Roy Jones Jr. Blog: Feb 19th

“Those who LIVE, are those who FIGHT.” -Victor Hugo 
           
THAT right there is about as simple as you can put it. And that applies to anybody, any age, no matter what they may be up against in life. I am a fighter. That’s what I do. I’m Roy Jones, Jr. and this is my first blog.

8CN is hosting me every week leading up to my rematch with Hopkins so you can understand this game from my perspective. I want to thank boxing fans around the world for tuning in right here to follow me through this. Sometimes I may write, some days I may call in from camp and just talk about what’s going on, so you can see boxing from the inside out. NOW. I gotta lil something to say. 

People ask, “Why are you fighting Bernard now, it’s too late!”  “Why are you fighting at all?” Some say “Champ you ain’t got nothing to prove,” and some say “He ain’t proved nothing.”  Well, ONE, this is not about a timeline, things happen when they’re meant to happen, and Roy Jones, Jr. fights when it’s time to fight. This thing’s been brewing for a lonnng time. HEAR me. I know he fears me. For a fact! He’s also jealous of me and is trying to kick me when he “thinks” I’m down. But I’m sorry. Joke’s on HIM. 

I said, “when he “thinks” I’m down,” because he thinks I’ve lost my touch. (Good, let him think it.) And I’m about sick of hearing him go on about the basics. Like I don’t know the basics? I’ve been boxing since I was a little boy, you think I got in there and started flying around and knocking people out with crazy punches at age 10? NO! I learned it like everybody else, then developed my own style and made my own name. He has worked those basics his whole career, and made HIS name. That’s fine. When we first fought my style obviously out shined his, he felt every punch and still has nightmares about it. Had we fought again right away? The same outcome. Same damn thing. THIS is the time to see which man, with his OWN style, can dominate. Now IS the right time. It’s PERFECT, to tell you the truth. 
    
Most fighters and the fans know this one, that old Japanese saying about warriors: “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” Well, Bernard and I have had our wins, and our losses. We have both stood back up. And here I AM, telling you here WE are. This is going down, for me and for Bernard. The fans are going to love it bc when a jealously like HIS grows for so many years and there’s something that’s got to be settled? You settle it. This is Roy Jones, Jr. I’ve broken faces and I’ve broken boxing records. I get back up. That’s what I DO. And there’s ya answer.

See you next week....