By Mark Vester
Promoter Frank Warren told The Telegraph that if Roy Jones Jr. wants a crack at Joe Calzaghe, he has agree to all of their terms to make the fight happen. Warren says that Calzaghe chased fights with Jones and Bernard Hopkins for years and neither boxer seemed to care.
Last Saturday, Calzaghe won a split-decision over Hopkins in Las Vegas and Jones has emerged as the front-runner to face Calzaghe on November 15, which is also slated to be the final bout of the Welsh fighter's career.
Early reports have said Calzaghe-Jones would take place at the Millenium Stadium in Wales, but the paper says the proposed November date is unavailable because of a conflict with an already scheduled rugby game between Wales and Canada. Warren hinted to the paper that he may decide to move the fight to Las Vegas, under the right conditions and terms.
"Joe is 'the man' now, he is the first fighter to hold the Ring Magazine super-middle and light-heavyweight titles concurrently, and if Jones wants to fight Joe, he will have to agree to our terms. Who's the legend now? All those years that we chased a fight for Joe with Hopkins and Jones, and it's a great feeling now that the fighters over here are chasing us," Warren said.
"We've had the last laugh on everybody who ridiculed Joe. I said years ago that Joe would be the fighter for this decade. And here he is - a 15-year overnight sensation. There are quite a few options. We need to let the dust settle. At the moment, he needs to rest and relax. But at least Joe has broken America."
Promoter Frank Warren told The Telegraph that if Roy Jones Jr. wants a crack at Joe Calzaghe, he has agree to all of their terms to make the fight happen. Warren says that Calzaghe chased fights with Jones and Bernard Hopkins for years and neither boxer seemed to care.
Last Saturday, Calzaghe won a split-decision over Hopkins in Las Vegas and Jones has emerged as the front-runner to face Calzaghe on November 15, which is also slated to be the final bout of the Welsh fighter's career.
Early reports have said Calzaghe-Jones would take place at the Millenium Stadium in Wales, but the paper says the proposed November date is unavailable because of a conflict with an already scheduled rugby game between Wales and Canada. Warren hinted to the paper that he may decide to move the fight to Las Vegas, under the right conditions and terms.
"Joe is 'the man' now, he is the first fighter to hold the Ring Magazine super-middle and light-heavyweight titles concurrently, and if Jones wants to fight Joe, he will have to agree to our terms. Who's the legend now? All those years that we chased a fight for Joe with Hopkins and Jones, and it's a great feeling now that the fighters over here are chasing us," Warren said.
"We've had the last laugh on everybody who ridiculed Joe. I said years ago that Joe would be the fighter for this decade. And here he is - a 15-year overnight sensation. There are quite a few options. We need to let the dust settle. At the moment, he needs to rest and relax. But at least Joe has broken America."