A boxing promoter wants to get Mark Wahlberg and Will Smith in the ring together for a celebrity boxing match, RadarOnline.com reported.
Damon Feldman, the head of the Hollywood Boxing Federation, is offering a cool million to each of the stars, both of whom starred in boxing movies.
Wahlberg's film "The Fighter" opened on Friday and Smith starred as Muhammed Ali in the 2001 movie.
Unlike many of the fighters the Hollywood Boxing Federation has showcased, both Smith and Wahlberg have been trained by professionals.
To prepare for his role as a boxing champ in "The Fighter" Walhlberg said in an interview with Sports Illustrated that he flew his two trainers, gloves and speed-bag to the sets of other movies and would get up as early as 4 a.m. to work on his fighting form. While on set, he reportedly would spar with the other three fighters in the film for hours.
"I spent more money paying my trainers and having them travel with me than I got paid, by a good half a million dollars," he told the magazine.
Under Feldman's proposal, Wahlberg and Smith would fight three one-minute rounds. Regulation amateur boxing rounds are normally three minutes long.
"We don't think these two are going to rip each others heads off," Feldman reportedly said. "We're just hoping to get into the ring and have a little fun duking it out."
If the duo – who have shown no signs of accepting the offer – get into the ring, it would certainly be a coup for Hollywood Boxing Federation, which normally snags C-listers. Previous competitors include Jose Canseco, Rodney King, Tonya Harding and Rodney King.
"It would be a great event too," Feldman told Radar. "Can you imagine?"
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