BRING ON THE TITANS POST-FIGHT QUOTES

LUIS COLLAZO

 “It’s my first fight back since fighting Shane Mosley and having surgery on my left hand.  My hand actually feels better than it did before.  I’m back and I want to re-establish myself as one of the best welterweights in the division.” 

DeMARCUS “Chop-Chop” CORLEY

 “I felt good tonight but should have pushed him more.  I wanted to pick it up around the 6th or 7th round but it didn’t really happen. 

“Nothing he did really surprised me because we knew he had fast hands and a nice left hand.  But nothing really surprised me.  I wish I had let my hands go more but it didn’t happen. 

“I got a couple more months with Don and then I am going to hang it up. I had a great career and love my family too.” 

 DEVON ALEXANDER “The Great”

 “It felt great to go 12 rounds with a former world champion. 

“It was hard because it was my first 12 rounder.  I was pressing hard for a knockout in the early rounds but my coach told me to settle down and just do what I do. 

“I am ready to do more and I know I will do even better in the future.  I want everyone in St. Louis to know that I am coming back with a win and a belt.” 

ROMAN “Made In Hell” KARMAZIN (As told my trainer Freddie Roach)

“He told me in between rounds that he had no power and felt really weak.  He got caught and after that he never really recovered.”

ALEX “The Technician” BUNEMA (after bursting into tears in his dressing room)

“I knew Karmazin was in very good shape from the opening bell.  I also believed that he watched a lot of tape on my fights because he changed his style for me.

“He was trying to counter-punch more.  The fight was close until I knocked him into the corner in the 10th round. I knew he was in trouble then. I thought it was over when I hit him with the big right but he stayed up. 

“I followed him and landed the big hook that knocked him down.  I was not surprised I did what I said I was going to do.  Now I want a title shot against WBA champion Joachim Alcine.”

ANDREW GOLOTA

“I hope nobody will ever call me a quitter again.  I couldn’t see anything after round 8.  I had to box more by feel than what I could see.  He was much faster than I thought he would and he hit me too many times.   I wish I had landed more combinations.” 

MIKE MOLLO

“I couldn’t believe the number of combinations he threw for an old man.  I fought the best I could.  I got nervous and flustered.  I wish I had done better.  I didn’t fight my best fight but my hat is off to him.”

FELIX “TITO” TRINIDAD

“I took off two years and eight months.  I take nothing away from Roy but if I could have avoided the KOs, I think I would have won the fight.  He was very fast and strong and threw great punches.  I have no excuses. 

“He demonstrated speed and took my body punches.  I fight for my fans and the people of Puerto Rico. 

“Roy Jones was very fast and he fought a good fight.  I think he won the fight but not by such a wide margin. 

“I will decide if I fight again or not. I will speak to my father but I will make the decision as to whether or not I will fight again.” 

ROY JONES JR.

 “All my fans around the world said I was done.  He took a lot of hard punches. 

Jones said to Trinidad, “I can’t believe you stayed in there 12 rounds with me.  We had a great fight and everyone said we were too old.” 

“I tried to put him away a few times but he slipped a lot of my good punches.  I had a wonderful camp and great sparring partners.  

“It was a great fight. I can’t believe he stayed in there for all of those rounds for me. 

“He was slipping a lot of my good punches and I felt like I was missing knocking him out by inches. 

“I jammed my knuckle sometime during the fight.  He’s got a pretty hard head.”