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Roy Jones Jr.
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Real name Roy Levesta Jones Jr.
Nickname(s)
  • Superman
  • Junior
  • RJ
  • Captain Hook
Weight(s)
  • Middleweight
  • Super middleweight
  • Light heavyweight
  • Cruiserweight
  • Heavyweight
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Reach 74 in (188 cm)[1]
Nationality
  • American
  • Russian
Born January 16, 1969 (age 54)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 75
Wins 66
Wins by KO 47
Losses 9

Medal record

Men’s amateur boxing
National Junior Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1984 Florida Bantamweight
Golden Gloves
Gold medal – first place 1986 Iowa Light Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1987 Tennessee Light Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Nebraska Light Middleweight
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Light middleweight
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow Light welterweight

Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American former professional boxer who holds dual American and Russian citizenship.[2] He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018, and held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight, and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career at light middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title. As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the light middleweight division after one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history.[3][4]

Jones is considered by many to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound for pound, and left his mark in the sport’s history when he won the WBA heavyweight title in 2003, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years. In 1999 he became the undisputed light heavyweight champion by unifying the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles. During his prime, Jones was known for possessing exceptional hand speed, athleticism, footwork, explosiveness, punching power, movement and reflexes.

As of February 2018, Jones holds the record for the most wins in unified light heavyweight title bouts in boxing history, at twelve. He is ranked by BoxRec as the 29th greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.[5] The Ring magazine named Jones the Fighter of the Year in 1994, and the World Boxing Hall of Fame named him the Fighter of the Year for 2003. He is also a three-time winner of the Best Boxer ESPY Award (1996, 2000, and 2003). The Boxing Writers Association of America named him as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s.

Early life[edit]

Roy Jones Jr. was born to a family with a boxing tradition. His father, Roy Jones Sr., a Vietnam war veteran who was awarded a Bronze Star for valor after he rescued another soldier. Jones Sr. was a middleweight boxer as well. [6][7][8]

Amateur career[edit]

Jones won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics in the 119 lb (54 kg) weight division, the 1986 United States National Golden Gloves in the 139 lb (63 kg) division, and the 1987 United States National Golden Gloves in the 156 lb (71 kg) division. As an amateur, he ended his career with a 121–13 record.[9]

Highlights[edit]

1st place, gold medalist(s) National Golden Gloves (139 lbs), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 9–10, 1986:

  • 1/2: Defeated Derrick Rolon by decision
  • Finals: Defeated Victor Levine by decision

Goodwill Box-offs (156 lbs), Caesars Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, April 12, 1986:

  • Defeated Stanley Longstreet

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Goodwill Games (139 lbs), Moscow, Soviet Union, July 5–20, 1986:

  • 1/4: Defeated Gordon Joyce (Ireland) by unanimous decision, 5–0
  • 1/2: Lost to Igor Ruzhnikov (Soviet Union) by majority decision, 1–4

1st place, gold medalist(s) National Golden Gloves (156 lbs), Knoxville, Tennessee, April 17–18, 1987:

  • 1/8: Defeated Anthony Daley
  • 1/4: Defeated George Calderon
  • 1/2: Defeated Donald Giron by decision
  • Finals: Defeated Ray McElroy by decision

Junior World Championships (156 lbs), Havana, Cuba, June 26, 1987:

  • 1/8: Lost to Andy Liebing (East Germany) by majority decision, 1–4

U.S. National Championships (156 lbs), Olympic Sports Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 29, 1988:

  • 1/8: Lost to Frank Liles by split decision, 2–3

National Golden Gloves (156 lbs), Omaha, Nebraska, May 16–20, 1988:

  • 1/4: Defeated Hiskia Swartz by walkover
  • 1/2: Lost to Gerald McClellan by split decision, 2–3

Olympic Trials (156 lbs), Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, July 5–10, 1988:

  • 1/4: Defeated James Crisp by unanimous decision, 5–0
  • 1/2: Defeated Ray McElroy by majority decision, 4–1
  • Finals: Defeated Frank Liles by split decision, 3–2

Olympic Box-offs (156 lbs), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 16, 1988:

Olympic results[edit]

«When Jones picks up the action, he starts to look like Sugar Ray Leonard, his hands are down, he’s taunting, he is offering his face, and then dancing away as Woodhall tries to punch.»

—Ferdie Pacheco on Jones’ performance at the Olympic semifinals.[10]

Jones represented the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in the 156-pound weight class, being the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, where he won the silver medal.[11]

  • 1/16: Defeated M’tendere Makalamba (Malawi) KO 1 (1:44)
  • 1/8: Defeated Michal Franek (Czechoslovakia) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Franek was given a standing eight count in the 1st rd; and at the 2:33 of the 2nd rd)
  • 1/4: Defeated Yevgeni Zaytsev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Zaytsev suffered a broken nose in the 1st rd)
  • 1/2: Defeated Richie Woodhall (United Kingdom) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Woodhall suffered a broken nose in the 2nd rd)
  • Finals: Lost to Park Si-Hun (South Korea) by split decision, 2–3 (Park was given a standing eight count at 2:11 of the 2nd rd)

Jones did not lose a single round en route to the final. His quarterfinal match-up with Soviet boxer Yevgeni Zaytsev was the first U.S.–Soviet Olympic bout in 12 years (because each country had boycotted one Summer Olympics during that period). The final was met with controversy when Jones lost a 2–3 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun despite pummeling Park for three rounds, landing 86 punches to Park’s 32.[11] Reportedly, Park himself apologized to Jones afterward and the Italian referee Aldo Leoni, while raising Park’s hand, told Jones that he was dumbstruck by the judges’ decision, murmuring: «I can’t believe they’re doing this to you.»[3] One judge shortly thereafter admitted the decision was a mistake and all three judges voting against Jones were eventually suspended. Marv Albert, calling the bout on American television for NBC, reported that two judges from Communist countries, Hungary and the Soviet Union, scored the bout in favor of Jones, while those from Morocco and Uruguay favored Park. The fifth judge, from Uganda, scored the bout as a draw, leaving the outcome to be decided on other criteria.

An official IOC investigation ending in 1997 found that, although the offending judges had been wined and dined by South Korean organisers, there was no evidence of corruption in the boxing events in Seoul.[12] Jones was awarded the Val Barker trophy as the best stylistic boxer of the 1988 games, which was only the third and to this day the last time in the competition’s history when the award did not go to one of the gold medal winners. The Val Barker trophy is awarded by the AIBA, an organization not directly connected with the Olympic authorities. The incident led Olympic organizers to establish a new scoring system for Olympic boxing.[3]

The U.S. Olympic Committee called for an investigation in 1996 after documents belonging to East Germany’s Stasi secret police revealed reports of judges being paid to vote for South Korean boxers.[13] East Germany ended the Seoul Olympics in second place on the medal table, ahead of the United States by one gold medal.

Professional career[edit]

Early years[edit]

On turning professional, he had already sparred with many professional boxers, including NABF Champion Ronnie Essett, IBF Champion Lindell Holmes and Sugar Ray Leonard. Jones began as a professional on May 6, 1989, knocking out Ricky Randall in two rounds in Pensacola at the Bayfront Auditorium. For his next fight, he faced the more experienced Stephan Johnson in Atlantic City, beating him by a knockout in round eight.

Jones built a record of 15–0 with 15 knockouts before stepping up in class to meet former World Welterweight Champion Jorge Vaca in a Pay Per View fight on January 10, 1992. He knocked Vaca out in round one to reach 16 knockout wins in a row. After one more KO, Jones went the distance for the first time against future world champion Jorge Castro, winning a 10-round decision in front of a USA Network national audience.

Middleweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Hopkins[edit]

Jones made his first attempt at a world title on May 22, 1993. He beat future Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins by unanimous decision in Washington, D.C. to capture the IBF middleweight championship. Jones was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards (116-112 three times). Jones landed 206 of 594 punches (35%) and Hopkins connected on 153 of 670 (23%).[14] Jones claimed he had entered the bout with a broken right hand, but still managed to outpoint Hopkins and secure a unanimous decision win. Jones reminded the world of this claim on his hit single «Ya’ll Must’ve Forgot» later in his career.

For his next fight, he fought another future world champion, Thulane «Sugar Boy» Malinga, in a non-title affair. Jones beat Malinga by knockout in six rounds. Jones finished the year with another win, beating Fermin Chirino by decision. In 1994, Jones beat Danny «Popeye» Garcia by knockout in six, then retained his IBF title against Thomas Tate in two rounds at Las Vegas on May 27.

Super middleweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Toney[edit]

On November 18, 1994, Jones was set to face undefeated IBF super middleweight Champion James Toney, who was ranked highly in the «pound for pound» rankings. Toney was undefeated after 46 bouts and was rated the best in the world at 168 lbs. Billed as «The Uncivil War», Toney vs. Jones was heavily hyped and on PPV. Jones, for the first time in his career, was the underdog.

Over the course of the 12-round unanimous decision, Jones demonstrated his greatness. He danced circles around Toney, utilizing his speed and athleticism to dictate the action, and landing quick combinations whenever Toney pressured him. Jones scored a flash knockdown in the third round with a leaping left hook after goading Toney by imitating a fighting cock.[15] Ring magazine called Jones’ performance the most dominant of any big fight in 20 years. Jones landed 285 of 614 punches (46%) and Toney connected on 157 of 451 (35%). Jones was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards (117–110, 119–108 and 118–109). The fight generated 300,000 pay-per-view buys.[16][17]

Miscellaneous defenses[edit]

In 1995, Jones defended his super middleweight title successfully multiple times. He began the year by knocking out IBF #1 Antoine Byrd in round one. This was the first time a championship fight took place at Pensacola. In a fight billed as ‘The Devil & Mr Jones‘, he faced former IBF lightweight Champion Vinny Pazienza and defeated him in round six, after knocking down Pazienza three times. In the fourth round, Jones became the first fighter in CompuBox history to go an entire round without being hit by his opponent. Pazienza was credited with throwing five punches and landing zero. Pazienza was guaranteed $1.35 million, while Jones, who worked off percentages of the gate and the pay-per-view revenue, was guaranteed at least $2 million.[18][19][20] Jones then beat Tony Thornton in round three by KO three months later.[21][22][23]

