Roy Jones Jr. vs. UFC Champ Anderson Silva is Off

Roy Jones Jr. and Anderson Silva will not fight. (AP Images)

Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. is disappointed that a fight with Anderson Silva has been called off by UFC management. The current UFC middleweight champion, Silva recently mentioned in an interview that he'd be interested in a boxing match against Jones, once ranked by many as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Jones was flattered by the idea and it looked like the fight might actually happen. Jones was the -2,800 favorite to win the fight in the Bodog Sportsbook, with Silva the +1,400 underdog.

Now, the match has been called off by UFC president Dana White, who laughed at the idea of letting Silva fight outside the octagon. In an interview with nydailynews.com, Jones laments the loss of the match. "It would be a good fight," he says. "As fighters we're supposed to be trying to do things that amaze people and make history. This could have been something that people really wanted to see. I just think it's wrong not to allow him to get the opportunity to live out his fantasy to be in the ring with one of his heroes. That's the kind of thing that boxing promoters usually do."

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