“Tampa is not a hillbilly city. They know who Roy Jones and Antonio Tarver are. They know the deep lines of hatred these guys have for each other. That is what sells this fight. Sure, I'd love to have them in the same room because you can feel the tension. You can feel it. I'd love for the fans to see it, but if Roy doesn't show up until the week of the fight, or the night of the fight, what everybody will see is their hatred when they are in the ring.”
Joe DeGuardia
“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.”
Roy Croft
“the Roy Jones of old just to survive.”
Antonio Tarver
“Roy Jones is doing a great job. He looks real nice. I'm wondering why he even boxes again, he looks so distinguished.”
George Foreman
“Tonight I had to really dig deep because you saw the best of Roy Jones.”
“If you look at Tampa Bay when he was there, he had a great defensive line with (Warren) Sapp and (Simeon) Rice. And the Vikings, you saw (John) Randle and (Chris) Doleman.”
Dwight Freeney
“Brandon Roy was terrific. It seemed like he was going to the line every possession.”
Ben Howland
