Roy Jones Jr. takes on Jeff Lacy tonight in a match up that is way beyond its time but should still be interesting. Expect Jones to win as Lacy has never fulfilled his potential during a professional career that lacked the sparkle he had as an amateur. Assuming Jones does win the more interesting question is where does he go from there.
There has been talk, as of late, that Jones may take on MMA king Anderson Silva in a boxing match. Silva recently displayed great boxing skills by destroying former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin in an MMA fight. However, a fight with Roy Jones Jr would be an entirely different story. Despite Jones being way past his prime a fight with Anderson Silva would give him an opportunity to sell a big box office match up and have a good chance to win. Silva is an MMA fighter not a boxer and Jones could well give him a schooling. Silva, though, has less to lose than does Jones. The reason is that this would be a boxing match so the pressure is squarely on Jones with Silva being a pure MMA fighter. If Silva were to lose in embarrassing fashion it could be a damaging blow for MMA as a sport but if he stays competitive, even in a loss, it should help MMA gain popularity.
Silva has clearly run out of competition in the UFC so he needs to spread his wings and what better way than a boxing match with Roy Jones. The money would be better than any UFC fight he could engage in and it would pique the competitive interest of the public. Jones has other options to make money within boxing - Bernard Hopkins, Kelly Pavlik and a handful of other reasonable matches he could make. However, he has already taken a leap into the MMA promotion game by combining MMA and boxing cards. What better way to combine them than by having an MMA legend (Anderson Silva) face a boxing legend (Roy Jones Jr.).
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