THEO WALCOTT is light on his feet – but packs a heavy punch.
The Arsenal star impressed after taking part in BT Sports’ Hardest Hits challenge.
Footage shows both of Walcott’s attempts on the punching machine, with his second placing him sixth in the table.
His 756 score even exceeded that of former two-weight boxing world champion Ricky Hatton.
Walcott is ahead of former England stars Frank Lampard (tenth), Steven Gerrard (15th) and Jermaine Jenas (17th).
The 28-year-old laughed: “Lampard, Stevie G, Jermaine Jenas are all bigger than me but the little man here has beaten all of you.
@theowalcott come on down…
The Arsenal forward is the latest star to take on our #HardestHits challenge
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— BT Sport (@btsport) November 28, 2017
“I’m not even going to apologise for that either.”
Amazingly, West Ham midfielder Michail Antonio tops the rankings with a monstrous score of 842.
He puts second-placed British light-heavyweight Anthony Yarde to shame.
And football league cult hero Adebayo Akinfenwa – best known for being the strongest man on FIFA – comes in at third.
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Dele Alli and Gareth Bale follow in fourth and fifth, and Olly Murs and Billy Joe Saunders make up eighth and ninth after Walcott and Hatton.
Walcott, who has not played since November 2 against Red Star Belgrade, will be hoping to hit Huddersfield where it hurts tonight at the Emirates.
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