Former Mike Tyson opponent Roy Jones Jr has thrown his hat into the ring to replace Tyson in his postponed fight with Jake Paul.
Paul and Tyson were scheduled to face offon Saturday, July 20, at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but thefight was postponedafterTyson suffered a medical scare.
After getting dizzy following an ulcer flare-up on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles, Tyson was treated by paramedics after landing at LAX airport.
Nonetheless, anumber of fighters have since called out Paul to replace Tyson on the initial fight dateand former four-weight world champion, Jones Jr, has also thrown his hat into the ring.
“I’m kind of thinking about that,” Jones toldBetwaywhen asked if he would consider replacingTyson.
“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 betweenMike TysonandJake Paul).
“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 fightJake Paulis something I have been thinking about. If the fight is out there then yes (I would take it).”
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When asked how he would go about beating Paul, Jones added: “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 theTommy Furything 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.”
Sean McCormick was the Sports Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in Sports Journalism and over the last seven years has worked as a writer, reporter and an editor across titles such as Chronicle Live, Leeds Live and Manchester Evening News covering the region’s football clubs and sports stars. Sean loves football, boxing, MMA, darts and NBA.
