55-year-old former rival of Mike Tyson breaks silence on rumor of being Jake Paul's next opponent: "Cost me many of restless nights"

Mike Tyson's former rival recently responded to reports that he will be Jake Paul's next opponent. The individual stated he would be willing to take on Paul in a boxing contest, but has yet to receive a fight proposal.

The person in question is boxing legend Roy Jones Jr., who took to his social media and posted a picture regarding the details of his potential fight with Paul, stating that the bout, which would go eight rounds of three minutes each, would take place on March 8 in Puerto Rico.

However, in the post, Jones Jr. expressed his appreciation for the 27-year-old and stated that while reports of him facing Paul are untrue, he is willing to take on the YouTuber-turned-boxer in the future, writing:

''*READ* This post has cost me many of restless nights due to people wondering. LISTEN……… I love what Jake has done for our sport. I also love the time and effort that he’s put forth to develop his craft. Being that I was Mike's last opponent before the big exhibition that they put on, I do feel like I’d probably be the most noteworthy opponent at this point.''

Jones Jr. continued:

''HOWEVER………. I have not been contacted about any of these allegations so it is NOT A REALITY at this point in time. For the record- just like in my prime, I’m always JUST A CALL “OUT” away.''

Jones Jr. previously faced Tyson in an exhibition boxing match in Nov. 2020. Their fight ended in a draw. Three years later, the 55-year-old returned to face former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in a boxing contest in the main event of Gamebred Boxing 4 and suffered a majority decision defeat.

Meanwhile, Paul is coming off a unanimous decision win against Tyson last year.

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Claressa Shields is certain that she can defeat Jake Paul

Claressa Shields is scheduled to face Danielle Perkins on Feb. 2 for the female heavyweight world championship.

Ahead of the matchup, in an interview with USA TODAY Sports, Shields expressed her thoughts on a potential matchup with Jake Paul, saying:

“It’s very strange to me that they think that a YouTuber can beat a woman boxer who has two Olympic gold medals, (multiple) world titles and fought as a heavyweight...He does not have the experience. They talk about power. You can have power, but you got to have the skills to land a punch.’' [H/t: MMA Junkie]