Four-division boxing champ Roy Jones Jr. thinks a fight with Anderson Silva would be the perfect co-headliner for a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather card.
A boxing fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather isn’t a done deal yet, but Roy Jones Jr. has a good idea for a co-headliner on this mythical card – himself against UFC middleweight legend Anderson Silva. The 46-year-old legend took to social media to make his point known, saying the two bouts would make it the biggest event of all time:
Roy Jones vs Anderson Silva and Mayweather vs McGregor double headline card UFC invasion. Would be biggest event of all time period
— Roy Jones Jr. (@RealRoyJonesJr) February 23, 2017
Jones (65-9, 47 KO) is still active, and actually won the vacant WBF cruiserweight title last weekend with an 8th-round TKO stoppage of journeyman Bobby Gunn. Gunn hadn’t fought in over three years before getting the call to fight RJJ though, so it’s not like Jones is still out there taking out top-level guys.
Jones and Silva have been talking about a boxing match for years, but it was never taken very seriously due to Silva’s UFC contract. The same issues are holding up a potential McGregor vs. Mayweather fight, but with so much more money on the line, it seems more likely than before that something can be worked out.
Honestly, after the Silva we saw at UFC 208 (he beat Derek Brunson by controversial decision but didn’t look great at all doing it), a freak show fight with Jones might be something that fans could get behind him again for.
Maybe.