{"id":176316,"date":"2025-09-29T00:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/176316\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T00:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:18:14","slug":"rooney-vs-ronaldo-boxing-bout-will-be-a-global-fight-boxing-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/176316\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooney vs Ronaldo boxing bout will be a global fight – boxing legend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malik Scott says Rooney vs Ronaldo fight would be a global event<\/p>\n

Former boxing coach to heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, Malik Scott, has sensationally claimed that a boxing showdown between football legends Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo would captivate audiences worldwide.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rooney and Ronaldo, who shared the dressing room at Manchester United, have long been linked by their storied rivalry and friendship.<\/p>\n

What Scott said<\/p>\n

Now, Scott believes a bout between the pair would transcend sport.<\/p>\n

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Cristiano Ronaldo in action against Hungary || Image credit: Imago<\/p>\n

\u201cCristiano Ronaldo vs Wayne Rooney would bring more eyes to boxing, and I\u2019m all for it,\u201d Scott told CanadaCasino.<\/a><\/p>\n

He added, \u201cAny time boxing gets more attention, it\u2019s a good thing. I want people to enjoy the spectacle, not just critique it. Just enjoy the carnival. It would be a global event because these are high-level names that would draw huge numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At 40, Ronaldo is still active on the pitch with Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia<\/a>, while 39-year-old Rooney has retired from football and turned to management and punditry. Both are known boxing enthusiasts, adding weight to Scott\u2019s fantasy matchup.<\/p>\n

The pair\u2019s relationship has often been under scrutiny. Fans still recall their infamous clash at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, when Ronaldo was accused of influencing Rooney\u2019s red card in England\u2019s quarter-final defeat to Portugal.<\/p>\n

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Despite that incident, Rooney recently stressed that he has \u201cno issues\u201d with his former teammate, praising Ronaldo\u2019s remarkable career and influence on the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Malik Scott says Rooney vs Ronaldo fight would be a global event Former boxing coach to heavyweight champion…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176317,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-176316","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}