I had great sparring partners. Rodney Moore, Felix Coral, Thomas Tate and Trey Harris. Harris is another fighter to watch out for. Asked about the recent spate of upsets, particularly Lennox Lewis and Naseem Hamed losing their titles, and Johnson says, Boxing is the arena of the unexpected. Anything can happen.
Upsets are good for the sport.
Trinidad versus Jones would be a great matchup, and good for boxing. My thing is to position myself for one of those big fights, and make some money. Reggie has been in the ring with some of the biggest names in the light heavyweight division, most notably Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney. In his first IBF world title defense, against Ole Klemetsen in May of 1998, Johnson suffered a torn rotator cuff. Following the fight, Johnson underwent surgery for the injury, and months of grueling rehabilitation.