Jones Tries to Build a Legacy…And Kellerman on Michalczweski II

By Jared M. Callanan

14.04 - In 1951 at the ripe age of 36 years of age, Joe Louis stepped in a ring at Madison Square Garden in an attempt to regain the world Heavyweight Championship he had cherished so much. Unfortunately for Louis, Rocky Marciano was his opponent that night and would ultimately knock out "The Brown Bomber" in the eighth round. Knowing that Joe Louis was past his prime at 36, Rocky Marciano dreaded having to fight and knock out a hero of his in Joe Louis.

Fast forward fifty years into the future (+/-) and we hear talks that Roy Jones Jr. is pushing for a fight against the 40 year old Evander Holyfield. He believes it will benefit his legacy and is going to take full advantage of a man who sports a 2-3-2 record over his last seven fights and is coming off of shoulder surgery. What ever happened to the class that boxers like Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano possessed?

Evander Holyfield has nothing left to offer this sport and needs to retire. The two victories that I mentioned above were questionable decisions: head butt against Rahman and a controversial decision against John Ruiz. In his most recent fight he was embarrassed by Chris Byrd and left with a shoulder injury that required surgery. He will be no match for Roy Jones, and anyone who thinks beating a forty-year-old Evander Holyfield would be a good feat is in need of a head exam.

Roy Jones Jr. needs to step up and start fighting legitimate talents. Whether it is at Light Heavyweight, Cruiserweight or Heavyweight, Roy Jones Jr. needs to stop cowering and start fighting talent! Don King got him out of a fight with Vitali Klitschko, he wants more money then the world has to offer to fight Mike Tyson, and Lennox Lewis is "too big" for Jones to fight him. These revelations pose the question; what the hell are you doing in the Heavyweight division, Roy?

Joe Louis entered his fight with Rocky Marciano winning his previous eight fights. Louis had his diehard fans believing that somehow someway Joe Louis might strike that upset and regain his titles. Evander, you aren't fooling anyone.

Kellerman on Michalczewski II

After my first column titled, "Kellerman on Michalczewski" I was able to talk with international reporter Fabian Weber who attended the Michalczewski-Harmon weigh-in. He contributed the following note, "Harmon stepped on the scale first and weighed in at 180.5 pounds (among others promoter Goosen was watching the display of the scale). We then invited Dariusz to step on the very same scale two minutes later (without anybody moving the scale by an inch - Mr. Goosen was a witness again) and the scale showed 174.5 lb."

As you can see, Max Kellerman made something out of nothing. I am sure Kellerman will apologize for these false accusations on an upcoming episode of Friday Night Fights.

** Special Thanks to Fabian Weber.