Bobby Lashley wants to try his hand at combat sports once again.
While a part of TNA, Lashley would take part in multiple MMA matches, racking up an impressive record of 15 wins and 2 losses in his mixed martial arts career. However, instead of stepping back into the Octagon, the former WWE Champion wants to step into the boxing ring.
Speaking with Mail Sport, Lashley expressed a desire to fight while he still can and wants to be the latest high-profile name to have a boxing match:
“So I’ve been talking about it for a while now. At sone point in time in your career, you got to stop fighting. But I still have so much fight left in me. But that time is ticking too, where I’m gonna say, ‘All right, get that out of your mind.’ I’ve been offered a bare knuckles fight against a football player. I talked about a couple boxing matches that I’d be interested in doing. MMA is still in the horizon also. But for me to have another fight, I hope, I’m crossing my fingers, I’d like to do some…I personally think boxing is the way to go right now. There’s a lot of buzz with boxing.
Lashley continued and referenced one of the most famous boxers in the world right now, Tyson Fury. The former WWE Champion confirmed that he would not be able to fully commit to training to the level of a Tyson Fury fight but wants to fight someone on a similar skill level to himself:
Am I fighting Tyson Fury? I don’t think so. That’s not where I wanna go. But I do wanna get in that ring, and I wanna have one of those bigger matchups against someone. I mean, I don’t have the time to train for a Tyson Fury. But I train all the time anyway, so I can probably fight somebody that has and boxing experience that still want to do it, such as myself,”
Bobby Lashley Targets WWE Legend
Lashley was recently asked about any possible dream matches that he would like to have, having already faced off against notable names in the past such as Brock Lesnar and John Cena. Bobby Lashley revealed that if he could face anyone, it would be Batista.
H/t to Fightful.