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Roy Jones Jr has admitted he can be keen to step into the ring with Jake Paul, following the YouTuber’s unanimous resolution win over Mike Tyson final month.
Jones was in attendance on the AT&T Stadium in Dallas to witness Paul comfortably outpoint the light Tyson, a battle reportedly witnessed by round 150 million folks on streaming big Netflix.
The occasion break up opinion amongst followers, with lots of the view that ‘The Downside Little one’ held again on the previous heavyweight king and a few going so far as to counsel the competition was mounted, a notion Paul’s firm, Most Invaluable Promotions denied.
Paul’s notoriety was solely furthered by the bout, and boxing fan’s want to see him knocked out is at an all time excessive.
Chatting with BoxingScene, 55-year-old, Corridor of Fame inductee, Jones Jr defined why he believes he’s the person to just do that.
Paul beat Tyson on factors in Texas Photograph Credit score: Esther Lin/Most Invaluable Promotions
“I haven’t had any conversations about preventing Jake Paul. I’m not actually a full-fledged heavyweight, however I weigh most likely what he weighs proper now.
“It wouldn’t be onerous to match his weight, I assume. They do catch weights, so I’m certain we may work out the proper weight. We are able to make it occur.
“The one factor totally different although is he’ll most likely need to take me out as a result of I’m coming to knock him out. I’m going to get him, or he’s going to get me.
“It will be very tough to choose him aside as a result of he’s so highly effective and large.
“He has energy and is a harmful puncher. I’d beat him, I’m certain, however you would need to be in your A-game all evening, particularly at my age.”
Jones’ final outing got here in 2023, when he suffered a majority resolution defeat to former UFC star Anthony Pettis on the Fiserv Discussion board.
Jones fell brief towards Pettis final 12 months (Photograph Credit score: Gamebred Boxing)
‘Captain Hook’ is the newest of a number of retired skilled boxers to throw his hat into the ring for a battle with Paul, with British former world champions Carl Froch and Tony Bellew additionally lately placing the Ohio native on blast.
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