EEC - April 5, 2007

News, Notes, and Rumors:

- Last Friday I reminded everyone about the strong possibility of Roy Jones Jr. pulling out of his rumored bout with Tony Hanshaw because of past occurences. Guess what happened?

The fight has been scrapped according to ESPN’s Dan Rafael because of Jones unwillingness to agree to terms on a contract. Jones reportedly gave promoter Lou DiBella the go ahead to create a contract and then dodged DiBella when contacted. Days passed until DiBella received a text message from Jones saying that he would not agree to the fight unless he received triple the original amount of money that was already agreed for the fight.

Let’s just say that DiBella didn’t say yes…

- If Joe Calzaghe wants to fight Bernard Hopkins, he has to come to the USA:

“I’m not going to give Joe Calzaghe a forum to promote himself off Bernard Hopkins’ back,” Hopkins said. “I’m not about to say, ‘I want him.’ Legends don’t call out other fighters. I’m not being big-headed. That’s just how it is. And I wouldn’t go across the water to fight Calzaghe in any case. If he wants superstardom in America, let him come here. They got TVs in England. The money’s in pay-per-view, anyway.

Posted by John Chandler on Apr 05, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Features • Early Eight Count • Personalities • Dan Rafael • Promoters • Lou DiBella • Bernard Hopkins • Joe Calzaghe • Roy Jones Jr • Tony Hanshaw

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