By Jim Dower: After seeing how easily Victor Ortiz was beaten by Marco Maidana last weekend, lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KO’s) is now reportedly wary of World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-2, 13 KO‘s).
Roy Jones Jr.
In Defense of Roy Jones Jr & Other European Fighters
By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: In coming to the defense of Roy Jones Jr, yes, one must recognize that he did fight his mandatories, as he should have. While many a boxing critic would put up the argument that there should be a higher system that makes people fight their mandatories, for the purpose of having a more legitimate, recognized system, ironically, when fighters follow these unwritten laws, those same critics write them off by stating that they are ducking bigger fights.
Is Roy Jones Jr a legend?
By Adam Fillingham: Calling all British fans! Have you heard of that fighter that Americans call a legend, Roy Jones Jr? Well I cant take anything away from the man, he is a great fighter but did he fight the best fighters like American fans seem to bang on about, when talking about British boxers. In my opinion no. Lets just match your legend Roy Jones to our legend Joe Calzaghe.
Klitschko vs. Chagaev to be shown on ESPN Classic; Jones Jr. vs. Green in November – News
By Jim Dower: American boxing fans will now have the pleasure of watching the IBF/WBO heavyweight title match between champion Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Ruslan Chagaev on June 20th because ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com will be showing the bout which will be taking place at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Saturday night.
Jones Signs Contract For Lacy Bout
By Eric Thomas: Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) will be facing Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) next in a fight that will possibly be taking place on August 22nd, according to a news report from Dan Rafael of ESPN. The contract was signed today for a bout that will be in effect an old timer’s fight between Jones and Lacy, neither of which are considered championship material by many boxing experts.
News – Lacy vs. Jones almost a Done Deal
By Jim Dower: As was reported in the Tampa Tribune, Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) and Roy Jones Jr. are reportedly close to completing negations for a bout in the near future. Lacy, 32, says that they’re only a few days away from ironing out the negations and that they’re “90%” done with it.
News – Roy Jones Jr. vs. Jeff Lacy in July
By Jim Dower: According to the Latimes, Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 knockouts) has a verbal agreement to fight former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) in July. The bout apparently will be taking place in Florida, where both of them currently live. Neither Jones nor Lacy have looked their best in quite some time, going back a long six years ago when Jones defeated Antonio Tarver in 2003.
Dawson Wants Bout With Hopkins; Roy Jones Jr. Still Interested in Silva – News
By Eric Thomas: International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs) has a forced rematch with his number #1 challenger Antonio Tarver on May 9th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a fight that Dawson wasn’t interested in taking due to the one-sided nature of his previous 12-round unanimous decision victory over Tarver in October 2008.
Roy Jones Jr. to Fight Lacy?
By Jason Kim: After watching former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy struggle to win a 10-round majority decision over Otis Griffin recently, I figured that Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) would have lost any interest that he ever had in fighting Lacy. However, according to an interview from Jones Jr. at Boxingtalk, Jones said “Jeff Lacy told me he wants to make this fight in Tampa and I think we’re going to make it happen.”
Roy Jones Jr. Planning on Fighting Either Lacy or Johnson, and then Moving Up To Heavyweight
By Dave Lahr: In an interview with Boxing Talk, former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) is looking at either a fight with former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy or a rematch with Glen Johnson, and then immediately after that Jones will be moving back up to the heavyweight division where he previously held a title in 2003 with a 12-round unanimous decision over John Ruiz.