Roy Jones Jr more than happy to replace Mike Tyson in Jake Paul fight
Four-weight world champion and boxing legend Roy Jones Jr spoke with Betway and revealed that he is ready to get into shape and fight Jake Paul, replacing Mike Tyson for the proposed bout that has been postponed in July.
Tyson and Paul were due to clash on July 20 in Texas, live on Netflix, but the former world heavyweight champion fell ill last week and had to postpone.
When asked if he would be willing to step in for Mike Tyson against Jake Paul, RJJ affirmed, “I’m kind of thinking about that. I might try and get into shape in case that happens.
“Maybe I get myself in shape for that because I never thought about doing it before but with the situation of the fight [being postponed] I think that’s a great idea and I’ll be ready and in shape because if the fight doesn’t happen then the ideal guy to substitute in place of Mike Tyson to fight Jake Paul is something I have been thinking about.
“If the fight is out there then yes.”
The Hall of Famer then answered how he would approach the fight with the far younger boxer, “I haven’t thought about that because, me being me, I only think about is being the best I can be and have never thought about that. Then I figure it out in the ring.
“There was obviously the Tommy Fury thing that came up and then the other day somebody asked me whether I would fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in an exhibition and that’s crazy.
“I would jump on it but now that this thing has came up, it makes sense to get into shape with Jake Paul and it would be one of the biggest fights of this decade.”