In 1996, Jones maintained his winning ways, defeating Merqui Sosa by knockout in two and future world champion Eric Lucas in round 11.[24] When he boxed Lucas, he became the first athlete to participate in two paid sports events on the same day. He had played a basketball game in the morning and defended his boxing title in Jacksonville, Florida that evening. He also held a press conference in the ring just before his 3rd bout of the year, taking questions from a chair in the middle of the ring and defending his choice of Bryant Brannon as his opponent instead of Frankie Liles, his nemesis from the amateurs. He then defeated Bryant Brannon in a round two TKO.[25][26][27]

Light heavyweight champion[edit]

Jones vs McCallum[edit]

In November 1996 at Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, Jones defeated 40-year-old former three-weight world champion Mike McCallum via a shutout decision (120-107, 3 times) before a crowd of 12,000, to win the vacant Interim WBC Light Heavyweight title. Jones scored a knockdown just before the bell at the end of round 10. Jones landed 254 of 535 punches (47%) throughout the 12 rounds and McCallum connected on 209 of 651 (32%) Jones was soon upgraded to full champion by the WBC when former titlist Fabrice Tiozzo moved up to cruiserweight. Jones made $2.8 million from the fight and McCallum got $750,000.[28][29][30]

Jones vs. Griffin[edit]

In 1997 Jones had his first professional loss, a disqualification against Montell Griffin (26-0, 18 KOs) at the Taj Majal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Griffin was trained by the legendary Eddie Futch, who had taught him how to take advantage of Jones technical mistakes and lack of basic boxing fundamentals. Griffin jumped out to an early lead on Jones but by round 9 Jones was ahead on the scorecards by a point and had Griffin on the canvas early in round nine. But as Griffin took a knee on the canvas to avoid further punishment, Jones hit him twice. Subsequently, Jones was disqualified and lost his title. At the time of disqualification, Jones was ahead on two of the judges scorecards (75-76, 77-75, 76-75).[31][32]

Jones vs. Griffin II[edit]

Jones sought an immediate rematch five months later at Foxwoods Resort, Connecticut, USA and regained the World Light Heavyweight title easily, knocking Griffin down within the first 20 seconds of the fight, then ending the fight by knocking Griffin out 2 minutes and 31 seconds in with a leaping left hand shot. The fight took place in a bingo hall before a sellout crowd of 4,500. Both Jones and Griffin earned a $1.5 million purse.[33][34][35]

Career from 1998 to 2002[edit]

In 1998, Jones began by knocking out former light heavyweight and future cruiserweight champion Virgil Hill in four rounds with a huge right hand to the body that broke one of Hill’s ribs.[36][37] Jones followed that with a win against WBA light heavyweight champion Lou Del Valle, by a decision in 12 on July 18, to unify the WBC and WBA belts. Jones had to climb off the canvas for the first time in his career, as he was dropped in round eight, but continued to outbox Del Valle throughout the rest of the fight and gained a unanimous decision. Jones then followed with a defense against Otis Grant. He retained the crown by knocking Grant out in ten rounds.[38][39][40]

Jones began 1999 by knocking out the WBC number one ranked contender at the time, Rick Frazier. On June 5 of that year, Jones beat IBF champion Reggie Johnson by a lopsided 12-round decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion, as well as the first to unify the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles at that weight since Michael Spinks in 1983. Jones dropped Johnson in the first round and hard in the third round, but backed off and allowed Reggie to finish the fight.

The year 2000 began with Jones easily beating the hard-punching David Telesco via a 12-round decision on January 15, at Radio City Music Hall to retain his titles. Jones reportedly fractured his wrist a few weeks before this fight and fought almost exclusively one-handed. He entered the ring surrounded by the famous group of dancers, The Rockettes. His next fight was also a first time boxing event for a venue, as he traveled to Indianapolis and retained his title with an 11-round technical knockout over Richard Hall at the Conseco Fieldhouse. Jones ended 2000 with a 10-round stoppage of undefeated Eric Harding in New Orleans.[41]

In 2001, Jones released Round One: The Album, a rap CD. That year he retained the title against Derrick Harmon by a knockout in ten and against future world champion Julio César González of Mexico by a 12-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 20,409. The three judges scored it (119-106, 118-107, 119-106) all for Jones. Jones knocked Gonzalez down in rounds one, five and twelve and earned a $1.5 million purse. Jones landed 192 of 375 punches (51%) whilst Gonzalez connected on a very low 91 of 609 (15%).[42]

In 2002, Jones retained his title by knocking out Australian boxer Glen Kelly in seven rounds. Jones put both hands behind his back. As Kelly moved in behind a jab, Jones went over the jab with a right to the head. Kelly went down and was counted out. Jones landed 124 of 249 punches (50%) and Kelly connected on 42 of 171 (25%). Before this bout, Jones was awarded The Ring Championship belt.[43]

Jones then defeated future world champion, WBC #1 Clinton Woods by technical knockout before a crowd of 16,229. He performed a song from his CD during his ring entrance. The bout was stopped in round 6 after Woods’ corner threw in the towel. Jones landed 140 of 300 punches (47%) and Woods connected on 39 of 166 (23%).[44][45]

Heavyweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Ruiz[edit]

On March 1, 2003, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas,[46] Jones defeated John Ruiz, the man who defeated an aging Evander Holyfield, for the WBA Heavyweight title in front of 15,300 fans. Jones officially weighed in at 193 lb (88 kg)[47] and Ruiz at 226 lb (103 kg). Jones became the first former middleweight title holder to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years.[48] Jones also became the first fighter to start his career as a light middleweight and win a heavyweight title,[49] and the second reigning light heavyweight champion after Michael Spinks in 1985 to move up in weight and claim a major heavyweight championship in his first fight in the division. Jones was guaranteed $10 million against 60% of the profits. Ruiz had no guarantee. He received 40% of the profits, which he had to share with promoter Don King. Jones won on all three scorecards (116-112, 118-110 & 117-111).[45][50][51] According to Mark Taffet, HBO’s Senior Vice-President of Sports Operations and Pay-Per-View, the fight generated 602,000 pay-per-view buys.

Return to light heavyweight[edit]

Jones vs. Tarver[edit]

Jones chose to return to the light heavyweight division and on November 8, 2003, he defeated Antonio Tarver to retain the IBO and The Ring Light Heavyweight Championships, win Tarver’s WBC title, and win the vacant WBA (Unified) title.[52] Jones appeared a lot weaker after coming back down to the light heavyweight division, losing the muscle he gained for the heavyweight fight seemed to have taken a toll on his aging body and his cat-like reflexes appeared diminished. Jones won by majority decision, the judges giving him 117–111, 116–112 and 114–114.[52][53][54][55]

Fall from grace[edit]

Jones vs. Tarver II[edit]

On May 15, 2004, Jones faced Tarver in a rematch. Jones was heavily favored to win, but Tarver knocked him down at 1:31 of the second round. Jones had won the first round (Tarver only landed two punches in the first round), but in the second, as Jones tried a combination, he was caught by a big counter left hook from Tarver. Jones got on his feet by the count, but for the first time in his career was ruled unable to continue by referee Jay Nady.[56][57]

Jones vs. Johnson[edit]

On September 25, 2004, Jones attempted to win the IBF light heavyweight title from Glen Johnson in a match in Memphis, Tennessee.[58] Johnson knocked out Jones 49 seconds into the ninth round. Jones lay on the canvas for three minutes after being counted out.[59] Johnson was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards at the time of the knockout (77–75, 77–75, 78–74) and had landed 118 punches to Jones’s 75.[60][61] Jones used the ring’s canvas that night as a billboard for his upcoming rap CD, which came out November 1.

Jones vs. Tarver III[edit]

After almost a year away from the ring, focusing on training and working as an analyst for HBO Boxing, Jones scheduled a third fight with Antonio Tarver, on October 1, 2005, a sellout crowd of 20,895 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, which aired on HBO PPV. For only the second time in his career, Jones was considered an underdog going into the fight.

Tarver won by unanimous decision (117–111, 116–112, 116–112) and had Jones out on his feet in the 11th round. Tarver landed 158 of 620 punches (25%) and Jones connected on 85 of 320 (27%). Despite being clearly behind from early in the contest, there was little urgency in either Jones’ corner or his performance as he seemed content to make it to the end of the fight following his back-to-back knockout losses.[62][63]

In the post-fight interview with ESPN’s Brian Kenny, Jones said that he would like to fight again. He would welcome a fourth bout with Tarver or another duel with Johnson. The fighters earned in excess of $4 million apiece plus a share of pay-per-view revenues, with the fight generating 440,000 pay-per-view buys.[64]

Fallout with HBO[edit]

After the loss in the third Tarver bout, Jones resumed his duties as a commentator for HBO World Championship Boxing, calling the Floyd Mayweather Jr.–Sharmba Mitchell fight on November 19, 2005, and the Jermain Taylor–Bernard Hopkins rematch on December 3, 2005. His return to the network was short-lived, as Jones was let go from his ringside analyst role in January 2006. HBO cited his reported lack of commitment to attending the network’s production meetings.[65] Jones returned as a guest analyst for several bouts in 2010, and HBO brought him back the next year as their analyst for Boxing After Dark.[65]

Comeback trail[edit]

Back to winning ways[edit]

Jones took on Prince Badi Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs) on July 29, 2006, at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. Jones defeated Ajamu by a unanimous decision (119-106, 3 times), winning the WBO NABO light heavyweight title.[66] Ajamu won the first round on all three official scorecards, however it was the only round he won. Ajamu also lost two points for repeated low blows in round seven and one more in round eight.[67]

Next up for Jones was the undefeated 29 year old Anthony Hanshaw (24-0-1, 14 KOs), on July 14, 2007, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Hanshaw was ranked 11th by the IBF at super middleweight.[68][69] Hanshaw was knocked down in the 11th round. Jones won the bout by unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 118-109) to claim the vacant International Boxing Council light heavyweight title.[70][71]

Jones vs. Trinidad[edit]

Jones promoting his fight against Trinidad, 2007

On January 19, 2008, Jones faced former three-weight world champion Félix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Trinidad had also won the WBA Middleweight Title by defeating then Champion William Joppy. The bout was fought at a catchweight of 170 lbs.[72] Jones had a noticeable size and speed advantage, and in round seven, a short right hand to the temple dropped Trinidad to his knees.[73] Jones fired a combination in the tenth round to send Trinidad down once more.[74] Jones won the fight by scores of 117–109 and 116–110 (twice).[75] This was the first time a former heavyweight champion returned to fight successfully at 170 lbs. The fight generated 500,000 pay-per-view buys and $25 million in domestic television revenue. This was also the last fight of Trinidad’s career.[76][77]

Jones vs. Calzaghe[edit]

