Why did Dariusz Michalczewski vs Roy Jones Jr not happen?

[SalimShady1212]

Instead of arguing about the true nature of why the bout didn't take place, who do you think would have won?

[BattlingNelson]

Instead of arguing about the true nature of why the bout didn't take place, who do you think would have won?

It would be very difficult to Pick against Jones regardless of venue. Of course it is absolutely possible that DM would give him a Glen Johnson treatment, but Jones was on the downslide at that time. Still I can understand those who'd pick DM.

As to the other part of your poll I think it's impossible to place the blame squarely on one part. Both had a great gig going on either side of the Atlantic and it would be expensive to get either one to travel. Anyway it's a damn shame that the fight did not happen.

[MRBOOMER]

Instead of arguing about the true nature of why the bout didn't take place, who do you think would have won?

Telling people they can't read. Apparently neither can you. This thread has been done plenty of times before you made it. Look it up the answers always the same Dariusz didn't wanna come over Roy didn't wanna go there. Roy always beats everyone in his prime except Michael spinks and a few others at a at lhw and middle weight seeing as how he was to green. Most think he woulda beat everyone at 168 cause he was in his absolute prime. Oh yeah Roy woulda won if you really gotta ask you musta forgot man.

I'm not making this up just go through some threads it's all there.

[Robbie Barrett]

I'm sure i read somewhere Michalczewski agreed to fight in America but Jones wanted all the American money, Michalczewski would get the German. Which was of course turned down by Michalczewski.

[Szef]

Can you not read? Who said anything about Germany? He said foreign country.

He was responding to somebody else's comment about Germany, so I assumed he was talking about that country as well.

[DreamerUSA]

I love Roy and have always said that I have never seen anything like him in the ring, but this is just another example of why I have a hard time calling him an ATG. Not fighting Benn, Collins, Eubank and this guy is just hard to ignore imo.

[baya]

Both guys were monsters who were in their prime at pretty much the same time, why exactly didn't it take place and who would have won.

rjj jr was scared for his life.

did you see how this cat HANDLED mundine???? HIJOLE!!!!!!!!!

[BattlingNelson]

rjj jr was scared for his life.

did you see how this cat HANDLED mundine???? HIJOLE!!!!!!!!!

Dariusz 'Ottke' Michalszewski......

[soul_survivor]

Both guys were monsters who were in their prime at pretty much the same time, why exactly didn't it take place and who would have won.

Jones not willing to travel against a champion who could draw more than him. Simple as that.

What makes it even worse is that Jones faced Hill after Hill had lost all his belts and the american boxing media made it sound like THE match up for the legitimate LHW crown.

[robertzimmerman]

I love Roy and have always said that I have never seen anything like him in the ring, but this is just another example of why I have a hard time calling him an ATG. Not fighting Benn, Collins, Eubank and this guy is just hard to ignore imo.

Benn was a hard fight to make with King involved.

Eubank was never viable.

Collins only held the WBO.

Also, Roy tried to fight Frankie Liles in 1996, with his manager Jack O'Halloran claiming that Frankie blew a great fight, by asking for more money at the last minute. HBO also confirmed that Frankie had been offered 7 figures, which would have been his biggest purse at the time.

So Roy decided to move up to LHW, and Collins was left behind.