NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has been making the rounds as of late, meeting with sports celebrities. Recently, he met with former NBA star Yao Ming during a visit to China, where they exchanged friendly greetings and pleasantries.
Moreover, Shaq has crossed paths with two-time UFC Women’s Champion Weili Zhang. Shaquille O’Neal was seen in the gym training together and the NBA legend even took a punch from the UFC champ. Though he was pleased to see Zhang, he was astonished by her actions afterward.
Shaq gets lifted up by Zhang Weili
Shaquille O’Neal met Zhang Weili in his recent China tour and had a fun time in the gym. In a video posted by PubitySport on Instagram, Shaq requested the strawweight division superstar to throw a few blows at him.
Shaquille O’Neal braved the impact and took a blow to the gut, and it left him greatly winded. Shaq could be seen looking impressed with Zhang who is a two-time champion in the Women’s UFC division. Shaq did not know that there another surprise was coming his way.
Everyone knows how mighty-looking Shaq is especially when compared to Zhang Weili. The UFC Champ stands at 5’4″ while Shaq is 7’1″, weighing a staggering 325 pounds.
The strawweight division champion didn’t just surprise him but everyone who saw the video, when she lifted him off his feet. Though she asked for permission before that, Shaq didn’t play any part in the 115 pound’s great display. The video has really caused hilarious and surprising buzz on the internet that Shaquille O’Neal could be caught off guard.
Shaq reminds fans of epic Kelly Pavlik win
Kelly Pavlik had the world cheering his name after defeating Jermain Taylor twice to become the undefeated middleweight champion of the world in 2007. He was down and nearly out in the second round but strived to score a great seventh-round knockout of Taylor on that night before a great crowd at the Boardwalk Hall. Thousands of fans who came from his hometown Youngstown in Ohio were rewarded after they made the trek to the shore.
People hardly forget iconic moments like this, and others and they keep talking about them from generation to generation. The moment of Kelly’s epic win over Taylor seems so fresh in the mind of Shaquille O’Neal as he shared a post of the 2007 match on his Instagram stories and thus, garnering further attention from fans of the sport.
Shaquille O’Neal had been widely admired for his skills on the court and there are great pieces of evidence that show he is still getting the admiration off the court. Tell us what you love most about Shaq in the comments section.
