“First is Shaquille O’Neal, Then Charles Barkley”: Michael Jordan’s Former Teammate Reveals His Opponents Wishlist for Celebrity Boxing Match

Posted on by Jack Marks

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley had an illustrious NBA career full of achievements. While Shaq won four championships, Barkley failed to win one. However, no one can deny that Barkley was among the best of his time and even beat Jordan to an MVP award during the 90s. Both Shaq and Barkley are currently serving as NBA analysts on TNT.

When you have two NBA superstars like Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley, it’s inevitable that they’ll butt heads now and again. They were on opposite teams during their time on the court, thus there was bound to be a rivalry between them.

Charles Barkley

Neither athlete is currently involved in professional basketball. They also collaborate on the NBA’s post-game show Inside the NBA nowadays. However, they frequently rib one other on the program, and they’ve been known to quarrel outside of the game and off-camera as well.

Charles Oakley wishes to fight Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley

Oakley recently stated on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay Podcast that he would like to box Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley in a celebrity bout. Although Oakley recognized he didn’t have Shaq’s stature, he was confident in his ability to outrun the four-time champion. The Cleveland native has boxing skills and decent hands, so he’ll be a strong competitor for Shaq.

“I know he’s (Shaq) about 75 pounds heavy I’ll take him. I got pretty good hands, I’m gonna be moving though, so. But it’ll be fun, I would definitely do that with the “NBA x” player. I still got the little bobby weave in me.”

When it comes to a boxing bout, it’s intriguing how Oakley sees a physical specimen like Shaq and Barkley as his top opponents. Both players are of an older generation, having grown up in a competition notorious for its physical toughness.