FightNews quoted Brock as saying:

"I am pleased that Superfighter has shown its integrity in the betterment of the sport of boxing by agreeing to cooperate with me and allow me to follow my dream and fight for the heavyweight championship of the world. I think the Superfighter concept is a great addition to the world of boxing, and I look forward to fighting in the Superfighter tournament without jeopardizing my goal to become and remain the heavyweight champion of the world."

Reached by phone, Calvin said emphatically: "I did not say that!"

So where did FightNews.com get the quote, we asked Calvance. He said: "I don't know, but if it was from (Brock promoter) Main Events that would put a scar on our relationship."

When informed of his father's suspicions, Calvin said, "It had better not have come from Main Events. I am going to find out."

Brock became a free agent in September, but after listening to several offers, re-signed with Main Events.

Asked if he knew where the story originated, the company's vice president, Carl Moretti said, "It doesn't matter where it came from, it's fact." Moretti did not elaborate on that, but did state that the most important item on their menu is the fight between Brock and Klitschko and that is where all of their concern lies.

While some might wonder why Brock would want to fight in a tournament just 20 days after a bout with Klitschko, they don't call him "The Boxing Banker" for nothing. Brock, who has a college degree in finance, has always approached fights from a banker's perspective, weighing fights with an eye to maximum prophet. The 29-0 Brock even indicated a few months ago he would turn down a championship fight if the money wasn't right.

His father today said, "If the circumstances are right, we would still want to compete in the tourney."

Those circumstances would have to be a loss by Brock to Klitschko in which he did not suffer much physical damage, because Wladimir's promotion company, K2, has an immediate rematch clause should Calvin win and probably would not allow him to fight in the tournament.

Apparently Brock signed with the tournament before landing the Klitschko fight, but the promoter of the event, Stephen Duval, chose not to stand in his way.

"Superfighters has been real good about the situation with Klitschko, and will allow Calvin to fight without raising a fuss, and would still accept him in the tournament if the situation arises," Calvance Brock said.

Meanwhile, Superfighters is facing some heat from participants who were said to be in the tournament in widely distributed press releases.

Among those was Samuel Peter, the No. 1 WBC mandatory fighter who has been ordered by the sanctioning body to fight a rematch with James Toney, whom he beat on Sept. 2.

"Sam is not going to be in that tournament," said his manager, Ivaylo Gotzev. "It is totally untrue."

Another fighter who Superfighters listed as a participant, Chris Byrd, told us, "I am definitely in that tournament." Byrd was scheduled to fight Eliseo Castillo on the under card of the Klitschko-Brock bout at Madison Square Garden but informed us in a phone conversation that the fight at MSG was scrapped. Byrd is the one fighter we spoke with who seems genuinely excited about the tournament and the 5 million dollar purse to the winner. "This will be like my days back in the amateurs and I look forward to this competition."

Stay tuned. More to come…