Roy Jones Jr. Targets Adamek, Lacy and More Names
By Mark Vester
Former four division champion Roy Jones Jr. is targeting any and all comers. At 40-years-old, Jones is moving quick to secure another fight. will be a very interested party in the outcome of tonight's bout between Jeff Lacy and Otis Griffin. Jones hopes that Lacy pulls through so the two of them could meet in a fight that would certainly sell a lot of tickets in Florida, where both men are big names.
Aside from Lacy, Jones has expressed interest in going against the man Bernard Hopkins was previously gunning for - IBF cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek. Jones has never fought at cruiser, skipping the weight division when he jumped from light heavyweight to heavyweight in 2003 to win the WBA title from John Ruiz. He again skipped the weight when he moved back down to fight Antonio Tarver at light heavy.
And he continues to entertain a dream fight with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Jones wants the fight to take place in a boxing ring, and so does Silva. Jones is waiting to see what happens with Silva's UFC contract, which expires at the end of the year. Jones plans to take a fight in July, and Lacy may be on the other end.
"I'm 100% willing to entertain it," Jones said to The Los Angeles Times . "This is a boxing event that'll be very anticipated, a mega-event."
For those who don't know, Silva has trained with hall of fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, who told the paper that Anderson is very serious about fighting Jones.
"He told me he wants to fight someone on the level of a Roy Jones," Roach said. "Anderson's very fluid and athletic, but he does make a few fundamental mistakes a boxer of a high level could take advantage of. He wants to train with me, though, and he loves to work. I think he could pick things up quickly. I'd love to work with Anderson."
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