Jones vs. Lacy Verbal Deal in Place For July in Tampa

By Mark Vester
 
There appears to be a "verbal deal" in place for Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39KOs) to face Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17KOs) on a July date in Tampa, Florida. Jones told the Los Angeles Times that he plans to promote the event through his promotional company Square Ring [that translates to an independent pay-per-view unless a network picks it up].

Jones was recently trying to get a fight with IBF cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek. The disclosure of a deal with Lacy can only mean the Adamek negotiations bottomed out.
 
Lacy, a 2000 Olympian and former super middleweight champion, has never been the same since the decision loss to Joe Calzaghe. He dropped a one-sided decision to Jermain Taylor last November, and picked up a very lackluster majority decision win over Otis Griffin on April 10.

Jones, a former four division champion, was ringside for the fight between Lacy and Griffin. The weight wasn't mentioned but it's almost likely to happen at 175-pounds. Lacy has seen better days but he should perform better than Jones' last opponent, Omar Sheika, who took a one-sided pounded.
 
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