Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. saw his dreams of having a monumental boxing fight with Anderson Silva snapped along with the “Spider’s” leg on Saturday night. As a result Jones readjusted those dreams slightly to include one of Stockton’s finest sons in recently retired Nick Diaz.
It was said that Dana White’s response was that he’ll will “think about it.”
Let us take a look at the stats of the two fighters;
Name: Roy Jones Jr.
Age: 44
Height: 5ft 11in
Reach: 74in
Boxing Record: 56-8 (40 KO’s)
MMA Record: 0-0
Major Titles: WBC, WBA & IBF Light-heavyweight Champion, WBA Heavyweight Champion, 1988 Olympic Silver medallist.
Name: Nick Diaz
Age: 30
Height: 6ft 0in
Reach: 76in
Boxing Record: 1-0
MMA Record: 26-9 (13 KO’s)
Major Titles: Strikeforce & WEC Welterweight Champion.