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Anderson Silva has signed to box Roy Jones Jr.
July 29, 2009 by Mike Mauceri
Filed under Anderson Silva, Breaking News, Roy Jones Jr.
39 Comments
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva (24-4) has made it clear that he plans on retiring from the UFC once his contract expires. As of now, Anderson has four fights with the Ultimate Fighting Championships, the most recent on August 8th in Philadelphia against contender Forrest Griffin.
However, according to Anderson himself in a recent conversation with Fighters Only Magazine, he has no intentions of retiring from hand-to-hand combat altogether once he’s through in the Ocatagon.
It’s been talked about for close to a year now and Silva has recently confirmed that there is no question about it; he’s going to box Roy Jones Jr. As a matter of fact, contracts have been inked and it’s only a matter of time from here.
“It is undoubted that I will face Roy Jones,” revealed Silva. “We have talked too much, have signed some contracts and we want to make it the sooner the better. It’s not for money or spotlight, it’s for my desire.
“I watch Roy Jones since he competed as an amateur and in the Olympic Games. I’m looking forward to this fight to put in the ring everything I know, to show my students in the future that I understand what I may say over this or that and don’t seem a pirate parrot.”
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Not sure I understand that last sentence by Silva but this is the way Roy Jones needs to end his career get a good knockout, say pensacola in the house then say boxing is the one and only true combat sport and call it a day
Silva looked like the great he is last night but on Jones skill level forget about it..
This isnt a MMA fight so silvas got no chance..Jones would win..
When yall are saying that Roy has enough left in the tank to beat an MMA fighter, remember this is the Roy Jones of MMA. He is clearly not like any other MMA fighter out there. His hand eye coordination is by far the best in MMA so Roy would still in my mind get props for this fight. Sylva can fight.
if Roy gets KTFO by a MMA dude.......:nonono: our sport will suffer a major major major major blow!!!
roy's not an elite boxer anymore but he has enough left to beat a mma fighter in a boxing match
are you kidding me? An old shot chin cracked Roy Jones would still KO a MMA Anderson Silva, Silva might look good fighting MMA bums, Boxing is a whole different story...
oh god, i love roy jones the mans an insperation and one of the most gifted athletes to ever set foot on this planet but even he has to eventually hang up the gloves. I cant see this going any other way than Silva winning. But if it was a prime roy jones then ide have to say goodbye to the spider :boxing: