Roy Jones Looking to Himself for Inspiration

Posted by Ramon Aranda on 02.08.2010

A speech for the Saints seemed to work, so how about one for his fight against Hopkins?


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Roy Jones the former light heavyweight / super middleweight / middleweight and heavyweight champ? Or Roy Jones the Super Bowl winning speech maker?

Back in August of 2009, Jones paid a visit to the New Orleans Saints' training camp and delivered a speech, in what was supposed to be for inspiration, and after the Super Bowl went New Orleans' way, Jones now looks upon himself for a similar pep talk - with himself.

"It means that God is still using me to deliver positive messages to people," said Jones. "I am thankful I had the opportunity to tell the Saints there was no reason why they didn't have the best team in the league and could go on to win the Super Bowl."

"I am thrilled that the Saints are a part of bringing back the city of New Orleans after what the city has been through and has overcome so much," said Jones, who had made numerous trips to the New Orleans area following Katrina to deliver supplies and even helped build a home. "The residents know that God is ever present in their life and is showing, through faith, that they can come back and be event better than they ever were before."

But will a speech help him pull off an upset against Bernard Hopkins? After the drubbing he received at the hands of Danny Green in December, all signs point to no but that doesn't stop Jones from believing in himself.

"This revelation shows me that even though things are rough it doesn't mean God doesn't have a greater plan for you. It reaffirms for me you have to maintain your faith and hope through it all…and if God is for you, nothing else has a chance!"

Jones will battle Hopkins in a rematch from their 1993 bout on April 3 in Las Vegas.