Roy Jones Jr: "I Want Joe Calzaghe Next"

By Mark Vester

During a recent interview with Frank Warren TV, former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. called for a fight with Joe Calzaghe, provided that he beats Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Jones is willing to fly to Calzaghe backyard of Wales to make the fight.

"That's a fight we are going to make if he's successful," Jones said. "I'll go (over to Wales) because I have to give the people what they want."

Jones feels that Hopkins will make it a dirty fight to nullify Calzaghe's speed, but Joe's boxing skills and quicker reflexes will guide him to victory.

"I see it as a very interesting fight. I think Hopkins will make it a dirty fight. I'm sure he has a gameplan to come out and do something about the punch output of Joe Calzaghe, but I think that if Joe keeps his head - he beats Bernard all night. There will be dirty tactics because he has to slow Joe down from throwing so many punches. He won't do that by throwing a lot of counter punches. He will counter punch and then hold, counter punch and then hold," Jones said.

"It's probably going to be a lot more of a holding match than a fighting match. Joe needs to outsmart him, outbox him and stay on the outside and just beat him. Hopkins is not that fast of a fighter. Joe can stay on the outside and outbox him all night. He needs to be smart and very patient. I think he will win it because he works to much for Hopkins."