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Dariusz Michalczewski welcomes Roy Jones’ willingness for showdown

03.02 - Hamburg – After several years of equivocation light heavyweight champion Roy Jones jr. apparently decided to do the right thing. The world champion of WBC, WBA and IBF finally displayed serious willingness to fight against undefeated WBO king Dariusz Michalczewski, 44-0 (37 KOs).

“I'm going to go to HBO Monday and say HBO give me some money and let me go ahead to Germany and make this thing happen with Dariusz Michalczewski, if he wants some”, Jones said after he defended his titles in Miami against Australian Glen Kelly by way of 7th round knockout.

Three days prior to the fight Jones pointed out that a duel against Michalczewski would be more likely than against any other world class boxer. In a slightly trite statement Jones asked Michalczewski to come to the US to fight him.

“You tell the guy from Germany to bring his butt on over here”, Jones said. “And you tell him I said that.”

So far a Michalczewski-Jones showdown was prevented by the unrealistic high purse demands of Roy Jones. In an interview displayed by German Pay-TV channel Premiere last Saturday Jones said he would demand $10 million for a fight against the undefeated WBO champion.

Nevertheless Dariusz Michalczewski who was watching Jones’ fight on TV enjoyed the recent promising statements of his American rival.

“I was always sure that the big fight between Jones and me will take place”, Michalczewski stated Sunday morning on Premiere World. “I always wanted it and my promoter Universum wants the fight as well. And we just have no choice. The public is demanding this fight. I’m confident that before the end of the year Jones and me will meet inside the ring.”

Michalczewski expressed respect for the skills Jones displayed Saturday night when he scored several knockdowns against Glen Kelly before knocking him out in round 6 with a highly unorthodox trick punch.

“Jones was very variable. He fought excellent and displayed his speed”, the 33-year-old said. “However, Kelly lost his confidence very early. From that point on Jones was able to do what ever he wanted.”

“If Jones likes to pull faces and be a clown inside the ring that’s up to him”, Michalczewski commented the provocative gestures and trick shots of the American. “That’s not my style, though.”

“Jones never faced an opponent inside the ring who is putting real serious pressure on him from the first moment on. My best weapon is my jab. In the Kelly fight I realized once again that Jones is vulnerable to a good jab.”

“Jones’ clowing will backfire some day”, Universum chief coach Fritz Sdunek said, a man who among others trains both Klitschko brothers, Dariusz Michalczewski and undefeated lightweight king Artur Grigorian. “Naseem Hamed should be a warning to him. Everybody can be defeated. Roy Jones should think carefully about playing games with Dariusz inside the ring.”

“Dariusz just wouldn’t give Jones room for clowning. You can’t compare this to the Kelly fight. Kelly was tailor made for Jones. Roy Jones is quite aware how dangerous a fight against Michalczewski would be for him. Dariusz would move well so Jones couldn’t pick his punches. And most definitely Michalczewski’s left hand would land.”

The next title defense of Dariusz Michalczewski is intended for April.

 

 


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