Roy Jones Jr has named his value, demanding an eight-figure purse if he’s to step again by means of the ropes.
In his prime, the American turned one of many most interesting fighters to ever grace the game, his blistering velocity and general athleticism making him appear nearly unbeatable.
After claiming world titles at middleweight, super-middleweight and light-heavyweight, Jones even stepped as much as heavyweight and dethroned John Ruiz for the WBA strap in 2003.
The pound-for-pound legend then retired in 2018, when many felt he was properly previous his greatest, solely to enter an exhibition match with Mike Tyson in 2020.
Whereas it was a non-competitive encounter, many felt Tyson had gotten the higher of Jones, who subsequently made his skilled return towards Anthony Pettis and misplaced an eight-round resolution to the previous UFC champion in 2023.
Since then, the 57-year-old has remained on the safer facet of the ropes however is now contemplating one other comeback, this time towards Misfits boxer Tommy Fury.
Having immersed himself within the ‘influencer’ facet of the game, with prior skilled victories over Jake Paul and KSI, Fury is now gearing as much as face former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Corridor.
Talking with BettingLounge, Jones mentioned he would solely be prepared to problem the 27-year-old if he’s handsomely rewarded for his troubles.
“Is me vs Tommy Fury useless? Nothing’s useless perpetually. Roy Jones continues to be alive; Tommy Fury continues to be alive. Who is aware of? For the proper cash, it will power me into the health club to organize.
“If they offer me $10 million, after all. Ten and upwards, sure. In the event that they don’t give me $10 million and upwards then no, I’m not losing my time.”
Fury’s six-round exhibition match with Corridor takes place on the Manchester Enviornment later at the moment, although the end result won’t have an effect on his skilled file of 11-0 (4 KOs).
