The Neutral Corner

In the final episode, New York City and Madison Square Garden were as much the stars as Calzaghe and Jones.

Best Roy Jones Jr. quote: "You come to New York, you better be right."

Best Joe Calzaghe quote: "It's always been an ambition, a wish of mine, to fight in New York."

Best supporting cast: The street musician outside of Central Park. "Tell him to be smart. I used to fight," was the guitar player's advice to Enzo Calzaghe. Only in America, to quote another boxing figure, can a superstar fighter cross paths with a pan-handling musician outside of a public park and find something in common with him. It was a great scene.

Channeling Daddy Dearest, part 2: Enzo's call home to his wife was as endearing as it was bizarre.

Emotion: We've never seen Roy Jones open up like this. Whether it was talking about his dad, going home to see his family one last time before the fight, or speaking of President-elect Barack Obama, it was refreshing to see and made for good television.

Basketball Jones: HBO devoted some time to Roy's visit to the Garden to watch the Knicks. Roy is an avid hoopster and played professionally in the USBL. Here's my question. In that segment, it was noted that Roy has five previous wins at the Garden. How long will it take the Knicks to post five wins at the Garden this season?

This could be telling: Two Joe Calzaghe quotes: "I haven't met anyone quicker than me yet." That may change on Saturday. And, "Roy's yesterday, I'm today. Roy had his time, this is my time." If the first is true, than surely the second one will be true as well. But if Roy is quicker ....

The scenic view: Great opening shots of the limo driver. I had no idea where they were going with that.

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-- CASSIDY