Roy Jones called out by Anderson Silva

He wants a real payday and not the chump change that guys get in the UFC.

 

Exactly, **** Dana White

 

Are you serious? An MMA fighter's boxing training is a lot different than a pro boxers training. If you think 2 months worth of boxing training by an MMA fighter is enough to give him a chance against Jones Jr., then you must be dreaming..

The old Roy Jones would still be too fast and too powerful for the likes of Anderson Silva who got KOd in his first boxing match years ago..

 

lol true

 

Silva is not just an MMA fighter he is the BEST and is as quick and athletic as Jones. He is a southpaw, is 6'2" , in tremendous physical condition and is a powerful puncher (anyone remember a guy named Tarver?) He trains constantly in boxing as well as the other disciplines of fighting. He does not have the extensive boxing background and experience of Jones and that is where the difference is. All things considered Jones should win but Silva has a very good puncher's chance.

 

What do you make of his 1-1 boxing record, one of which was a KO loss to a nobody in Brazil? The win was over a 0-0 opponent.

Seriously, cut the ****. He stands as much chance in a boxing match as Jones does in an MMA match.

 

Silva's loss was 10 years ago. Again, Jones should win but Silva has a very good puncher's chance early in the fight.

 

They could bill it as a mma vs boxing thing. both sides would talk **** about one another and shell out cash to make it successful. i like the idea. its good grounds to go to mma forums and talk **** haha

 

:rofl

 

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Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva recently indicated that he would like to challenge Roy Jones, Jr. – once regarded as one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world – to a boxing match.

“Anderson really would love to fight Roy Jones, Jr. in a boxing match,” said Ed Soares, Silva’s manager. “It’s not just talk, we really would like to put that fight together.

“We respect Jones’ boxing ability and think he’s one of the best, but we’re tired of different boxers saying that MMA fighters aren’t technical. Anderson would love to fight Roy Jones in a boxing match under boxing rules to prove that MMA fighters are technical, too.”

It now appears that what started out as a dream bout may actually have some merit to it.

Even nationally syndicated sports talk host Jim Rome, on his Rome Is Burning television show on ESPN2, has picked up on the story. He isn’t a big proponent of the bout happening though, saying, “Silva should not box Roy Jones. Where’s the intrigue in that? The whole ‘would MMA beat boxing’ argument is a big waste of time; it’s irrelevant. Silva, the best MMAer in the world would get schooled, even by a way past his prime Roy Jones, if he ever did boxing. He can’t fight his way off the ropes with his knees, just as Jones wouldn’t last a minute with Silva in his cage.”

According to Soares, however, there are other people who think there might be some merit to putting Silva up against Jones in a boxing ring.

“I just spoke with Roy Jones’ management and they are very interested in it. They think it would break all kinds of pay-per-view records. It all kind of started as a dream of Anderson’s, but if the UFC would back it, it is something that we really would like to pursue.”

Jones’ management indicated that this could be a fight that would bring together the fractured factions of boxing and mixed martial arts. “They think it will actually bring together the boxing and MMA communities,” said Soares.

And that would have to be a big part of it, as he continued, “Anderson looks up to Roy Jones, and he would love to test his skills against him. At the same time, we are very loyal to the UFC and would love to represent the UFC in a boxing match with Jones.”

UFC president Dana White has been vocal in the past about a boxer stepping into MMA to challenge his fighters. Prior to his fight with Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. commented, “(the UFC) ain’t nothing but a fad… These are guys that couldn’t do boxing.” White fired back offering up then lightweight champion Sean Sherk in the Octagon as a proving ground for Mayweather, who then retracted much of what he said.

It is unclear, however, if White is willing to put up Silva in a boxing match, as he was unavailable for comment at the time of publication.

Jones is currently headed out of the country until next week, but his management told Soares that he was “flattered and excited” by Silva’s interest in a boxing match with him. The parties are expected to talk again once Jones returns.