After Joe Calzaghe’s split from promoter Frank Warren, it was officially announced that Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe had reached an agreement to fight for The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship in New York City at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2008, on HBO PPV. However, Calzaghe claimed injury to his right hand in training, so the fight had to be postponed a couple of weeks, with November 8 being set as the new date.[78]

In the first round, Jones caught Calzaghe with an uppercut and knocked him down, as well as cutting the Welshman on the bridge of the nose. However, Jones failed to capitalize on the knock down. In the 2nd round Calzaghe began to control the action and dominated Jones throughout the remainder of the fight. As the fight progressed Jones absorbed more and more punishment and suffered a cut over his left eye. Jones’ corner, who had never seen Roy cut before, didn’t know how to properly handle the situation and blood covered the left side of his face. Ultimately, Jones lost by unanimous decision, winning only one round (10-8 in the first) on the 3 official judges cards. There was a crowd of 14,152. The fight generated 225,000 pay-per-view buys.[79][80][81] It was reported that Calzaghe was paid $10 million from the fight. The fight aired in the UK on Setanta Sports after 4.30am local time, peaking at 500,000 viewers.[82]

Jones vs. Sheika[edit]

It was announced that Jones would next fight Omar Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs) on March 21, 2009, at the Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida.[83] Jones defeated Sheika via fifth-round technical knockout to claim the vacant WBO NABO light heavyweight title.[84] The fight was the main event of a pay-per-view titled «March Badness«, which included both boxing and mixed martial arts matches. Sheika had previously defeated Glen Johnson, who had knocked out Jones in 2004 and came into this fight having lost six of his last ten bouts. It was only his second fight since September 2005. Jones came in ranked as the #6 light heavyweight in the world by The Ring.[85]

Jones vs. Lacy[edit]

Jones celebrating his victory over Lacy, 2009

On August 15, 2009, Jones beat former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) in 10 rounds after Lacy’s corner stopped the fight. The fight, billed as «Hook City«, going off the boxers nicknames of ‘Captain Hook‘ and ‘Left Hook‘, took place at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[86] Lacy had never been knocked out or stopped before. Lacy had tried to pin Jones on the ropes throughout the fight, but Jones was unaffected by the tactic and seemed more worried about playing to the crowd than about Lacy’s punches. There was a discussion in Lacy’s corner after the ninth round about stopping it, but Lacy, convinced his team to give him another round. Jones landed 249 of 500 punches (50%) while Lacy connected on 104 of 429 (24%). Jones was ahead on all three judges scorecards at the time of stoppage (99-91, 100-89, 98-92).[87][88]

Consecutive defeats[edit]

Jones vs. Green[edit]

In December 2009, Roy Jones was set to face Australian boxer Danny Green in Sydney, Australia. In the weeks leading up to this fight, there were reports in the newspapers indicating difficulties getting Roy’s sparring partners into Australia.[89] Then on December 2, 2009, following an extensive pre-fight delay due to hand wrap protests, Danny Green defeated Jones via first-round TKO. Jones was initially gracious in his humbling defeat, stating that «We don’t make excuses, it was a great performance by Danny.»[90] However, less than a month later, Jones would launch a formal complaint, accusing Green of using illegal hand wraps and demanding his loss be overturned, though the decision was upheld.[91] Though Jones’ rematch with Hopkins looked to be in trouble following Jones’ loss, the two sides would officially come to an agreement in February 2010 for an April 3 bout.[92]

Jones vs. Hopkins II[edit]

Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) met in a rematch bout, on April 3, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, 17 years after their first fight.[93] Jones entered with a record of 5-5 in his previous ten bouts dating back to May 2004 whilst Hopkins came in 4-1 since June 2006. After going the distance, Hopkins was awarded with a unanimous decision (118-109, 117-110 twice). Hopkins landed 184 of 526 punches (35%), while Jones connected on 82 of 274 (30%). Hopkins collapsed to his knees in his dressing room, drained from a brutal fight and exhausted by the end of his 17-year wait for revenge against Jones. The fight generated 150,000 pay-per-view buys.[94]

Jones vs. Lebedev[edit]

In February 2011, Vladimir Hryunov confirmed that negotiations were taking place for Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KOs) to fight Jones in Moscow. Lebedev had just come off a controversial split decision loss to Marco Huck. At the time, Lebedev was ranked #4 at cruiserweight by The Ring.[95] On 24 March, a deal had been agreed which would see Jones earn a $500,000 purse.[96] The fight, a 10-round bout, which was billed as the «Battle of Two Empires» was announced to take place on May 22 at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye.[97] 2,000 tickets were reportedly sold on the day of release. The promoters expected a sell out.[98]

Lebedev knocked Jones out with 2 seconds left in their 10-round bout. After round 9, the scorecards read (87–84, 85–86, 90–81). The controversy arose when Lebedev punched Jones, when it was, to some, clear that Jones was not responsive and was out on his feet. The final punch put Jones out cold on the canvas and he did not regain his senses for more than 5 minutes amid active medical help.[99] After the bout, Lebedev said that he had nothing to be sorry about.[100][101][102] Referee Steve Smoger was also accused of incompetence because he did not stop the fight even though Jones could no longer defend himself which led to Jones taking unnecessary damage.[103] In a statement following the fight, Smoger said, «I didn’t stop the fight because there were only a matter of seconds remaining in the fight and it seemed that Roy was pretending, trying to trick his opponent. He did this repeatedly in the fight. So I thought Jones was doing the same thing here, trying to deceive Lebedev in the final seconds of the fight in order to lure Denis in to land a big punch [which Jones managed to do in the previous round].»[104] Jones, when asked about his feelings on the punch responded «I forgive him».[105]

Cruiserweight[edit]

Jones vs. Alexander[edit]

Jones won a 10-round unanimous decision against Max Alexander on December 10, 2011, in Atlanta, snapping a three-match losing streak, and winning the Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) Intercontinental cruiserweight championship.[106][107] The three judges scored the bout all in Jones’ favour (100-90, 100-90 & 99-91). Jones rarely pressed over the first seven rounds, but put together several combinations in the eighth and 10th rounds to beat Alexander. After the fight, Jones said, «I’m feeling wonderful. I want a cruiserweight title, the world title», said Jones, who weighed in at 189 pounds. «This is just a start. I’m not through yet.»[108] The fight was aired live on Internet PPV channel Ustream for $9.99.[109]

Jones vs. Głażewski[edit]

Jones was due to fight Polish boxer Dawid Kostecki (39-1, 25 KOs) in a ten-round bout at Atlas Arena, Poland on June 30.[110] Days before the fight, Kostecki was arrested on June 19 in order to begin serving a 2 and a half year prison sentence for a prior conviction of running a prostitution ring.[111][112] Jones negotiated his deal with 12 Knockout Promotions, the fight’s promoter, he was assured that Kostecki would not start serving his sentence until after the fight. 12 Knockout Promotions tried to secure a temporary release for Kostecki but were unsuccessful. Paweł Głażewski (17-0, 4 KOs), who was on standby all week, stepped in as a replacement. Jones defeated Głażewski by split decision (96-93, 94-95 & 96-94).[113] There was some controversy from the decision. Many believed due to Jones being lined up to challenge then-WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Włodarczyk, he was given the decision.[114]

Jones vs. Benmakhlouf[edit]

On December 21, 2013, Jones defeated Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf (17-3-1, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision for the vacant WBU cruiserweight title at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia.[115] The fight was billed as a «Winner Takes All» match, with the winner receiving the entire purse.[116] Benmakhlouf took a knee after Jones wobbled him with a left hook early in the third round.[117] The judges scored the bout 120-108, 119-109 and 118-111.[118][119]

Miscellaneous fights[edit]

Jones, fighting at the Ķīpsala International Exhibition Centre in Latvia, defeated Courtney Fry (18-5-0) via RTD in the 5th round on July 26, 2014. Jones was ahead on all three judges scorecards by the end of the fourth round, (50-44, 50-44 & 50-45).[120] On September 26, 2014, Jones defeated Hany Atiyo via 1st-round KO after 75 seconds. This fight took place in front of a sold-out crowd at The Basket Hall in Krasnodar, Russia.[121][122] This was a second straight stoppage and fifth consecutive victory for Jones.[123] Jones’ next bout, for the first time 4 years, took place in USA at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina, and ultimately saw him defeat Willy Williams via 2nd-round TKO.[124] Near the end of the same month on March 28, Jones was again back in the ring, this time against Paul Vasquez (10-6-1, 3 KOs), defeating him via 1st-round TKO for the WBU (German Version) cruiserweight title at the Pensacola Bay Center in Florida.[125] On August 16, 2015, Jones scored his 62nd professional victory and 45th knockout win by defeating Eric Watkins via 6th-round KO.[126][127]

Jones vs. Maccarinelli[edit]

On October 28, 2015, it was announced that Jones would be fighting former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli, 35, who had a career record of 40 wins and 7 losses, for the WBA ‘super’ world cruiserweight title. However, this was a ‘false rumour’. It was however announced that they would fight on December 12, 2015, in a non-title cruiserweight battle.[128] This was Jones’ first fight since being granted Russian citizenship and he was going into it with 8 straight victories, with the last 4 inside the distance.[2] The fight took place at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow.

