Recently, I had the opportunity to have a brief word with Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Vega$ regarding his title defense this Saturday night at the Big Butler Fair against Dennis Gregory. Needless to say, Vega$ was anything but humble and seemed extremely confident in a successful defense this weekend.

Q:  Mr. Vega$, we're just days away from your huge championship title defense against Dennis Gregory.  What's running through your mind right now?

A:  Boy, I can't wait to hit the beach, have some umbrella drinks with some dirty dancing freaks!

Q: You've held that title proudly for seven months now, but the way you went about winning it certainly can be deemed questionable, capitalizing on Dennis Gregory's knee injury and challenged him to an impromptu title match.  Gregory's had several months to stew over this.  Do you think you crossed the line by damaging Gregory's knee to that extent and are you fearful for what he might do to try to exact revenge?

A:  The only thing questionable is the exact time it took me to beat him... I think the time keeper gave him a couple more seconds, but I will get over it.  Now you ask if I think I crossed the line?  Hell, NO!  Jimmy Vega$ comes to play and play hard...  I'm a hitter, not a quitter, and that night Denny was a quitter...  HA HA!  Fearful?  Baby, that's not in my vocabulary.  Revenge?  He already got his revenge. He gave me a concussion in White Oak so, in my mind, we are even.

Q:  Assess your chances for victory in this all-important encounter.  Gregory has the momentum and the fan support.  Will that affect the outcome in your opinion?

A:  Let me think about this for a second... OK, I will say that Denny will lose AGAIN!  Denny might have momentum, but when he hits the wall a la Vega$, his momentum will
be stopped... and stopped quick.  You speak of fan support... come on, everybody loves Jimmy Vega$... you know that, baby!

Q:  Well, I'm sure this will be a historic title match of epic proportions.  Thank you for your time.

A:  Trust me when I say this:  this match will go down in history one way or another.  I'm sure it will surprise everyone.