FORMER President Donald Trump has said he would easily “knock out” President Joe Biden in a boxing match.
Trump made the comments during a press conference for the scheduled match between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort.
“If you said if I had to box somebody, I think probably my easiest fight would be Joe Biden,” Trump said when asked who he would want to face in a hypothetical match, according to TMZ.
“Because I think he’d go down very, very quickly. Very, very quickly.”
Trump will be joined by his son, Don Jr., in providing commentary for Saturday’s match on a “gamecast” of the event, organizers Triller told ESPN.
Saturday’s card was originally meant to take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, with 48-year-old Oscar De La Hoya returning to the ring to face Belfort in the main event.
But De La Hoya was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, and the event was moved cross-country to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Hollywood, Florida.
Holyfield, 58, stepped in last minute to replace De La Hoya in the main event.
Trump, who is close to Holyfield, confirmed his attendance in a release.
He said: “I love great fighters and great fights.
“I look forward to seeing both this Saturday night and sharing my thoughts ringside. You won’t want to miss this special event.”
Trump has been lying low since he departed from the White House before ever fully admitting his electoral loss.
But the former president has been entertaining the idea that he is plotting to run for office in 2024, though he has yet to confirm his candidacy.
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