After an evenly matched 3 rounds, the 4th round started more in Maccarinelli’s favour. Halfway through the round, Maccarinelli dropped Jones with an uppercut. Jones beat the count and carried on for 10–12 seconds more with his gloves to his face, eating several more uppercuts. Against the ropes, he then absorbed a huge right hook which caused him to stiffen and fall face down on the canvas. Referee Ingo Barrabas waved off the fight in what was Jones’ 9th career defeat, the 5th by KO.[129]

Jones vs. Phillips[edit]

On March 20, 2016, Jones fought in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Celebrity Theatre against 33-year-old MMA fighter Vyron Phillips, who had won the right to fight him after having been selected through a vote on Facebook. Phillips, who fought in his first boxing match, was 5-3 in MMA bouts and 6-1 as an amateur boxer. Phillips would have received $100,000 if he had knocked Jones out, but was knocked down in the second round by Jones.[130] The referee then stopped the fight.[131]

Jones vs. Moore[edit]

Square Ring Promotions announced on July 29, Jones would return to his hometown, Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida, on August 13 against journeyman «Rockin'» Rodney Moore (17-11-2, 7 KOs) in a cruiserweight bout. The fight headlined the «Island Fights 38» card, an ongoing series that combines boxing matches and MMA bouts on the same show. Jones last fought in Pensacola in March 2015, when he knocked out Paul Vasquez in the first round. Moore did not fight between 2005 and 2012 and has lost nine consecutive fights, although only one of them came by knockout. That was a second-round stoppage to top cruiserweight contender Murat Gassiev 13 months ago.[132] On fight night, in front of more than 5,000 fans in attendance, in a slow-paced affair, Jones won a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision with shutout scores of 100-90 on all three cards.[133]

It was noted that Jones incurred a tear in his right biceps in round five and fought the rest of the bout one handed and admitted after the bout the healing time required for his torn right biceps probably meant the end of his long career.[134] In October, Jones stated his intentions to continue fighting on and not retiring from the sport.[135]

Jones vs. Gunn[edit]

On December 2, 2016, David Feldman Promotions confirmed a fight between Jones and undefeated bare-knuckle fighter and former world title challenger Bobby Gunn would be announced for February 17, 2017, for the vacant World Boxing Foundation Cruiserweight championship at a press conference on December 6 at the Chase Center in Delaware. At the time of announcement, Gunn was a former IBA cruiserweight champion and bare-knuckle heavyweight champion, with a record of 72-0 with 72 knockouts.[136] The fight was made official at the press conference on December 7. Jones spoke of his long-awaited desire to fight Gunn, «I always do things that people don’t expect me to do. I promised Bobby a long time ago that I would give him the opportunity, and I am a man of my word. Come February 17th, I am going to shock the world again.»[137][138] At the official weigh-in Jones came in 199 pounds and Gunn weighed in lighter at 197.4 pounds.[139] In a slow-paced fight, Jones stopped Gunn in the beginning of the 8th round, before Gunn had even left his corner, to win the vacant World Boxing Foundation cruiserweight title. Gunn injured his nose and was out boxed by Jones throughout seven rounds. In the post fight, Jones and Gunn both embraced.

Jones spoke about his desire to continue his boxing career further, «Anything is possible, I’m not going to make an immediate decision. Why would I stop when I looked that good though?… I want a shot at a cruiserweight title … I do intend on fighting and we’ll see what happens in the future. I looked good.»[140][141] Jones later told On The Ropes Boxing Radio, «Yeah I think it’s my last year in boxing, and I tell people all the time.» Hinting he may retire at the end of 2017.[142] On December 3, 2017, after Miguel Cotto’s farewell fight re-iterated his desire to continue boxing.[143]

Retirement[edit]

Jones vs. Sigmon[edit]

On December 30, 2017, Jones announced that he would return to the Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida to headline the Island Fights 46 on February 8, 2018. Jones had previously headlined Island Fights, which is a show that included both boxing and MMA bouts. Speaking of the event, Jones said, «My last day at the Bay. It’s my last one for the bayfront … Civic Center, Pensacola, Bayfront Arena, whatever you want to call it. So if you want to come to see my last day in Pensacola, be there February 8. That’s my last one there.» He stated it would be his final fight.[144][145] Jones announced Scott Sigmon (30-11-1, 16 KOs) as his opponent for the 10 round bout.[146] Jones ended his boxing career defeating Sigmon via a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision, also winning the vacant World Boxing Union cruiserweight title in the process. All three judges scored the fight 98-92 in favour of Jones.[147][148] Jones started off the better boxer landed upper cuts and hooks and remained in control throughout the fight. Jones landed an uppercut in round 5 which knocked Sigmon’s mouthpiece out. In round 6, Sigmon began throwing more punches, although they were weak combinations easily blocked by Jones. Jones was also able to counter most of the shots Sigmon threw.[149][150]

After the fight, Jones stated he had fought with a bicep injury. He also called for a boxing match against 42-year-old former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. In the post-fight interview, he said, «I knew Scott was tough, I knew Scott was game and I knew Scott would keep coming. However, I don’t make excuses, but last week I tore my biceps in my left arm again and I refused to pull out. Other than that [fight], chapter closed.» Jones retired after 75 professional fights over 29 years; 66 wins, 47 coming inside the distance and 9 losses.[151][152]

Jones vs. Pettis[edit]

On February 6, 2023, it was announced that Jones would take on former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis on April 1. The bout is set to take place is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the hometown of Pettis.[153]

Exhibition bout[edit]

It was announced in July 2020 that Jones had signed a contract to face former undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, in an eight-round exhibition fight. The bout—officially sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC)—was initially scheduled to take place on September 12 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California,[154] however, the date was pushed back to November 28 in order to maximize revenue for the event. The fight lasted the full 8 rounds, and was declared a draw.[155]

Personal life[edit]

Jones was born in Pensacola, Florida.[156] His mother, Carol, was warm and easy-going, whereas his father, Roy Sr., was much like a Marine Drill Instructor with respect to his son. A decorated Vietnam veteran, ex-club fighter and retired aircraft engineer who had taken up hog farming, Roy Sr. was harsh on his son from early on, taunting the child, «sparring» with him, enraging him, yelling at him and abusing him, often for 20 minutes at a time. Roy Jr. lived in constant fear of his father’s verbal and physical violence against him.[157]

Jones described his childhood in Sports Illustrated: «After a while I didn’t care about gettin’ hurt or dyin’ anymore. I was in pain all day, every day, I was so scared of my father. He’d pull up in his truck and start lookin’ for something I’d done wrong. There was no escape, no excuse, no way out of nothin’. … Getting’ hurt or dyin’ might’ve been better than the life I was livin’. … Used to think about killin’ myself anyway.»[157]

Roy Sr. ran his own boxing gym, to which he devoted all his available time and financial resources. He offered direction to numerous youths and steered many of them away from trouble. Roy Sr. did everything possible to expand the program and help more kids. But toward his own son he was merciless, driving Roy Jr. to the brink of exhaustion, screaming at him in front of all the other fighters and assaulting him.»[157]

Using his birds as an image for his own predicament, Jones said in the same Sports Illustrated piece: «I spent all my life in my dad’s cage. I could never be 100 percent of who I am until I left it. But because of him, nothing bothers me. I’ll never face anything stronger and harder than what I already have.»[157]

On August 19, 2015, Roy Jones Jr. met with Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, Crimea, to ask for Russian citizenship. Jones stated that he often visited Russia for business activity, and a passport would avoid inconvenient rides.[158] Jones was granted Russian citizenship on September 12.[159] He was banned from entering Ukraine after arriving to Russian-occupied Crimea from Russia.[160][161]

Jones and his wife have three children. Their eldest son, Roy III, played basketball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev.[162]

Fighting style[edit]

Jones was known for his unique and unorthodox fighting style that defied many of boxing’s oldest traditions. His style relied heavily on his great hand speed, quickness, reflexes, ring IQ and knockout power which were often the deciding factors in most of his fights during his prime. He had such hand speed that he could often throw hooks in rapid succession. He was nicknamed «Captain Hook», because he would deliver four or five hooks in a row from different angles. But he would also mix it up with a variety of punches to keep his opponents guessing.

Jones’ style often saw him with his hands down and relying on head movement to evade his opponent’s punches. He used his cat-like reflexes to bob and weave, slip and counter his opponent. Jones was a master at this sort of style, and used this to his advantage by sticking his chin out to bait his opponents into hitting him, only to pull back and counter the off-balance opponent with his own punches.

He also rarely led with the jab and instead was known for leading with leaping left hooks or the right cross. Immediately after his second fight with Montell Griffin, former heavyweight champion George Foreman remarked that Jones did not need a jab to setup his punches due to his extraordinary quickness and that he is probably the only boxer in history he could say that about. He has also been quoted as saying that Jones, «hits like a heavyweight and moves like a lightweight.»[citation needed]

Jones is also said to have integrated cockfighting into his boxing style, often using exaggerated feints to catch his opponents off-balance. He also had the ability to land punches from odd angles that his opponents failed to see and his unusual style was very difficult to adjust to for most opponents who often struggled to find sparring partners that could mimic his unique style. Boxer Montell Griffin, who faced Jones twice at 175 lbs and sparred with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 140 lbs said, «Floyd was no comparison as far as speed. Roy was much faster.»[citation needed]

In 1996, High Frequency Boxing’s John DiMaio wrote «The early evidence points toward the real possibility that Jones is the greatest talent this sport has ever seen. His skill so dwarfs that of his nearest ranked opposition … that providing competitive opponents is a more challenging dilemma than the fights themselves.» The expert opinion of Boxing magazine’s editor, Bert Sugar, is provided on Jones’ website: «He possesses the fastest hands in boxing with lightning fast moves and explosive power in both hands.» After Mike MacCallum lost the World Boxing Council light heavyweight crown to Roy Jones in a 1996 unanimous decision, he called Jones «the greatest fighter of all time.»[citation needed]

Boxing record[edit]

Professional[edit]

