Jones, Hanshaw postfight presser!

July 15, 2007

By Damien St. Pierre

Murad Muhammad started off the post fight press conference with a call of "He's back, and The Gulf is back!" Muhammad was pleased with the announced attendance of over 9,000 fans.

Anthony Hanshaw was short and sweet when he arrived at the podium. He praised Jones but had disagreed with the judging. "I thought I won the fight, I applied more pressure. Roy might have won 2 or 3 rounds. I eat, sleep and dream boxing. I will be back on top."

On the other hand, Roy Jones, Jr was not at a loss for words calling out Glen Johnson, Antonio Tarver, Felix "Tito" Trinidad and even Wladimir Klitschko. Jones also said he would be willing to meet Jermaine Taylor at 168lbs. "We can do this without HBO or Showtime, all I need are the fans." Jones commented on a prospective January date with Felix "Tito" Trinidad saying, " I can't wait that long for Tito."

He was very respectful of Anthony Hanshaw saying, "Anthony Hanshaw gave the world a fight, a fight that is good for boxing. Hanshaw came and and gave 130% and I appreciate that."

When asked what was next on his plate Jones answered, "I'm not going home and get out of shape. I would like to fight within the next month and a half. I would love to come back to the Gulf Coast. Y'all have been the best fans."

Jones rated his performance as "not too bad." He said he has never gone into a fight at 100%, and this fight was no different. He received 4 stitches after being elbowed during a pickup basketball game five days prior to the fight.

Jones ended his time at the podium with some good words about his opponent, "People always talk about the passing of the torch, Anthony is a guy I could pass the torch to when my time is done."