Fight could happen at Garden on Nov. 8 BY GEORGE WILLIS

Roy Jones doesn’t seem to unhappy with the postponement of his Sept. 20 fight with Joe Calzaghe at the Garden.

He issued a statement yesterday saying the hand injury was no surprise. ” He had shown some concern recently about his hand not being ready,” Jones said in the statement. “I still wanted to move forward with the September date, since HBO had already laid out the red carpet for a pay-per-view success when we took the De La Hoya-Mayweather date. But I don’t want him to be no less that his best – so if this is what it takes for that, then so be it.”

And alternative date of Nov. 8 at the Garden is being secured. “I am glad we are close to being able to put together a new date for the fight within 24 hours of learning of Joe’s injury,” Jones said. “I am thankful that the people at HBO and Madison Square Garden were able to open things up for us.”

Jones has a master plan to win both of Calzaghe’s titles at 168 and 175 pounds, but needs all parties to agree to it, which seems a long shot. “I had originally proposed something kind of different for this fight. And that is that Joe and I would first weigh-in for the fight at 168 and fight for Joe’s Super Middleweight titles. Then we would step off the scales, drink some water and weigh-in again at more than 168 so that we could also fight for Joe’s Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight title,” Jones said. “I only recall this happening once before, in the Leonard/Lalonde fight and I think it would really add something unique to the promotion. Joe initially expressed concern about his ability to make 168 by September 19, but now that we have another 7 weeks, I hope that he will go for it and that the WBA, WBO and the WBC will sanction it.”