Roy Jones Jr. Heads Boxing & Mma Hybrid Event

[dkwrtw]

- ROY JONES JR. HEADS BOXING & MMA HYBRID EVENT - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more

In perhaps the most high profile mixed promotion of boxing and MMA, it was recently announced that Roy Jones Jr. will fight in a boxing match on March 21 in Pensacola, Fla., with three mixed martial arts bouts on the undercard.

The three MMA bouts will be headlined by a light heavyweight contest pitting Seth Petruzelli against former WEC champion Doug Marshall. The other two MMA fights include Roy Nelson versus Jeff Monson in a heavyweight bout, and former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley against an unnamed opponent.

Tagged "March Badness," the event features Roy Jones Jr. facing Omar Sheika in a light heavyweight boxing match, plus the IBF No. 2 ranked cruiserweight B.J. Flores.

Promoted by Square Ring Promotions, Inc., the event will take place at the Pensacola Civic Center and be broadcast live on pay-per-view. There will be a press conference on Feb. 11 to officially announce "March Badness."



not sure if I should've just posted this in the MMA thread or not, but I figured some boxing fans might be interested to see this, this kind of thing is great for both sports, it's nice to see them working together like this!

 

[SammyStephens]

Wookie is going to be confused by this

 

[dkwrtw]

lol, I'm sure she will, "Why is there human cock fighting on my boxing event?", Roy knows whats up, it's nice to see some Boxers aren't ignorant about MMA, hell Ricky Hatton went to UFC 91 when he was in the states for his last fight, if guys like Roy Jones Jr. and Ricky Hatton like MMA why can't you Wookie?

 

[SammyStephens]

lol, I'm sure she will, "Why is there human cock fighting on my boxing event?", Roy knows whats up, it's nice to see some Boxers aren't ignorant about MMA, hell Ricky Hatton went to UFC 91 when he was in the states for his last fight, if guys like Roy Jones Jr. and Ricky Hatton like MMA why can't you Wookie?

MMA is their scape goat for boxing's problems and they simply don't understand ground fighting and the difference in the stand up between boxing and MMA. Hole different game when you have to divide your focus with clinching, being taken down, knees and kicks in the mix.

And yes, more Hatton's, Jones Jr's and Paquios, less dipshits like Mayweather and Toomy.

 

[dkwrtw]

I wonder if the fight between Jones and Anderson will ever happen?

 

[scott75]

I think this is a gracious way for boxing to fade away into the sunset as well as past the torch to MMA

 

[dkwrtw]

I think this is a gracious way for boxing to fade away into the sunset as well as past the torch to MMA

Naw, Boxing aint going anywhere, they are just starting to get their shit together, guys like Jones know that they need to be working together instead of against eachother, that way both sports can grow, and it can also set up some Boxing Vs MMA superfights the way K-1 and MMA have.