UFC legend Jon Jones would be willing to cross over to boxing to face fellow heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Jones and Fury are both considered among the best pound-for-pound fighters in their respective sports and a crossover bout between the pair was recently proposed by UFC commentator Joe Rogan. Rogan predicted Jones would win in a street fight, a claim that 'The Gypsy King' played down by insisting that "no man born from a mother" could defeat him.
Fury has maintained that he would only fight Jones under boxing rules, with the ring legend also belittling MMA's ruleset by stating that he doesn't "roll round the floor". Jones has now welcomed Fury's proposal and he wants UFC president Dana White to pardon him of his contractual duties.
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“I would love it if Dana could make that fight happen,” Jones said during an event at Flanker Kitchen and Sports Bar. “That’s one thing about the UFC, we always give the fans what they want to see. Tyson Fury is just such a magnificent opponent and it would be awesome to make that fight happen. I’m up for it and I’d even be willing to box him. Let’s see what happens.”
White has opened the door for Fury to fight Jones, but insisted that it would have to take place in an octagon instead of a ring. Conor McGregor remains the only fighter to compete in boxing whilst under UFC contract as White allowed him to face Floyd Mayweather in their 'money fight' that sold a whopping 4.3million pay-per-view buys.
“There’s this debate going on about who is the baddest man on the planet,” White said. “Jon Jones is the baddest man on the planet, there’s no doubt about it. When we talk about baddest man on the planet, if two guys fought in a fight, who would win? If you want to discuss another baddest man on the planet, it would be Tyson Fury in a boxing arena, and we all know if Jon Jones boxed Tyson Fury, Fury wins.
“The offer is out there if you want to do it in the UFC. I know he was messing around a little with MMA for a little while there, let’s do it. Let’s answer the question. If you want the fight, if you want the title of baddest man on the planet, let’s do it. I’m in. We could all talk about this forever, but there’s only one way to find out. I’m willing to do it. Tyson can call me himself. He has my number, we have a good relationship, or Tyson’s people can call me and we’ll get it done.”
