So, we went to Rome twice to meet Guido's family and then we signed him and got him a deal with Top Rank. That fight was scheduled for 11 April and became the first big casualty of the lockdown. Sam Jones, who is the manager of Joe Joyce, has given a warning to Daniel Dubois ahead of their fight. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. Boxing: Sam Jones Says Joshua Vs Fury Winner Could Fight Joe Joyce For World Heavyweight Titles Joe Joyce plans to claim a belt which would put him at the front of the queue to fight the winner of Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury, his manager Sam Jones says. Just a 20-minute drive from Athens, Sam’s Gym is one of the oldest boxing clubs in the United States. I loved that. 'Can you imagine that? Even when Joe was being promoted by David Haye, I would ask Peter if this fighter was the right opponent for him. I’m my own boss now, I work with my own fighters and run my own company. And in the dog-eat-dog world of boxing where those with the biggest bites and loudest barks thrive, Jones is in his element. I discovered him because we brought him over for sparring,' Jones says. Jones credits Peter Fury (right) for helping him forge a career for himself in boxing, 'I'm always grateful to Peter and that's how I met Tyson. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, 'It's been a mad few years but if I can do it then anyone can do what they want to. And that was my best night in boxing, because he's like a baby Guido and to see him walking to the ring - not many people from Italy get these opportunities - and his whole family was there. Goodluck Eze 3 weeks ago In : Boxing … It was serious. I remember singing Sam Cooke songs with Tyson Fury two or three weeks before he fought Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf. 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Sam went on to meeting Joe Joyce who he knew before he started working in the sport which led him to meeting Adam Morallee who at the time was managing David Haye. Sams first deal in boxing was with Floyd Mayweather getting Savannah Marshall on the biggest undercard in the history of boxing when he faced Connor Mcgregor in Las Vegas. So far, Jones is doing fine and so is Big Joe. Sam Jones is a fedora shy of looking like a boxing manager from the 50s, pushing his fighter, selling his fighter, getting his fighter crumbs of exposure and swinging at the great windmills that run the boxing business. Not bad going for a salesman from Derby, but Jones has had some help along the way. Joe Joyce’s manager Sam Jones has revealed the boxer plans to be at front of the queue to fight the winner of Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury. Jones might not be there, a victim of the tight numbers, the necessary restrictions that need to be in place before the Board sanctions a show. He was playing with his phone the whole time I was talking but I pitched everything to him and at the end he said he was interested.'. Jones has done his job and it is a job that a lot of people in the boxing business are not comfortable with. We are a boutique management agency looking after elite level fighters. Published: 14:00 EST, 12 April 2020 | Updated: 08:22 EST, 28 November 2020. Jones completed his first deal in boxing with Floyd Mayweather over a Facetime call, Savannah Marshall made her pro debut on the undercard of Mayweather vs Conor McGregor. A win in three or less rounds on Saturday will help. About Jones' basketball abilities, Auerbach proclaimed, "I would like to thank Sam Jones … “I get them the most amount of money, I protect them,” Jones added. Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration, Attack on Capitol was the beginning of an American insurgency, counterterrorism experts warn, Woman arrested in Capitol attack: 'I listen to my president', Bill Maher Delivers Final Insult to Kellyanne Conway on ‘Real Time’. So, I went to the Savoy Hotel in London, and I got put into a room with his PR and they were like he's going to give you five minutes of his time. “He was tall, he could move fast, and he had a lot of power. “The camp in Las Vegas was perfect,” said Jones. Sam Jones official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the Lightweight fighter from United States. “They are the boss. “You have to hold a licence three years before you can get a manager’s licence – I feel like I have put 25 years into three years and I have seen some so-called Board licence holders destroy fighter’s careers – I do a good job and I made that happen.”. or debate this issue live on our message boards. Jones followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a car salesman but deep down he always craved for a life in the fast lane. He walks in and first thing he said to me was that I needed a new watch. 'I was always a very good salesman,' he says. Those who know their boxing will know Jones as the cocksure supervisor of Joe Joyce's career and business partner of Adam Morallee, the former lawyer of Gordon Ramsey and David Haye. Jones, you see, does not hold a British Boxing Board of Control licence and boxing is a sport rich on tradition, heavily connected to a history of licence holders, a sport where the old-fashioned way works and works well. Russia to Exit Open Skies Treaty, Escalating Military Rivalry With U.S. So, I went to the Savoy Hotel in London, and I got put into a room with his PR and they were like he's going to give you five minutes of his time. It's that kind of madness. It’s a fine story and it’s true. May 17, 2019 That's like your Mrs saying: "I'm going to try and get hold of Beyoncé." I saw that Floyd was coming over to the UK for the Gervonta Davis, Liam Walsh fight and I knew that I needed to meet him, even if it was for five seconds because I knew about selling so I knew I could do that if I got hold of him. MEET S-JAM. Sam Jones official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the fighter from Wales. 'Yeah, you can say I've had a bit of a career change,' Jones chuckles. SouthpawCounter. In early March, Jones and Joe Joyce, the heavyweight he manages, were getting ready to finish their training camp in Las Vegas, getting ready to fly back to London and fight in front of 11,000 people at the O2 against Daniel Dubois. 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