75 fights 66 wins 9 losses
By knockout 47 5
By decision 19 3
By disqualification 0 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
76 — — Anthony Pettis — – (8) Apr 1, 2023 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
75 Win 66–9 Scott Sigmon UD 10 Feb 8, 2018 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
74 Win 65–9 Bobby Gunn TKO 8 (12), 0:07 Feb 17, 2017 Chase Center, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Won vacant WBF (Foundation) cruiserweight title
73 Win 64–9 Rodney Moore UD 10 Aug 13, 2016 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
72 Win 63–9 Vyron Phillips TKO 2 (6), 2:30 Mar 20, 2016 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
71 Loss 62–9 Enzo Maccarinelli KO 4 (10), 1:59 Dec 12, 2015 VTB Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia
70 Win 62–8 Eric Watkins KO 6 (10), 2:59 Aug 16, 2015 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
69 Win 61–8 Paul Vasquez TKO 1 (12), 3:00 Mar 28, 2015 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
68 Win 60–8 Willie Williams TKO 2 (10), 2:38 Mar 6, 2015 Cabarrus Arena, Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
67 Win 59–8 Hany Atiyo KO 1 (12), 1:15 Sep 26, 2014 Basket-Hall, Krasnodar, Russia Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
66 Win 58–8 Courtney Fry RTD 5 (12), 3:00 Jul 26, 2014 Ķīpsala International Exhibition Centre, Riga, Latvia Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
65 Win 57–8 Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf UD 12 Dec 21, 2013 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
64 Win 56–8 Paweł Głażewski SD 10 Jun 30, 2012 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
63 Win 55–8 Max Alexander UD 10 Dec 10, 2011 Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Won vacant UBO Intercontinental cruiserweight title
62 Loss 54–8 Denis Lebedev KO 10 (10), 2:58 May 21, 2011 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
61 Loss 54–7 Bernard Hopkins UD 12 Apr 3, 2010 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
60 Loss 54–6 Danny Green TKO 1 (12), 2:02 Dec 2, 2009 Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia For IBO cruiserweight title
59 Win 54–5 Jeff Lacy RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Aug 15, 2009 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
58 Win 53–5 Omar Sheika TKO 5 (12), 1:45 Mar 21, 2009 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
57 Loss 52–5 Joe Calzaghe UD 12 Nov 8, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. For The Ring light heavyweight title
56 Win 52–4 Félix Trinidad UD 12 Jan 19, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
55 Win 51–4 Anthony Hanshaw UD 12 Jul 14, 2007 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Won vacant IBC light heavyweight title
54 Win 50–4 Prince Badi Ajamu UD 12 Jul 29, 2006 Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho, U.S. Won WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
53 Loss 49–4 Antonio Tarver UD 12 Oct 1, 2005 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, U.S. For IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles
52 Loss 49–3 Glen Johnson KO 9 (12), 0:48 Sep 25, 2004 FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. For IBF light heavyweight title
51 Loss 49–2 Antonio Tarver TKO 2 (12), 1:41 May 15, 2004 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBA (Unified), WBC, IBO, IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles;
For vacant WBF (Foundation) light heavyweight title
50 Win 49–1 Antonio Tarver MD 12 Nov 8, 2003 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles;
Won WBC and vacant WBA (Unified) light heavyweight titles
49 Win 48–1 John Ruiz UD 12 Mar 1, 2003 Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBA heavyweight title
48 Win 47–1 Clinton Woods TKO 6 (12), 1:29 Sep 7, 2002 Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon, U.S. Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF (Federation), IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
47 Win 46–1 Glen Kelly KO 7 (12), 1:55 Feb 2, 2002 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF (Federation), IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
46 Win 45–1 Julio César González UD 12 Jul 28, 2001 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO light heavyweight titles;
Won vacant WBF (Federation) and IBA light heavyweight titles
45 Win 44–1 Derrick Harmon RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Feb 24, 2001 Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO light heavyweight titles
44 Win 43–1 Eric Harding RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Sep 9, 2000 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles;
Won IBO light heavyweight title
43 Win 42–1 Richard Hall TKO 11 (12), 1:41 May 13, 2000 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles
42 Win 41–1 David Telesco UD 12 Jan 15, 2000 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles
41 Win 40–1 Reggie Johnson UD 12 Jun 5, 1999 Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles;
Won IBF light heavyweight title
40 Win 39–1 Richard Frazier TKO 2 (12), 2:59 Jan 9, 1999 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles
39 Win 38–1 Otis Grant TKO 10 (12), 1:18 Nov 14, 1998 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles
38 Win 37–1 Lou Del Valle UD 12 Jul 18, 1998 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBC light heavyweight title;
Won WBA light heavyweight title
37 Win 36–1 Virgil Hill KO 4 (12), 1:10 Apr 25, 1998 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
36 Win 35–1 Montell Griffin KO 1 (12), 2:31 Aug 7, 1997 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Won WBC light heavyweight title
35 Loss 34–1 Montell Griffin DQ 9 (12), 2:27 Mar 21, 1997 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Lost WBC light heavyweight title;
Jones disqualified for hitting Griffin after a knockdown
34 Win 34–0 Mike McCallum UD 12 Nov 22, 1996 Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBC interim light heavyweight title
33 Win 33–0 Bryant Brannon TKO 2 (12), 2:23 Oct 4, 1996 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
32 Win 32–0 Eric Lucas RTD 11 (12), 3:00 Jun 15, 1996 Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
31 Win 31–0 Merqui Sosa TKO 2 (12), 2:36 Jan 12, 1996 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
30 Win 30–0 Tony Thornton TKO 3 (12), 0:45 Sep 30, 1995 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
29 Win 29–0 Vinny Pazienza TKO 6 (12), 2:58 Jun 24, 1995 Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
28 Win 28–0 Antoine Byrd TKO 1 (12), 2:06 Mar 18, 1995 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
27 Win 27–0 James Toney UD 12 Nov 18, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won IBF super middleweight title
26 Win 26–0 Thomas Tate TKO 2 (12), 0:30 May 27, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF middleweight title
25 Win 25–0 Danny Garcia KO 6 (10), 2:59 Mar 22, 1994 University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
24 Win 24–0 Fermin Chirino UD 10 Nov 30, 1993 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
23 Win 23–0 Thulani Malinga KO 6 (10), 1:57 Aug 14, 1993 Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 Bernard Hopkins UD 12 May 22, 1993 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. Won vacant IBF middleweight title
21 Win 21–0 Glenn Wolfe TKO 1 (10), 2:23 Feb 13, 1993 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Percy Harris TKO 4 (12), 3:00 Dec 5, 1992 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Won vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 Glenn Thomas TKO 8 (10), 3:00 Aug 18, 1992 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Jorge Castro UD 10 Jun 30, 1992 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Art Serwano KO 1 (10), 1:40 Apr 3, 1992 Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Jorge Vaca KO 1 (10), 1:45 Jan 10, 1992 Paramount Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Lester Yarbrough KO 9 (10) Aug 31, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Kevin Daigle TKO 2 (10) Aug 3, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Eddie Evans TKO 3 (10) Apr 13, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Ricky Stackhouse KO 1 (10), 0:46 Jan 31, 1991 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Reggie Miller TKO 5 (10) Nov 8, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Rollin Williams KO 4 (10), 2:56 Sep 25, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Tony Waddles KO 1 (10), 2:02 Jul 14, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Waddles was billed as Derwin Richards
8 Win 8–0 Ron Johnson KO 2 (10), 2:28 May 11, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Knox Brown TKO 3 (10), 2:20 Mar 28, 1990 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Billy Mitchem TKO 2 (8), 2:57 Feb 28, 1990 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Joe Edens KO 2 (8), 2:05 Jan 8, 1990 County Fairgrounds, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 David McCluskey TKO 3 (8), 2:00 Nov 30, 1989 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Ron Amundsen TKO 7 (8), 2:43 Sep 3, 1989 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Stephan Johnson TKO 8 (8), 2:04 Jun 11, 1989 Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Ricky Randall TKO 2 (8), 2:46 May 6, 1989 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

Exhibition[edit]

1 fight 0 wins 0 losses
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Draw 0–0–1 Mike Tyson SD 8 Nov 28, 2020 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Scored by the WBC

Pay-per-view bouts[edit]

No. Date Fight Billing Buys
1 November 18, 1994 Toney vs. Jones The Uncivil War

300,000
2 September 9, 2000 Jones vs. Harding Bourbon St Brawl

140,000
3 July 28, 2001 Jones vs. Gonzalez Roy vs. Julio

200,000
4 March 1, 2003 Jones vs. Ruiz Never take a Heavyweight Lightly

602,000
5 November 8, 2003 Jones vs. Tarver Now It’s Personal

302,000
6 May 15, 2004 Jones vs. Tarver II More Than Personal

384,000
7 October 1, 2005 Jones vs. Tarver III No Excuses

440,000
8 January 19, 2008 Jones vs. Trinidad Bring on the Titans

500,000
9 November 8, 2008 Calzaghe vs. Jones Battle of the Superpowers

225,000
10 March 3, 2010 Hopkins vs. Jones II The Rivals

150,000
11 November 28, 2020 Tyson vs. Jones Lockdown Knockdown

1,600,000
Total sales 4,778,000

Music career[edit]

Roy Jones Jr.
Genres Hip hop, Southern hip hop, crunk
Years active 2001–present
Labels Body Head Entertainment

Jones started his rap music career in 2001 with his album, titled Round One: The Album and the debut single, «Y’All Must’ve Forgot». In 2004, Jones formed a group, Body Head Bangerz and released an album. The album, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, featured B.G., Juvenile, Bun B of UGK, Petey Pablo, Lil’ Flip and Mike Jones among others.

In addition, Jones has made multiple songs regarding Florida State University Athletics. Growing up in the panhandle of Florida, Jones has been a long time fan of Florida State University.[163]

Discography[edit]

Album[edit]

Album information
Round One: The Album

  • Released: February 26, 2002
  • Label: Body Head Entertainment
  • Last RIAA Certification: None
  • Singles: «Y’all Must’ve Forgot», «And Still»

With Body Head Bangerz[edit]

Album information
Body Head Bangerz: Volume One

  • Released: October 26, 2004
  • Label: Body Head Entertainment
  • Last RIAA Certification: None
  • Singles: «Can’t Be Touched», «I Smoke, I Drank (Remix)»

Solo singles[edit]

  • 2001: «Y’all Must’ve Forgot»
  • 2001: «And Still»
  • 2009: «Battle of the Super Powers»

Featured singles[edit]

  • 2004: «Can’t Be Touched»

Filmography[edit]

  • Mad TV (1995) — Himself (Episode: #104)
  • Married… with Children (1996) — Customer (Episode: Torch Song Duet)
  • The Devil’s Advocate (1997) – Himself
  • The Sentinel (1998) – Sweet Roy Williams (Episode: «Sweet Science»)
  • The Wayans Brothers (1999) – Himself (Episode: «Rope-a-Dope»)
  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003) – Captain Ballard
  • Enter the Matrix (2003) – Captain Ballard
  • Cordially Invited (2007) – Lenny Banks
  • Little Fockers (2010) — Party Parent
  • Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) – Mess Hall Unisol
  • Grudge Match (2013) – Himself
  • Southpaw (2015) – Himself
  • Creed II (2018) – Himself

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

  • Boxing record for Roy Jones Jr. from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Official website
  • Roy-Jones.net (in Russian)
Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Robert Guy 		U.S. Golden Gloves
light welterweight champion
1986 		Next:
Todd Foster
Regional boxing titles
New title WBC Continental Americas
super middleweight champion
December 5, 1992 – February 1993
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Carl Jones

Preceded by

Prince Badi Ajamu

 WBO–NABO
light heavyweight champion
July 29, 2006 – April 2007
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Otis Griffin

Vacant

Title last held by

Tavoris Cloud

WBO–NABO
light heavyweight champion
March 21, 2009 – December 2009
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Andrzej Fonfara

Vacant

Title last held by

Matamba Debatch Postolo

UBO Intercontinental
cruiserweight champion
December 10, 2011 – August 2012
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

David Radeff

Minor world boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

Drake Thadzi

IBO light heavyweight champion
September 9, 2000 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Vacant

Title last held by

Ole Klemetsen

IBA light heavyweight champion
July 28, 2001 – May 15, 2004
Vacant

Title last held by

Mark Baker

WBF (Federation)
light heavyweight champion
July 28, 2001 – February 2003
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Manuel Ossie

