There will be blood, says Roy Jones 

Source: PhotosportDanny Green

American boxing superstar Roy Jones says there is no bad blood between him and Danny Green, but is planning on relieving Australia's IBO Cruiserweight World Champion of some of that precious liquid in their December 2 clash at Acer Arena.

A confident and relaxed Jones joked Green would be up against "a 40-year-old killer."

Appropriately for a fighter renowned for his fast hands, Jones proved he was capable of bestowing a compliment with one hand and swiftly removing it with the other.

Asked if there was any specific Green punch he should be concerned about Jones said "he does have a good overhand right - but no."

While negotiating haggles generated some friction between the camps, Jones denied there was any bad blood between Green and himself.

"He (Green) may have developed some bad blood, he can have all the bad blood he wants, I don't care, I hope to see some of that blood," Jones told reporters before a public workout at Sydney's Star City Casino on Tuesday.

"I'm relaxed, I ain't got no problems, he's got the problem, he's fighting a 40-year-old killer."

The four-division, eight times world champion dismissed any suggestion he would fall guilty to overconfidence or complacency.

"I never get overconfident, you've got to always know that one thing about me," Jones said.

"I talk a lot but I'm not saying anything stupid."

"I'm not saying the guy can't punch."

While Jones has met Green's adversary Anthony Mundine, the American stressed he would stay out of any rivalry between the two Australians.

"He (Mundine) invited me to work in his gym if I needed it, but I think you've got to stay neutral," Jones said.

"The beef between him and Danny Green is nothing to do with me. That's their beef before I came here and I'm not here to add to that."

Jones dismissed any suggestion his preparations had been disrupted by a four hour delay his American sparing partner Rayco Saunders experienced on Monday night.

The 35-year-old light heavyweight reportedly was initially denied entry to Australia because he hadn't disclosed a criminal history.

Saunders said he had not been upset about the delay.

"I understand our paperwork wasn't properly submitted, so that was the holdup right there," Saunders told reporters on Tuesday.

"There was no holdup because of past convictions or anything like that, it was just done wrong."

Upon his arrival last Sunday Jones predicted Green would not last the twelve round distance, but on Tuesday he shied away from nominating a round in which the bout would end.

"That's pretty hard to predict because I'm not sure what round he's going to lose his mind in," Jones said.

In a question and answer session with the public, Jones nominated his victories over James Toney and John Ruiz as his favourites.