BOXING:Roy Jones Jnr insists it will be Joe Calzaghe feeling the pressure when the two stars fight for the light-heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Jones, aged 39 and with a 52-4 record, comes into the fight still trying to recapture the adulation that accompanied his reign as an eight-time, four-weight 'pound-for-pound' champion before losing consecutive fights at light-heavyweight to Antonio Tarver, Glen Johnson and Tarver again in 2004-05.
The comeback trail had been pedestrian and less than dazzling with decision wins over Prince Ajamu and Anthony Hanshaw taking place a year apart but Jones got back on track with a more impressive points win over Felix Trinidad in New York last January.
Now he faces the unbeaten Calzaghe, trying to take the Ring Magazine belt as undisputed light-heavyweight champion that the Welshman captured in April on a split decision over Bernard Hopkins.
Jones insisted his own legacy is not under threat but claimed Calzaghe's reputation would be tarnished by defeat.
"A loss for Joe would be much more significant to him than a win would be for me," Jones said.
"Winning would be good for me but losing would really ruin his record. To lose to just one man, well, you would have to love being that one man.
"It (pressure) isn't all on Joe because people are paying to see me fight too and I have to keep up my end too but there's more pressure on him."
As for his own reputation Jones, who is happy in the role of underdog, continued: "Nothing that happens in this fight can take away from my legacy.
"I might be able to add to it if I pull off this upset but that's the only thing that will happen to it.
"To have a fighter as good as Joe is, for him come out say how good I am and to challenge me, because he says I am one of the best, means a lot.
"When another top class fighter says that, it tells you that I don't need to add to my legacy. He is telling you all about it because he already knows how good I am."