silva whoops his ass (within a matter of seconds), maybe that'll shut him up. Bet it wouldn't go past the 1st round though.:knockout:
 
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