Vacant

Title last held by

Rachid Kanfouah

IBC light heavyweight champion
July 14, 2007 – March 2008
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Dawid Kostecki

Vacant

Title last held by

Dennis Ronert

WBU cruiserweight champion
German title
December 21, 2013 – December 2016
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Sotirios Georgikeas

Vacant

Title last held by

Marino Goles

WBF (Foundation)
cruiserweight champion
February 18, 2017 – February 8, 2018
Retired 		Vacant
Vacant

Title last held by

Sotirios Georgikeas

WBU cruiserweight champion
German title
February 8, 2018 – February 8, 2018
Retired 		Vacant

Title next held by

Tefik Bejrami

Major world boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

James Toney

IBF middleweight champion
May 22, 1993 – August 25, 1994
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Bernard Hopkins

Preceded by

James Toney

 IBF super middleweight champion
November 18, 1994 – February 20, 1997
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Charles Brewer

Vacant

Title last held by

Mike McCallum

WBC light heavyweight champion
Interim title
November 22, 1996 – January 13, 1997
Promoted 		Vacant

Title next held by

Adrian Diaconu

Preceded by

Fabrice Tiozzo
vacated

 WBC light heavyweight champion
January 13, 1997 – March 21, 1997 		Succeeded by

Montell Griffin
Preceded by

Montell Griffin

 WBC light heavyweight champion
August 7, 1997 – November 5, 1997
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Graciano Rocchigiani

Preceded by

Graciano Rocchigiani
Stripped
Demoted to interim status

 WBC light heavyweight champion
June 1998 – April 4, 2003
Stripped 		Vacant

Title next held by

Antonio Tarver

Preceded by

Lou Del Valle

 WBA light heavyweight champion
July 18, 1998 – December 2000
Promoted 		Succeeded by

Bruno Girard

as Regular champion

Preceded by

Reggie Johnson

 IBF light heavyweight champion
June 5, 1999 – November 18, 2002
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Antonio Tarver

Vacant

Title last held by

Michael Spinks

Undisputed light heavyweight champion
June 5, 1999 – November 18, 2002
Titles fragmented 		Vacant
New title WBA light heavyweight champion
Super title
December 2000 – April 15, 2003
Vacated
Unified champion from August 5, 2002 		Vacant

Title next held by

Himself

Vacant

Title last held by

Michael Spinks

The Ring light heavyweight champion
2001 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Preceded by

John Ruiz

 WBA heavyweight champion
March 1, 2003 – February 24, 2004
Vacated 		Succeeded by

John Ruiz
promoted from interim status
Vacant

Title last held by

Himself

WBA light heavyweight champion
Unified title
November 8, 2003 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Preceded by

Antonio Tarver

 WBC light heavyweight champion
November 8, 2003 – May 15, 2004
Awards
Previous:
Michael Carbajal 		The Ring Fighter of the Year
1994 		Next:
Oscar De La Hoya
Inaugural award BWAA Fighter of the Decade
1990s 		Next:
Manny Pacquiao
Previous:
George Foreman 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
1996 		Next:
Evander Holyfield
Previous:
Oscar De La Hoya 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
2000 		Next:
Félix Trinidad
Previous:
Lennox Lewis 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
2003 		Next:
Antonio Tarver
Achievements
Preceded by

Pernell Whitaker

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
April 1997 – May 1997 		Succeeded by

Oscar De La Hoya
Preceded by

Oscar De La Hoya

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
June 1999 – June 2000 		Succeeded by

Shane Mosley
Preceded by

Bernard Hopkins

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
November 2003 – June 8, 2004 		Succeeded by

Bernard Hopkins
Источник
Roy Jones Jr.
Rou Jones Jr. (cropped).jpg

Jones in 2012
Statistics
Real name Roy Levesta Jones Jr.
Nickname(s)
  • Superman
  • Junior
  • RJ
  • Captain Hook
Weight(s)
  • Middleweight
  • Super middleweight
  • Light heavyweight
  • Cruiserweight
  • Heavyweight
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Reach 74 in (188 cm)[1]
Nationality
  • American
  • Russian
Born January 16, 1969 (age 54)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 75
Wins 66
Wins by KO 47
Losses 9

Medal record

Men’s amateur boxing
National Junior Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1984 Florida Bantamweight
Golden Gloves
Gold medal – first place 1986 Iowa Light Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1987 Tennessee Light Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Nebraska Light Middleweight
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Light middleweight
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow Light welterweight

Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American former professional boxer who holds dual American and Russian citizenship.[2] He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018, and held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight, and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career at light middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title. As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the light middleweight division after one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history.[3][4]

Jones is considered by many to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound for pound, and left his mark in the sport’s history when he won the WBA heavyweight title in 2003, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years. In 1999 he became the undisputed light heavyweight champion by unifying the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles. During his prime, Jones was known for possessing exceptional hand speed, athleticism, footwork, explosiveness, punching power, movement and reflexes.

As of February 2018, Jones holds the record for the most wins in unified light heavyweight title bouts in boxing history, at twelve. He is ranked by BoxRec as the 29th greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.[5] The Ring magazine named Jones the Fighter of the Year in 1994, and the World Boxing Hall of Fame named him the Fighter of the Year for 2003. He is also a three-time winner of the Best Boxer ESPY Award (1996, 2000, and 2003). The Boxing Writers Association of America named him as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s.

Early life[edit]

Roy Jones Jr. was born to a family with a boxing tradition. His father, Roy Jones Sr., a Vietnam war veteran who was awarded a Bronze Star for valor after he rescued another soldier. Jones Sr. was a middleweight boxer as well. [6][7][8]

Amateur career[edit]

Jones won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics in the 119 lb (54 kg) weight division, the 1986 United States National Golden Gloves in the 139 lb (63 kg) division, and the 1987 United States National Golden Gloves in the 156 lb (71 kg) division. As an amateur, he ended his career with a 121–13 record.[9]

Highlights[edit]

1st place, gold medalist(s) National Golden Gloves (139 lbs), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 9–10, 1986:

  • 1/2: Defeated Derrick Rolon by decision
  • Finals: Defeated Victor Levine by decision

Goodwill Box-offs (156 lbs), Caesars Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, April 12, 1986:

  • Defeated Stanley Longstreet

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Goodwill Games (139 lbs), Moscow, Soviet Union, July 5–20, 1986:

  • 1/4: Defeated Gordon Joyce (Ireland) by unanimous decision, 5–0
  • 1/2: Lost to Igor Ruzhnikov (Soviet Union) by majority decision, 1–4

1st place, gold medalist(s) National Golden Gloves (156 lbs), Knoxville, Tennessee, April 17–18, 1987:

  • 1/8: Defeated Anthony Daley
  • 1/4: Defeated George Calderon
  • 1/2: Defeated Donald Giron by decision
  • Finals: Defeated Ray McElroy by decision

Junior World Championships (156 lbs), Havana, Cuba, June 26, 1987:

  • 1/8: Lost to Andy Liebing (East Germany) by majority decision, 1–4

U.S. National Championships (156 lbs), Olympic Sports Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 29, 1988:

  • 1/8: Lost to Frank Liles by split decision, 2–3

National Golden Gloves (156 lbs), Omaha, Nebraska, May 16–20, 1988:

  • 1/4: Defeated Hiskia Swartz by walkover
  • 1/2: Lost to Gerald McClellan by split decision, 2–3

Olympic Trials (156 lbs), Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, July 5–10, 1988:

  • 1/4: Defeated James Crisp by unanimous decision, 5–0
  • 1/2: Defeated Ray McElroy by majority decision, 4–1
  • Finals: Defeated Frank Liles by split decision, 3–2

Olympic Box-offs (156 lbs), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 16, 1988:

Olympic results[edit]

«When Jones picks up the action, he starts to look like Sugar Ray Leonard, his hands are down, he’s taunting, he is offering his face, and then dancing away as Woodhall tries to punch.»

—Ferdie Pacheco on Jones’ performance at the Olympic semifinals.[10]

Jones represented the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in the 156-pound weight class, being the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, where he won the silver medal.[11]

  • 1/16: Defeated M’tendere Makalamba (Malawi) KO 1 (1:44)
  • 1/8: Defeated Michal Franek (Czechoslovakia) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Franek was given a standing eight count in the 1st rd; and at the 2:33 of the 2nd rd)
  • 1/4: Defeated Yevgeni Zaytsev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Zaytsev suffered a broken nose in the 1st rd)
  • 1/2: Defeated Richie Woodhall (United Kingdom) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Woodhall suffered a broken nose in the 2nd rd)
  • Finals: Lost to Park Si-Hun (South Korea) by split decision, 2–3 (Park was given a standing eight count at 2:11 of the 2nd rd)

Jones did not lose a single round en route to the final. His quarterfinal match-up with Soviet boxer Yevgeni Zaytsev was the first U.S.–Soviet Olympic bout in 12 years (because each country had boycotted one Summer Olympics during that period). The final was met with controversy when Jones lost a 2–3 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun despite pummeling Park for three rounds, landing 86 punches to Park’s 32.[11] Reportedly, Park himself apologized to Jones afterward and the Italian referee Aldo Leoni, while raising Park’s hand, told Jones that he was dumbstruck by the judges’ decision, murmuring: «I can’t believe they’re doing this to you.»[3] One judge shortly thereafter admitted the decision was a mistake and all three judges voting against Jones were eventually suspended. Marv Albert, calling the bout on American television for NBC, reported that two judges from Communist countries, Hungary and the Soviet Union, scored the bout in favor of Jones, while those from Morocco and Uruguay favored Park. The fifth judge, from Uganda, scored the bout as a draw, leaving the outcome to be decided on other criteria.

An official IOC investigation ending in 1997 found that, although the offending judges had been wined and dined by South Korean organisers, there was no evidence of corruption in the boxing events in Seoul.[12] Jones was awarded the Val Barker trophy as the best stylistic boxer of the 1988 games, which was only the third and to this day the last time in the competition’s history when the award did not go to one of the gold medal winners. The Val Barker trophy is awarded by the AIBA, an organization not directly connected with the Olympic authorities. The incident led Olympic organizers to establish a new scoring system for Olympic boxing.[3]

The U.S. Olympic Committee called for an investigation in 1996 after documents belonging to East Germany’s Stasi secret police revealed reports of judges being paid to vote for South Korean boxers.[13] East Germany ended the Seoul Olympics in second place on the medal table, ahead of the United States by one gold medal.

