Manny Steward quotes on a Jones Jr/G-Man fight

[JuicyJuice]

"Looking at the time they fought, Gerald was the guy who could get close to Roy in terms of speed but it was Gerald's timing that gave him the edge."

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"I never had a more talented fighter than Gerald McClellan. Gerald could have beaten Roy again. I really believe that. He had the punching power, he had the speed, he was tall and physical and he had a good chin, too."

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"It would have been one hell of a fight. They both had equal speed and moves, but Gerald was such a heavy handed puncher."

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"Roy was slightly faster, but Gerald's timing on top of his speed is what would of made him the guy to beat Roy Jones most times. They were almost evenly matched in that Gerald was only about a year older and only about an inch taller, and both had a tough time growing up with their fathers abusing them and that just made them so ferocious because every time they stepped through the ropes they saw their fathers."

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"I have a tape of Gerald beating Roy in the golden gloves in '88. Roy was quicker but Gerald was too heavy-handed. Gerald was supposed to go to the Olympic trials. At the time, Ray Leonard was courting both guys, and when they sent the letter for Gerald to report, the story goes that Ray Leonard and Roy's dad got to be good drinking buddies, and they sent a letter to the Olympic committee (unknown to Gerald) that he was hurt and they were sending Roy Jones instead. That's how Roy ended up going to the Olympics, and when he found out about that, that's when he left and signed with me, and I turned him pro. But, Roy always truly supported Gerald, and that's what makes Roy special to me. Likewise Gerald didn't bare many grudges towards Roy and had even worked Roy's corner for Roy's second pro bout! It would have been a real, real great fight. Gerald was just such a heavy puncher, but it was just one of those types of fights that who knows what would have happened? I would have loved to see that!"



edit: can someone post up ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY's analysis of the Jones/McClellan amateur fight please? I can't find it.

[RAESAAD]

Why do you always bring up **** from ages ago?That means little or nothing at this point?Just asking other than that you are OK.....

[DUPLICITY]

I was just watching the Mayweather-Ndou fight where Manny Steward was saying that he would likely favor Sharmba Mitchell to beat Mayweather.

[JuicyJuice]

Quote from scap:

I ws in Reno to watch Barerra fight some years back and I was able to bull**** with Emanuel Steward for a few minutes and my first question to him was do you think Gerald would have beaten Jones...and he didnt even hesitate just like the interview you posted...he said it would have been an easy fight.

After he spoke about that he said that he did not like to talk about Gerald because it was too hard for him and we moved on to talking about Lewis/Rahman rematch.

[JuicyJuice]

edit: can someone post up ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY's analysis of the Jones/McClellan amateur fight please? I can't find it.

Quote from Super Cruiserweight:

BELOW JOHN SCULLY DESCRIBING RJJ V GMAN AS ONE OF BEST AM FIGHTS SEEN (1987 GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMP RJJ V 1987 NATIONALS CHAMP GMAN)......AFTER BEATING ROY IN THE SEMI'S, GERALDS CORNER PULLED HIM OUT OF THE 88 GG FINAL AGAINST RAY MCELROY BECAUSE HIS JAW WAS IN AGONY-IT COST GERALD A PLACE ON THE OLYMPIC TEAM AND MEANT HE HAD TO KNOCK EVERYONE OUT QUICK IN THE PROS TO GET SOME ATTENTION AFTER ROY GOT THE ALL THE ATTENTION FROM THE OLYMPICS AND GERALD TURNED PRO UNKNOWN (DESPITE BEATING ROY FAIR AND SQUARE)......


Later on in 1988, at the National Golden Gloves, Roy won his first three matches. The first one was a decision over Thomas Tate. He also scored a 3rd. round stoppage over defending National 165 pound Champion and Future NABF Champion Fabian Williams. Those victories set up a fight that someone should have taped for obvious reasons. The semifinal match was Roy Jones taking on Gerald McClellan. You would expect this fight to be very exciting. It was more than that. It was a WAR. One of the greatest examples of speed and power that I have seen in an amateur Boxing match. I remember that Roy was forced back to the ropes often in the fight but that what made the fight so thrilling was the way Roy would FURIOUSLY fight off the ropes with flurries. It was like watching two Olympic athletes fight for the Gold Medal or two guys going for the world professional championship.

Omaha World-Herald: "Two 1987 Champs, 156 pounder Roy L. Jones of Knoxville and 132 pound Donald Stokes of Louisiana, were eliminated last night.

Gerald McClellan of Milwaukee crowded Jones most of the first two rounds in pounding out a decision triumph. The 156 pound McClellan was there to slug with Jones from the opening bell, and carried the first round. Jones spent a lot of that time along the ropes.

Jones showed some movement in a fairly close second and then scored well in the early part of the third. McClellan was stronger at the finish when he again pounded Jones along the ropes and in a corner."


I saw Gerald a month later at Sugar Ray's training Camp in Maryland and he told me he wouldn't be able to spar for a while longer because his jaw was still hurting from the fight with Roy.

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[Ashyknuckles]

I was just watching the Mayweather-Ndou fight where Manny Steward was saying that he would likely favor Sharmba Mitchell to beat Mayweather.

He also said that Prince Naseem is the greatest feather of all time. He said history will reflect this. Well, at least until Barrera beat his ass.

[LemonChiff]

it was pretty much accepted that mcclellan would of beaten rjj before the ko losses to tarver and johnson, so after seeing that rjj didn't have the best of jaws afterall it is now pretty obvious that mcclellan would of taken that fight in my view.

i think mcclellan would of caught up with rjj and got him out of there regardless, but what you have to remember is that rjj was often really quite ferocious until the mcclellan tragedy caused him to box much more cautiously. he would of got into exchanges with mcclellan because that rjj's style back then, and mcclellan's chin was too good, he was too strong and simply too heavy hitting not to get the better of rjj in a punchfest (or anybody for that matter!).

[LemonChiff]

well, anybody apart from benn on that night i suppose.

[shambo]

It's all speculation, we'll never friggin know.