Oh dear...Usyk to fight Jon Jones?

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I hope this is baseless rumor...

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  2. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This won't happen. Jones has mediocre hands even by MMA standards and his ego is too big to step in the boxing ring and get beat up.
     
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  3. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Say it ain't so, Joe..... I mean Oleksandr.
     
  4. BCS8

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    Another **** fight. Although it would be funny to see Jones get splattered.
     
  5. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So Usyk ducked Gassiev for Jon Jones? Checks out
     
  6. Smoochie

    Smoochie Combat sports fanatic Full Member

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    This but also I really doubt Dana would let this happen since Jones is still under UFC contract and it seems Dana/Hunter doesn't let this kind of crossovers happens
     
  7. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jon would unironically lose to Jake Paul in a boxing match
     
  8. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Jones ego might be able to cope with a loss outside of MMA if the price is high enough.
     
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  9. Samart'sTeep

    Samart'sTeep Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Didn't the UFC allegedly offer Jones thirty million to fight Aspinall? If that's true, that's an unprecedented payday for an MMA fighter. And, honestly, after everything he's accomplished, losing that fight wouldn't even really hurt his legacy. People would say that Jones was old. They would say that he was never a natural heavyweight anyway. Even though most MMA fans passionately dislike Jones and would take pleasure in his defeat, I think most people would be rational about the whole thing. Yet Jones still reportedly turned it down. I honestly think Jones is just done with fighting entirely at this point.
     
  10. Samart'sTeep

    Samart'sTeep Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Also, if this is true and Usyk is just fishing for lucrative crossover fights at this point, can we at least give us the Rico rematch instead of this crap? As others said, boxing was always Jones' one real weakness as an MMA fighter. Nobody cares about this. But a Rico rematch would at least be somewhat interesting. Obviously, I think Usyk would do much better and finish the fight sooner, but at least there is some reason for him to right the "wrong". If Usyk doesn't think he can beat Rico again, then he shouldn't be fighting at all at this point.