Professional career[edit]

Early years[edit]

On turning professional, he had already sparred with many professional boxers, including NABF Champion Ronnie Essett, IBF Champion Lindell Holmes and Sugar Ray Leonard. Jones began as a professional on May 6, 1989, knocking out Ricky Randall in two rounds in Pensacola at the Bayfront Auditorium. For his next fight, he faced the more experienced Stephan Johnson in Atlantic City, beating him by a knockout in round eight.

Jones built a record of 15–0 with 15 knockouts before stepping up in class to meet former World Welterweight Champion Jorge Vaca in a Pay Per View fight on January 10, 1992. He knocked Vaca out in round one to reach 16 knockout wins in a row. After one more KO, Jones went the distance for the first time against future world champion Jorge Castro, winning a 10-round decision in front of a USA Network national audience.

Middleweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Hopkins[edit]

Jones made his first attempt at a world title on May 22, 1993. He beat future Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins by unanimous decision in Washington, D.C. to capture the IBF middleweight championship. Jones was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards (116-112 three times). Jones landed 206 of 594 punches (35%) and Hopkins connected on 153 of 670 (23%).[14] Jones claimed he had entered the bout with a broken right hand, but still managed to outpoint Hopkins and secure a unanimous decision win. Jones reminded the world of this claim on his hit single «Ya’ll Must’ve Forgot» later in his career.

For his next fight, he fought another future world champion, Thulane «Sugar Boy» Malinga, in a non-title affair. Jones beat Malinga by knockout in six rounds. Jones finished the year with another win, beating Fermin Chirino by decision. In 1994, Jones beat Danny «Popeye» Garcia by knockout in six, then retained his IBF title against Thomas Tate in two rounds at Las Vegas on May 27.

Super middleweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Toney[edit]

On November 18, 1994, Jones was set to face undefeated IBF super middleweight Champion James Toney, who was ranked highly in the «pound for pound» rankings. Toney was undefeated after 46 bouts and was rated the best in the world at 168 lbs. Billed as «The Uncivil War», Toney vs. Jones was heavily hyped and on PPV. Jones, for the first time in his career, was the underdog.

Over the course of the 12-round unanimous decision, Jones demonstrated his greatness. He danced circles around Toney, utilizing his speed and athleticism to dictate the action, and landing quick combinations whenever Toney pressured him. Jones scored a flash knockdown in the third round with a leaping left hook after goading Toney by imitating a fighting cock.[15] Ring magazine called Jones’ performance the most dominant of any big fight in 20 years. Jones landed 285 of 614 punches (46%) and Toney connected on 157 of 451 (35%). Jones was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards (117–110, 119–108 and 118–109). The fight generated 300,000 pay-per-view buys.[16][17]

Miscellaneous defenses[edit]

In 1995, Jones defended his super middleweight title successfully multiple times. He began the year by knocking out IBF #1 Antoine Byrd in round one. This was the first time a championship fight took place at Pensacola. In a fight billed as ‘The Devil & Mr Jones‘, he faced former IBF lightweight Champion Vinny Pazienza and defeated him in round six, after knocking down Pazienza three times. In the fourth round, Jones became the first fighter in CompuBox history to go an entire round without being hit by his opponent. Pazienza was credited with throwing five punches and landing zero. Pazienza was guaranteed $1.35 million, while Jones, who worked off percentages of the gate and the pay-per-view revenue, was guaranteed at least $2 million.[18][19][20] Jones then beat Tony Thornton in round three by KO three months later.[21][22][23]

In 1996, Jones maintained his winning ways, defeating Merqui Sosa by knockout in two and future world champion Eric Lucas in round 11.[24] When he boxed Lucas, he became the first athlete to participate in two paid sports events on the same day. He had played a basketball game in the morning and defended his boxing title in Jacksonville, Florida that evening. He also held a press conference in the ring just before his 3rd bout of the year, taking questions from a chair in the middle of the ring and defending his choice of Bryant Brannon as his opponent instead of Frankie Liles, his nemesis from the amateurs. He then defeated Bryant Brannon in a round two TKO.[25][26][27]

Light heavyweight champion[edit]

Jones vs McCallum[edit]

In November 1996 at Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, Jones defeated 40-year-old former three-weight world champion Mike McCallum via a shutout decision (120-107, 3 times) before a crowd of 12,000, to win the vacant Interim WBC Light Heavyweight title. Jones scored a knockdown just before the bell at the end of round 10. Jones landed 254 of 535 punches (47%) throughout the 12 rounds and McCallum connected on 209 of 651 (32%) Jones was soon upgraded to full champion by the WBC when former titlist Fabrice Tiozzo moved up to cruiserweight. Jones made $2.8 million from the fight and McCallum got $750,000.[28][29][30]

Jones vs. Griffin[edit]

In 1997 Jones had his first professional loss, a disqualification against Montell Griffin (26-0, 18 KOs) at the Taj Majal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Griffin was trained by the legendary Eddie Futch, who had taught him how to take advantage of Jones technical mistakes and lack of basic boxing fundamentals. Griffin jumped out to an early lead on Jones but by round 9 Jones was ahead on the scorecards by a point and had Griffin on the canvas early in round nine. But as Griffin took a knee on the canvas to avoid further punishment, Jones hit him twice. Subsequently, Jones was disqualified and lost his title. At the time of disqualification, Jones was ahead on two of the judges scorecards (75-76, 77-75, 76-75).[31][32]

Jones vs. Griffin II[edit]

Jones sought an immediate rematch five months later at Foxwoods Resort, Connecticut, USA and regained the World Light Heavyweight title easily, knocking Griffin down within the first 20 seconds of the fight, then ending the fight by knocking Griffin out 2 minutes and 31 seconds in with a leaping left hand shot. The fight took place in a bingo hall before a sellout crowd of 4,500. Both Jones and Griffin earned a $1.5 million purse.[33][34][35]

Career from 1998 to 2002[edit]

In 1998, Jones began by knocking out former light heavyweight and future cruiserweight champion Virgil Hill in four rounds with a huge right hand to the body that broke one of Hill’s ribs.[36][37] Jones followed that with a win against WBA light heavyweight champion Lou Del Valle, by a decision in 12 on July 18, to unify the WBC and WBA belts. Jones had to climb off the canvas for the first time in his career, as he was dropped in round eight, but continued to outbox Del Valle throughout the rest of the fight and gained a unanimous decision. Jones then followed with a defense against Otis Grant. He retained the crown by knocking Grant out in ten rounds.[38][39][40]

Jones began 1999 by knocking out the WBC number one ranked contender at the time, Rick Frazier. On June 5 of that year, Jones beat IBF champion Reggie Johnson by a lopsided 12-round decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion, as well as the first to unify the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles at that weight since Michael Spinks in 1983. Jones dropped Johnson in the first round and hard in the third round, but backed off and allowed Reggie to finish the fight.

The year 2000 began with Jones easily beating the hard-punching David Telesco via a 12-round decision on January 15, at Radio City Music Hall to retain his titles. Jones reportedly fractured his wrist a few weeks before this fight and fought almost exclusively one-handed. He entered the ring surrounded by the famous group of dancers, The Rockettes. His next fight was also a first time boxing event for a venue, as he traveled to Indianapolis and retained his title with an 11-round technical knockout over Richard Hall at the Conseco Fieldhouse. Jones ended 2000 with a 10-round stoppage of undefeated Eric Harding in New Orleans.[41]

In 2001, Jones released Round One: The Album, a rap CD. That year he retained the title against Derrick Harmon by a knockout in ten and against future world champion Julio César González of Mexico by a 12-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 20,409. The three judges scored it (119-106, 118-107, 119-106) all for Jones. Jones knocked Gonzalez down in rounds one, five and twelve and earned a $1.5 million purse. Jones landed 192 of 375 punches (51%) whilst Gonzalez connected on a very low 91 of 609 (15%).[42]

In 2002, Jones retained his title by knocking out Australian boxer Glen Kelly in seven rounds. Jones put both hands behind his back. As Kelly moved in behind a jab, Jones went over the jab with a right to the head. Kelly went down and was counted out. Jones landed 124 of 249 punches (50%) and Kelly connected on 42 of 171 (25%). Before this bout, Jones was awarded The Ring Championship belt.[43]

Jones then defeated future world champion, WBC #1 Clinton Woods by technical knockout before a crowd of 16,229. He performed a song from his CD during his ring entrance. The bout was stopped in round 6 after Woods’ corner threw in the towel. Jones landed 140 of 300 punches (47%) and Woods connected on 39 of 166 (23%).[44][45]

Heavyweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Ruiz[edit]

On March 1, 2003, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas,[46] Jones defeated John Ruiz, the man who defeated an aging Evander Holyfield, for the WBA Heavyweight title in front of 15,300 fans. Jones officially weighed in at 193 lb (88 kg)[47] and Ruiz at 226 lb (103 kg). Jones became the first former middleweight title holder to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years.[48] Jones also became the first fighter to start his career as a light middleweight and win a heavyweight title,[49] and the second reigning light heavyweight champion after Michael Spinks in 1985 to move up in weight and claim a major heavyweight championship in his first fight in the division. Jones was guaranteed $10 million against 60% of the profits. Ruiz had no guarantee. He received 40% of the profits, which he had to share with promoter Don King. Jones won on all three scorecards (116-112, 118-110 & 117-111).[45][50][51] According to Mark Taffet, HBO’s Senior Vice-President of Sports Operations and Pay-Per-View, the fight generated 602,000 pay-per-view buys.

Return to light heavyweight[edit]

Jones vs. Tarver[edit]

Jones chose to return to the light heavyweight division and on November 8, 2003, he defeated Antonio Tarver to retain the IBO and The Ring Light Heavyweight Championships, win Tarver’s WBC title, and win the vacant WBA (Unified) title.[52] Jones appeared a lot weaker after coming back down to the light heavyweight division, losing the muscle he gained for the heavyweight fight seemed to have taken a toll on his aging body and his cat-like reflexes appeared diminished. Jones won by majority decision, the judges giving him 117–111, 116–112 and 114–114.[52][53][54][55]

Fall from grace[edit]

Jones vs. Tarver II[edit]

On May 15, 2004, Jones faced Tarver in a rematch. Jones was heavily favored to win, but Tarver knocked him down at 1:31 of the second round. Jones had won the first round (Tarver only landed two punches in the first round), but in the second, as Jones tried a combination, he was caught by a big counter left hook from Tarver. Jones got on his feet by the count, but for the first time in his career was ruled unable to continue by referee Jay Nady.[56][57]

Jones vs. Johnson[edit]

On September 25, 2004, Jones attempted to win the IBF light heavyweight title from Glen Johnson in a match in Memphis, Tennessee.[58] Johnson knocked out Jones 49 seconds into the ninth round. Jones lay on the canvas for three minutes after being counted out.[59] Johnson was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards at the time of the knockout (77–75, 77–75, 78–74) and had landed 118 punches to Jones’s 75.[60][61] Jones used the ring’s canvas that night as a billboard for his upcoming rap CD, which came out November 1.

