In the UK: RJ is a house hold name..KellyP is not

If he takes it, that's why. He can make more money. But right now, Pavlik is the bigger challenge. Jones is more recognizable, but to the boxing purists, Pavlik will do more for his legacy.

well a dunno where you guys are from in the UK, but in Scotland everyone is talking about Kelly these days, and Jones is just a side-show now

To cement his legacy I believe its better for JC to face RJ..... In the UK Pavlik is still rather unknown amongst general sports fans. Roy Jones is a fvcking legend. This fight will be big. JC made the right choice. He made the right move for his bank account, not his legacy. Joe Calzaghe is a phag loved only by Brits.

Pavlik is a big puncher who is also in his prime. Roy is not. This matchup would've been interesting to see 7-8yrs ago. Not now. +1 Joe made the wrong decision, now fight fans like us will not credit him unless he beats Roy Jones badly because if Jones goes the distance we all know Pavlik would beat Joe Calzaghe. All the brits said he always fights the best but Jones isnt put in a category with the best anymore.

I didn't see coverage of that fight any where. Not on tv or any of the papers. Thing is nobody has heard of Lockett.....so GL V KP was a bit of a non starter. RJ is a legend...everybody knows who he is. So then you've obviously never had a problem with Floyd fighting De La Hoya over Cotto or any of the top tier prime WW's then b/c it's basically the same thing!!!!

Why 7-8? It would have been interesting 5 years ago. time for me and you to come together to defend this fight ricky LOL

Roy Jones is not well known in the UK. Kelly Pavlik was just in the newspapers and on UK tv because he won in 3 rounds against a UK fighter. Neither are household names, but both are known by boxing fans. I didn't see coverage of that fight any where. Not on tv or any of the papers. Thing is nobody has heard of Lockett.....so GL V KP was a bit of a non starter. RJ is a legend...everybody knows who he is.

Pavlik is a big puncher who is also in his prime. Roy is not. This matchup would've been interesting to see 7-8yrs ago. Not now.

If you hate on Floyd or have ever hated on Floyd then you cannot think this fight is better for his legacy, the name on paper looks better but in no way is this more of a test or a better matchup or anything. I hate on Floyd for this very reason so to say it's okay for Joe to do this is a double standard and something I am not about!!!!

Why doesnt he just go ahead and fight Hearns or Hagler while he is at it? They are household names.