Who will you be rooting for: Roy vs. Joe.

[woftam]

Can't really root for either, I like both. Roy is a legend, and I'd like to see him go out with another win over one of the most formidable opponents he's ever faced (regardless of what the general opinion of this forum is), but then I'd also like to see Zaggs end his career on a win over aforementioned legend.

However, I think Zaggs will win, either by comfortable decision, or late TKO.

If Jones wins, it won't be a decision, it'll have to be an early KO, before the start of the 5th, there's no other way for him to win this fight. He doesn't have the stamina to go 12 at Zaggs' pace and make a decision, and if he jumps Calzaghe early, tries for a KO and doesn't make it happen, he'll be utterly gassed by the 9th and will be TKO'd shortly thereafter. If Zaggs had anything less than a concrete chin, I'd give Roy a pretty good chance of getting that early KO win, but the guy (Joe) has caught some real bombs from a number of big punchers, and I've never seen him hurt. I have no doubt Roy can land some good shots, but I just don't think he can put Zaggs on his shorts for a 10 count.

Great preview.
I see it the same way. I don't think Roy will have the engine to last all night any more. It's a pity we didn't see this fight years ago. Would have been a cracker. Both great fighters.

[Equilibrium]

Jones all the way, seeing him lose to a slapper would make me a sad panda.

[MELLY-MEL...]

Rootin for R mother f uckin J!!!!!!!!!

[Idgas]

GO ROY!

joe will not retire undefeated.

[StillUnknown]

i got respect for Calzahge, but Roy was one of my favorites for many years. i hope Roy pulls this one out

[KESSLER]

I'm rooting for Roy Jones.

[Mizzou]

I hope Roy puts him in the hospital and all of his fanboys shut the **** up.

[KJB]

At first I was taking a "may the best man win" attitude to this fight.
That has changed now with Hopkins taking Pavlik to school, a RJJ Hopkins rematch with both of them coming off of these kind of wins would be the most amazing thing ever, pretty much.
COME ON RJJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Buckfever]

I have a soft spot for Roy and would really like for him to come into this with the right attitude and get redemption.

[Stickman]

Great preview.
I see it the same way. I don't think Roy will have the engine to last all night any more. It's a pity we didn't see this fight years ago. Would have been a cracker. Both great fighters.

Great minds think alike..or maybe just us old guys have a more dispassionate way of looking at this matchup.


Yeah, it would have been a fight of the century candidate if these two had met in their youthful primes. I have a hard time even imagining the fireworks that would've been on display had these two met when both felt they were 10' tall and bulletproof.


Business all too often gets in the way of the more spectacular matchups in this sport, unfortunately, and has prevented the fight world from seeing what would've been the more crowd pleasing fights over the years. Promoters, managers, sometimes even the fighters themselves, often deliberately prevent them for one reason or another. The joke's on them, though...if we had more showcase fights, the sport would be 10 times more popular than it is (like it used to be), and those morons would be making a respective amount of money.