Steve Collins announced earlier today that he was coming out of retirement, pending him passing a medical, to fight Roy Jones Jr.
Twitter responded with amusement and bemusement about the 48 year old Celtic Warrior's return to boxing to challenge the 43 year old Jones Jr.
Twitter and a Steve Collins fight, who thought that these two would ever meet?
In particular we liked the suggestion that because of the possibility of the fight being held in Dubai that it be dubbed 'Seniors In The Sand'.
Classic.
@alan_scanlan @jrhallinan1 @guy_sinnott its a joke alright. what would you call it though? i.e. rumble in the jungle... seniors in the sand?
— Jordan Sheehy (@Jordan_s87) January 15, 2013
@guy_sinnott @alan_scanlan @jrhallinan1 Pensioners on the Peninsula. this could go on and on. @ballsdotie
— Jordan Sheehy (@Jordan_s87) January 15, 2013
RT @mikemoynihanex: Steve Collins-Roy Jones Jr – be interesting to cover a boxing match where you're younger than both protagonists
— The Last Word (@lstwrd) January 15, 2013
Steve Collins should fight Roy Jones on same day Bon Jovi plays Slane so we can all pretend it's the 90s again
— aidan o'hara (@oharaa) January 15, 2013
Steve Collins doing a Rocky 6 on it.
— Paul (@OnePaulie) January 15, 2013
Wow Steve Collins to fight Roy jones jr don't know wether to say crikey or creaky what do you make of that @chris180mason
— Tony Lake (@tony180lake) January 15, 2013
So Steve Collins might be getting a fight on with Roy Jones Jr! For the O.A.P world title!!
— Norman Liu (@Normy888) January 15, 2013
Remember how ridiculous Rocky 6 was? Yeah, it's happening. #SteveCollins
— Neil Treacy (@neil_treacy) January 15, 2013
BREAKING (hips probably): #SteveCollins and #RoyJonesJr.
— Dulach Glynn (@DulachG) January 15, 2013
Hey RTE or TV3 just invent a new celebrity TV show, anything will do, so Steve Collins won't put himself through this.
— Kevin Donnellan (@Kevind04) January 15, 2013
BREAKING: Steve Collins - Roy Jones Jnr fight will take place outside the Roma chipper in Whitehall after a night in the Beaumont House
— Philip O'Connor (@philipoconnor) January 15, 2013
Are they going to be boxing or hitting each other with their Zimmer frames? #SteveCollins #RoyJonesJr
— Dulach Glynn (@DulachG) January 15, 2013
Do Steve Collins and David Bowie have some sort of bet going on?
— Neil Treacy (@neil_treacy) January 15, 2013
Instead of fighting, Steve Collins & Roy Jones Jr. should be sitting down together & playing backgammon at this stage
— Randall Wharton (@randwharton) January 15, 2013
