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Since being knocked out by Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson in his last two fights, Roy Jones has yet to announce whether he'll retire from boxing or fight again. A few days prior to last weekends Johnson-Tarver light heavyweight title bout rematch, shown on HBO, the biggest rumor circulating was about Roy Jones. This came about when it had leaked out that Jones had told HBO he wants to fight again sometime this fall.
During the HBO broadcast of the Johnson-Tarver bout, Jones was asked by broadcast colleagues Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant if what they'd been hearing about him fighting again was true. This was brought on by Jones public statement that Johnson and Tarver were auditioning to fight him again and that he was also considering undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins as a future opponent. Which is bizarre to say the least since Jones won a unanimous decision over Hopkins to claim the vacant IBF middleweight title in May of 1993. Why would he want to fight Hopkins again when he has nothing to gain and plenty to lose.
Jones told his two HBO colleagues on the air that it would take a fight that really interested him to lure him back to the ring. But the he clearly indicated that if Hopkins beats Jermain Taylor next month, that would be a fight he would seriously have to consider? Hearing Roy Jones say a fight with Bernard Hopkins is something he'd consider tells me exactly what I've believed for over a year, "Roy Jones doesn't believe he can beat Antonio Tarver and clearly wants no part of him again in the ring." Further confirming something else I have believed about his mind set and character as a fighter. That being Roy Jones is more concerned with perception than he is proving that's he's an all-time great fighter. [details]
During the HBO broadcast of the Johnson-Tarver bout, Jones was asked by broadcast colleagues Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant if what they'd been hearing about him fighting again was true. This was brought on by Jones public statement that Johnson and Tarver were auditioning to fight him again and that he was also considering undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins as a future opponent. Which is bizarre to say the least since Jones won a unanimous decision over Hopkins to claim the vacant IBF middleweight title in May of 1993. Why would he want to fight Hopkins again when he has nothing to gain and plenty to lose.
Jones told his two HBO colleagues on the air that it would take a fight that really interested him to lure him back to the ring. But the he clearly indicated that if Hopkins beats Jermain Taylor next month, that would be a fight he would seriously have to consider? Hearing Roy Jones say a fight with Bernard Hopkins is something he'd consider tells me exactly what I've believed for over a year, "Roy Jones doesn't believe he can beat Antonio Tarver and clearly wants no part of him again in the ring." Further confirming something else I have believed about his mind set and character as a fighter. That being Roy Jones is more concerned with perception than he is proving that's he's an all-time great fighter. [details]
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