Roy Jones Jr has called out Floyd Mayweather for dodging fights with three world champions. The former boxing star claims Mayweather avoided these matchups to keep his undefeated record intact.
Jones and Mayweather have been trading jabs on social media in recent weeks. Their ongoing feud has led to talk of a potential fight between the two, though nothing's set in stone yet.
At 56, Jones last stepped into the ring against former MMA star Anthony 'Showtime' Pettis, losing by majority decision. He's open to making a comeback. Mayweather, 48, from Michigan, hasn't had a professional fight since his win over Conor McGregor in August 2017. Since then, he's only taken part in exhibition matches against Logan Paul and Tenshin Nasukawa.
Jones didn't hold back when discussing Mayweather's career choices. He said:
"If you fight everybody you're going to fight someone who is going to give you a hard time, you did not fight Amir Khan. Terence Crawford is three years older than Canelo, but you never fought Terence. Terence has been on top for the last 20 years, but you never fought Terence."
Jones also brought up the timing of Mayweather's fight with Manny Pacquiao:
"He should have fought Manny Pacquiao when he was at his peak three years before they fought, he waited for Marquez to knock him out. Then you fought him, so you ain't fighting the prime Manny."
The former champ reflected on his own career decisions, admitting he might have made different choices:
"I should have never fought again after I came back down from heavyweight. We lost 25 pounds and I'm not ducking anybody, but then anything might happen when you fight anybody, any way, any time. But when you don't do that – I'm not saying that's not smart for him not to do that – that is probably why they consider him one of the best ever, which is cool, but they don't know no better."
Jones has shown interest in fighting Mayweather, but he's made it clear he'll only do it in an officially sanctioned bout, not an exhibition. As the war of words continues, fans will have to wait and see if these two boxing legends will settle their differences in the ring.
