New England Patriots

Watch an Olympic boxer test Rob Gronkowski’s reflexes

“Gronk was a little faster than I thought.”

Rob Gronkowski runs with the ball during an organized team activities practice. AP Photo/Steven Senne

By Nicole Yang

Less than a minute to read

With less than a week until the start of Patriots training camp, tight end Rob Gronkowski put his skills to the test in a round of “Red Hands” with professional boxer Andre Ward.On Thursday, Ward posted a video of the two playing the popular children’s game on Twitter. How it works is fairly simple. One person hovers their hands over the other’s palms, with the object of pulling them away before getting slapped. Watch the two athletes give it a try below:

In addition to winning a gold medal in light heavyweight boxing at the 2004 Olympic games, Ward is the IBF, WBA, and WBO light heavyweight champion.

Advertisement: