Well it looks like this actually might go down. Keep in mind while voting that this will be a BOXING match, Not MMA.
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It seemed like a fantasy, but representatives for UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, and former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr., have confirmed to the Associated Press that talks are ongoing for a possible boxing match between the two fighters. The reports notes that negotiations are in the preliminary stages, but both fighters are pushing for the clash to happen.
Alan Hopper, the PR director for Don King, informed the AP that talks are ongoing and Jones is interested in making the fight. According to a report by NBCSports.com, the fight will be an official boxing match and not an exhibition. They would likely meet at a catchweight between 170 and 185-pounds.
The report said a few big hurdles exist. The UFC would have to sign off on the fight, Silva would have to obtain a boxing license from the athletic commission of the hosting state, and both fighters would have to agree on the revenue split. No date or venue has been mentioned. The fight is a lock to land on pay-per-view.
The likely venue would fall in Las Vegas. The executive director for the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Keith Kizer, told NBC Sports that the commission would have to gather a lot of information about Silva's capabilities as a boxer in order to grant a license for a dream bout with Jones.
"It's [Silva's] burden to prove," Kizer said. "He'd be taking on a future Hall of Famer in Roy Jones. There's no question he can get licensed to box, the question is the matchup. We'd have to look at his training, his background, his history and gather the facts before a decision."
Silva has a mixed-martial-arts record of 21–4 (which includes a 6–0 run in the UFC). Jones has a career record of 52-4 with 38 knockouts. He's a former middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight champion.
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It seemed like a fantasy, but representatives for UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, and former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr., have confirmed to the Associated Press that talks are ongoing for a possible boxing match between the two fighters. The reports notes that negotiations are in the preliminary stages, but both fighters are pushing for the clash to happen.
Alan Hopper, the PR director for Don King, informed the AP that talks are ongoing and Jones is interested in making the fight. According to a report by NBCSports.com, the fight will be an official boxing match and not an exhibition. They would likely meet at a catchweight between 170 and 185-pounds.
The report said a few big hurdles exist. The UFC would have to sign off on the fight, Silva would have to obtain a boxing license from the athletic commission of the hosting state, and both fighters would have to agree on the revenue split. No date or venue has been mentioned. The fight is a lock to land on pay-per-view.
The likely venue would fall in Las Vegas. The executive director for the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Keith Kizer, told NBC Sports that the commission would have to gather a lot of information about Silva's capabilities as a boxer in order to grant a license for a dream bout with Jones.
"It's [Silva's] burden to prove," Kizer said. "He'd be taking on a future Hall of Famer in Roy Jones. There's no question he can get licensed to box, the question is the matchup. We'd have to look at his training, his background, his history and gather the facts before a decision."
Silva has a mixed-martial-arts record of 21–4 (which includes a 6–0 run in the UFC). Jones has a career record of 52-4 with 38 knockouts. He's a former middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight champion.
