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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Roy Jones Jr. wasn’t there to say it for himself.
But, according to both his manager and the CEO of his promotional company, Saturday’s methodical beating at the hands of unbeaten Welsh import Joe Calzaghe will not be the last time the 39-year-old Floridian laces up the gloves.
Jones lost a unanimous decision to Calzaghe, now 46-0, in his bid for the Ring Magazine light heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden, scoring a first-round knockdown but failing to win another round on any of the judges’ scorecards.
All three, in fact - New York’s Julie Lederman, Terry O’Connor of the United Kingdom and Jerry Roth of Las Vegas - saw the bout, 118-109, for Calzaghe.
Before departing the ring, he said of retirement, "I’m not sure. I have to go back home and talk to my team."
Jones, who sustained a jagged cut over his left eye from a straight right hand in the seventh round and bled profusely for the remainder of the fight, was unable to attend the post-fight press conference after being dispatched for stitches, according to manager McGee Wright.
Still, in spite of the statistically one-sided nature of the bout - Calzaghe landed 344 of his 985 punches compared to 159 of 475 for Jones - neither Wright nor Square Ring Inc. CEO John Wert believed it warranted retirement talk for the former four-division world champion.
Jones is 52-5 overall.
The loss ended a three-fight win streak that began on the heels of a three-fight skid in 2004-05.
It was also his first loss in seven appearances in Manhattan.
Calzaghe was making his second appearance in the United States after winning his initial 44 fights in Europe. He fought for the first time in the U.S. in April, getting up after a first-round knockdown to defeat Bernard Hopkins by split decision in Las Vegas.
“When Roy dropped Joe he got out of his game plan,” Wright said. “He started looking for too many big shots instead of working and staying busy, and that’s really why he lost.” [details]
But, according to both his manager and the CEO of his promotional company, Saturday’s methodical beating at the hands of unbeaten Welsh import Joe Calzaghe will not be the last time the 39-year-old Floridian laces up the gloves.
Jones lost a unanimous decision to Calzaghe, now 46-0, in his bid for the Ring Magazine light heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden, scoring a first-round knockdown but failing to win another round on any of the judges’ scorecards.
All three, in fact - New York’s Julie Lederman, Terry O’Connor of the United Kingdom and Jerry Roth of Las Vegas - saw the bout, 118-109, for Calzaghe.
Before departing the ring, he said of retirement, "I’m not sure. I have to go back home and talk to my team."
Jones, who sustained a jagged cut over his left eye from a straight right hand in the seventh round and bled profusely for the remainder of the fight, was unable to attend the post-fight press conference after being dispatched for stitches, according to manager McGee Wright.
Still, in spite of the statistically one-sided nature of the bout - Calzaghe landed 344 of his 985 punches compared to 159 of 475 for Jones - neither Wright nor Square Ring Inc. CEO John Wert believed it warranted retirement talk for the former four-division world champion.
Jones is 52-5 overall.
The loss ended a three-fight win streak that began on the heels of a three-fight skid in 2004-05.
It was also his first loss in seven appearances in Manhattan.
Calzaghe was making his second appearance in the United States after winning his initial 44 fights in Europe. He fought for the first time in the U.S. in April, getting up after a first-round knockdown to defeat Bernard Hopkins by split decision in Las Vegas.
“When Roy dropped Joe he got out of his game plan,” Wright said. “He started looking for too many big shots instead of working and staying busy, and that’s really why he lost.” [details]
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