Anderson Silva He has been suspended from fighting MMA since he was found guilty of doping on his return to the UFC in January this year. But the greatest champion in the history of Ultimate can work in other sports. Spider has already revealed his desire to compete for a place in the Rio Olympics in 2016 in taekwondo and now he can fulfill an old dream: boxing against Roy Jones Jr.
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The boxer, who is in Las Vegas to watch the duel between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, revealed that, despite being 46 years old, he would fight Anderson even in Brazil
“Anderson, I will always be ready to have a boxing match (against you). I love you so much, you are like a brother to me. So, if we come together and make a big event for the world, that will be a wonderful thing. But now you have to fight with your people, because your contract is linked to them (UFC). So if they release you, I will always be here, always for you, always with you. Make this fight happen. If we have to take it to Brazil to make it happen, if it's for the right amount of money, I'm willing to go to Brazil to fight. It doesn’t matter, I’m always willing, ready”, revealed Jones Jr. in an interview with the Combate channel website.
Roy Jones Jr. who is one of the idols of Anderson Silva, has a professional record of 61 wins and eight losses. The boxer guaranteed that if the duel against Spider takes place, he can be compared to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
“We were all waiting for this fight between Floyd (Mayweather) and Manny (Pacquiao). But the second biggest fight in the last five years would be: Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anderson Silva in a boxing match”, he added.
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