Chilemba Working With Jones Jr

[Ruthless-RKO]

As a former light heavyweight title contender Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) gears up to face Ukrainian prospect Oleksandr Gvozdyk (11-0, 9 KOs) on the Kovalev-Ward HBO Pay-Per-View undercard, he will be training with former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr.

For a number of years, Chilemba had worked with trainer James "Buddy" McGirt but when McGirt was unable to make the trip to South Africa to train Chilemba for Kovalev, he needed to find another trainer. For his stunning performance against Kovalev, Chilemba trained with his manager, Jodi Solomon. The Kovalev fight gained the attention of former four-division world champion and Chilemba’s childhood hero, Roy Jones Jr., who contacted cut man Russ Anber and suggested the two work together going forward. Roy invited Chilemba and Solomon to his gym in Pensacola, Florida to discuss the opportunity of training together.

Good partnership?

[Cygnus475]

Teaching? Yes he could learn a lot.

Sparring? No, it woukd be pointless. Roy is completely shot. I fear for his health.

[punchoutsb]

I like Chilemba, he's a tough guy. His style and physical abilities are nothing like Roy's, so this basically comes down to Roy's ability to teach. The verdict is out on this one.