Roy Jones Jr says he’s open to fighting Logan Paul after Shaquille O’Neal’s surprising request

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Logan Paul has been called out by Roy Jones Jr, but not for himself – he did so on behalf of an NBA Hall of Famer.

The legendary former boxing champion turned 57 this year, but has remained fighting into his 50s and tends to stay in shape while training the next generation. Now, he is eyeing a comeback against the Paul brother better known for being a WWE tag team champion.

“What’s happening is it’s supposed to be me versus Logan Paul – that’s what was in conversation. Now I hear him talking about Kyrie Irvin or something.”

Roy Jones Jr open to facing Logan Paul after Shaquille O’Neal’s request

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Despite a 26-year age gap and vast differences in fight experience, Roy Jones Jr has said he’s open to taking on Logan Paul. The idea came about after Shaquille O’Neal asked the former boxing champion to step into the ring with the YouTuber and WWE star.

Speaking on a podcast, Jones explained how it all started: “Somebody must have did something crazy because I got a text from the big fella the other day and it said ‘Roy I need you to do something’. I said ‘what’s that?’ He said ‘go out there and whip Logan Paul.’”

Jones went on: “I said ‘Logan Paul wants this pressure?’ He said ‘I think so, I think I need to see you put those hands on him. I need to see you come back one more time. I said ‘big fella, if you of all people say that, I need to think about that.”

“If Shaq say ‘go whoop somebody,’ that’s my dog and it’s hard for me to just ignore that, you hear me? So I got to go look over it and see what Logan Paul is talkin’ about. If Shaq said to go whoop his behind then he must have said or did something where he needs a behind whipping.”