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Published 10:47 23 Feb 2017 GMT
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"I think everyone’s got something they’re focused on and that’s my own desire, something I’d like to do," Silva told the New York Post in 2013. "Maybe one day when I’m done my UFC career I will box Roy Jones ... “That’s something I’d really be interested in, maybe [UFC president] Dana [White] should do this fight."
Jones Jr., even at 48 years of age, is still competing and knocked out his most recent opponent only last week.
And he is keen on piggybacking the pay-per-view potential of a cross-sport McGregor vs. Mayweather showdown by granting Silva his wish.
On Wednesday night, Jones Jr. posted the below message to Twitter, suggesting one hell of a co-main event for what would be, without a doubt, the most lucrative combat sports spectacle of all time.
https://twitter.com/RealRoyJonesJr/status/834557121475780608
Suggestions have been made that McGregor's next bout will come opposite Mayweather and the Irishman recently travelled to Las Vegas to iron out his issues with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which could have acted as an obstacle in the booking of a bout against the 49-0 boxing great.
At the weekend, 'The Notorious' insisted that "a lot has happened over these past couple of days," in relation to negotiations.
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