If this is in a boxing ring, Silva will get spanked. In the cage, different story.. Roy will get starched.
This fight could be good considering the rules of the bout. The rules would have to suit both fighters, giving them both an advantage towards victory. Toney vs Coture was a joke because everything was in mma favor. The rules for this bout should be. 1. 10 rounds 2. 3 mins 3. Should a fighter get taken down, the attacker have 30 sec to make something happen before returning to there feet. 4. A fighter would not be scored on how many times he gets the take down, but by how much damage is caused by the take down. (Reason for this: Anderson already have the advantage in this department, Roy does not) 5. Points will be scored on cleaner shots from feet, hands, elbows, knees, and some take downs. May the best man win. If these rules applied in the Toney vs Coture fight. We would of seen a better fight. Coture would not have been able to keep Toney down as long as he did, which would of gave Toney more then enough chances to compete.
Roy doesn't have the speed or reflexes anymore to make Silva look foolish. He probably could for a few rounds though. Even in his older years he still has that ridiculous bad habit of keeping his hands waist-side. He should look at the tape of how Silva got knocked out. He can't do the same stuff he did to James Toney and expect to beat Silva easy. He never learned by the time the Tarver and Johnson fights came around that he couldn't get away with the obtuse head fakes and the Apollo Creed stuff. Roy got hit when he shouldn't have and I'd bet on Silva landing some shots on him. Won't predict a winner because I don't know if this fight is good for boxing or MMA.