Football star Alphonso Davies wants to race IShowSpeed, but it might be a while
Canadian football player Alphonso Davies is the latest pro athlete to challenge IShowSpeed to a footrace — but it’ll be a while before these two can compete with each other.
IShowSpeedhas become one of the internet’s most popular streamers thanks to his high-energy broadcasts,viral travels abroadand, of course, his eye-popping feats of athleticism.
In fact, Speed has become somewhat synonymous with backflipping, having attempted tobreak the world recordfor most backflips in 24 hours, and evenjumped over two oncoming sports carsin a stunt that took over social media.
In response,several high-profile athleteshave chummily challenged theYouTuberto face off against them, usually in the form of a footrace.
Most notably, Speed managed to (mostly) keep pace withOlympic sprinter Noah Lylesin late 2024, and has since been in talks for a race againstMiami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hillfor the last few months.
Canadian football star wants to race IShowSpeed
Now, Canadian football star Alphonso Davies has thrown his name into the hat, bringing up the possibility of a race with Speed during an April 2025Twitchstream.
“Speed, my brother, if you’re watching, I appreciate you. Bro, we still gotta do the race. We can’t do it right now, but when I’m back healthy, when I’m back fully fit and can run again, we gotta do the race.”
Currently, Davies is recoveringfrom a torn ACLafter a match against the United States’ National Team on March 24. However, that isn’t stopping him from making big plans when he recovers.
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Speed reacted to Davies’ challenge during a stream of his own, remarking about the footballer’s injury and suggesting they play an online game of FIFA, instead.
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For Speed’s part, he’s proven that he can keep up with some of the best, even beating Australian football player Callum Brownin a 50-meter race last year.
The streamer’s boastful attitude toward pro athletes has become somewhat of a meme, even getting referenced in hiscommercial with Dick’s Sporting Goods, where he claimed he could outdo Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee `and football cornerback Travis Hunter.