Jones vs. Tarver III[edit]

After almost a year away from the ring, focusing on training and working as an analyst for HBO Boxing, Jones scheduled a third fight with Antonio Tarver, on October 1, 2005, a sellout crowd of 20,895 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, which aired on HBO PPV. For only the second time in his career, Jones was considered an underdog going into the fight.

Tarver won by unanimous decision (117–111, 116–112, 116–112) and had Jones out on his feet in the 11th round. Tarver landed 158 of 620 punches (25%) and Jones connected on 85 of 320 (27%). Despite being clearly behind from early in the contest, there was little urgency in either Jones’ corner or his performance as he seemed content to make it to the end of the fight following his back-to-back knockout losses.[62][63]

In the post-fight interview with ESPN’s Brian Kenny, Jones said that he would like to fight again. He would welcome a fourth bout with Tarver or another duel with Johnson. The fighters earned in excess of $4 million apiece plus a share of pay-per-view revenues, with the fight generating 440,000 pay-per-view buys.[64]

Fallout with HBO[edit]

After the loss in the third Tarver bout, Jones resumed his duties as a commentator for HBO World Championship Boxing, calling the Floyd Mayweather Jr.–Sharmba Mitchell fight on November 19, 2005, and the Jermain Taylor–Bernard Hopkins rematch on December 3, 2005. His return to the network was short-lived, as Jones was let go from his ringside analyst role in January 2006. HBO cited his reported lack of commitment to attending the network’s production meetings.[65] Jones returned as a guest analyst for several bouts in 2010, and HBO brought him back the next year as their analyst for Boxing After Dark.[65]

Comeback trail[edit]

Back to winning ways[edit]

Jones took on Prince Badi Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs) on July 29, 2006, at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. Jones defeated Ajamu by a unanimous decision (119-106, 3 times), winning the WBO NABO light heavyweight title.[66] Ajamu won the first round on all three official scorecards, however it was the only round he won. Ajamu also lost two points for repeated low blows in round seven and one more in round eight.[67]

Next up for Jones was the undefeated 29 year old Anthony Hanshaw (24-0-1, 14 KOs), on July 14, 2007, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Hanshaw was ranked 11th by the IBF at super middleweight.[68][69] Hanshaw was knocked down in the 11th round. Jones won the bout by unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 118-109) to claim the vacant International Boxing Council light heavyweight title.[70][71]

Jones vs. Trinidad[edit]

Jones promoting his fight against Trinidad, 2007

On January 19, 2008, Jones faced former three-weight world champion Félix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Trinidad had also won the WBA Middleweight Title by defeating then Champion William Joppy. The bout was fought at a catchweight of 170 lbs.[72] Jones had a noticeable size and speed advantage, and in round seven, a short right hand to the temple dropped Trinidad to his knees.[73] Jones fired a combination in the tenth round to send Trinidad down once more.[74] Jones won the fight by scores of 117–109 and 116–110 (twice).[75] This was the first time a former heavyweight champion returned to fight successfully at 170 lbs. The fight generated 500,000 pay-per-view buys and $25 million in domestic television revenue. This was also the last fight of Trinidad’s career.[76][77]

Jones vs. Calzaghe[edit]

After Joe Calzaghe’s split from promoter Frank Warren, it was officially announced that Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe had reached an agreement to fight for The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship in New York City at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2008, on HBO PPV. However, Calzaghe claimed injury to his right hand in training, so the fight had to be postponed a couple of weeks, with November 8 being set as the new date.[78]

In the first round, Jones caught Calzaghe with an uppercut and knocked him down, as well as cutting the Welshman on the bridge of the nose. However, Jones failed to capitalize on the knock down. In the 2nd round Calzaghe began to control the action and dominated Jones throughout the remainder of the fight. As the fight progressed Jones absorbed more and more punishment and suffered a cut over his left eye. Jones’ corner, who had never seen Roy cut before, didn’t know how to properly handle the situation and blood covered the left side of his face. Ultimately, Jones lost by unanimous decision, winning only one round (10-8 in the first) on the 3 official judges cards. There was a crowd of 14,152. The fight generated 225,000 pay-per-view buys.[79][80][81] It was reported that Calzaghe was paid $10 million from the fight. The fight aired in the UK on Setanta Sports after 4.30am local time, peaking at 500,000 viewers.[82]

Jones vs. Sheika[edit]

It was announced that Jones would next fight Omar Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs) on March 21, 2009, at the Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida.[83] Jones defeated Sheika via fifth-round technical knockout to claim the vacant WBO NABO light heavyweight title.[84] The fight was the main event of a pay-per-view titled «March Badness«, which included both boxing and mixed martial arts matches. Sheika had previously defeated Glen Johnson, who had knocked out Jones in 2004 and came into this fight having lost six of his last ten bouts. It was only his second fight since September 2005. Jones came in ranked as the #6 light heavyweight in the world by The Ring.[85]

Jones vs. Lacy[edit]

Jones celebrating his victory over Lacy, 2009

On August 15, 2009, Jones beat former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) in 10 rounds after Lacy’s corner stopped the fight. The fight, billed as «Hook City«, going off the boxers nicknames of ‘Captain Hook‘ and ‘Left Hook‘, took place at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[86] Lacy had never been knocked out or stopped before. Lacy had tried to pin Jones on the ropes throughout the fight, but Jones was unaffected by the tactic and seemed more worried about playing to the crowd than about Lacy’s punches. There was a discussion in Lacy’s corner after the ninth round about stopping it, but Lacy, convinced his team to give him another round. Jones landed 249 of 500 punches (50%) while Lacy connected on 104 of 429 (24%). Jones was ahead on all three judges scorecards at the time of stoppage (99-91, 100-89, 98-92).[87][88]

Consecutive defeats[edit]

Jones vs. Green[edit]

In December 2009, Roy Jones was set to face Australian boxer Danny Green in Sydney, Australia. In the weeks leading up to this fight, there were reports in the newspapers indicating difficulties getting Roy’s sparring partners into Australia.[89] Then on December 2, 2009, following an extensive pre-fight delay due to hand wrap protests, Danny Green defeated Jones via first-round TKO. Jones was initially gracious in his humbling defeat, stating that «We don’t make excuses, it was a great performance by Danny.»[90] However, less than a month later, Jones would launch a formal complaint, accusing Green of using illegal hand wraps and demanding his loss be overturned, though the decision was upheld.[91] Though Jones’ rematch with Hopkins looked to be in trouble following Jones’ loss, the two sides would officially come to an agreement in February 2010 for an April 3 bout.[92]

Jones vs. Hopkins II[edit]

Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) met in a rematch bout, on April 3, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, 17 years after their first fight.[93] Jones entered with a record of 5-5 in his previous ten bouts dating back to May 2004 whilst Hopkins came in 4-1 since June 2006. After going the distance, Hopkins was awarded with a unanimous decision (118-109, 117-110 twice). Hopkins landed 184 of 526 punches (35%), while Jones connected on 82 of 274 (30%). Hopkins collapsed to his knees in his dressing room, drained from a brutal fight and exhausted by the end of his 17-year wait for revenge against Jones. The fight generated 150,000 pay-per-view buys.[94]

Jones vs. Lebedev[edit]

In February 2011, Vladimir Hryunov confirmed that negotiations were taking place for Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KOs) to fight Jones in Moscow. Lebedev had just come off a controversial split decision loss to Marco Huck. At the time, Lebedev was ranked #4 at cruiserweight by The Ring.[95] On 24 March, a deal had been agreed which would see Jones earn a $500,000 purse.[96] The fight, a 10-round bout, which was billed as the «Battle of Two Empires» was announced to take place on May 22 at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye.[97] 2,000 tickets were reportedly sold on the day of release. The promoters expected a sell out.[98]

Lebedev knocked Jones out with 2 seconds left in their 10-round bout. After round 9, the scorecards read (87–84, 85–86, 90–81). The controversy arose when Lebedev punched Jones, when it was, to some, clear that Jones was not responsive and was out on his feet. The final punch put Jones out cold on the canvas and he did not regain his senses for more than 5 minutes amid active medical help.[99] After the bout, Lebedev said that he had nothing to be sorry about.[100][101][102] Referee Steve Smoger was also accused of incompetence because he did not stop the fight even though Jones could no longer defend himself which led to Jones taking unnecessary damage.[103] In a statement following the fight, Smoger said, «I didn’t stop the fight because there were only a matter of seconds remaining in the fight and it seemed that Roy was pretending, trying to trick his opponent. He did this repeatedly in the fight. So I thought Jones was doing the same thing here, trying to deceive Lebedev in the final seconds of the fight in order to lure Denis in to land a big punch [which Jones managed to do in the previous round].»[104] Jones, when asked about his feelings on the punch responded «I forgive him».[105]

Cruiserweight[edit]

Jones vs. Alexander[edit]

Jones won a 10-round unanimous decision against Max Alexander on December 10, 2011, in Atlanta, snapping a three-match losing streak, and winning the Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) Intercontinental cruiserweight championship.[106][107] The three judges scored the bout all in Jones’ favour (100-90, 100-90 & 99-91). Jones rarely pressed over the first seven rounds, but put together several combinations in the eighth and 10th rounds to beat Alexander. After the fight, Jones said, «I’m feeling wonderful. I want a cruiserweight title, the world title», said Jones, who weighed in at 189 pounds. «This is just a start. I’m not through yet.»[108] The fight was aired live on Internet PPV channel Ustream for $9.99.[109]

Jones vs. Głażewski[edit]

Jones was due to fight Polish boxer Dawid Kostecki (39-1, 25 KOs) in a ten-round bout at Atlas Arena, Poland on June 30.[110] Days before the fight, Kostecki was arrested on June 19 in order to begin serving a 2 and a half year prison sentence for a prior conviction of running a prostitution ring.[111][112] Jones negotiated his deal with 12 Knockout Promotions, the fight’s promoter, he was assured that Kostecki would not start serving his sentence until after the fight. 12 Knockout Promotions tried to secure a temporary release for Kostecki but were unsuccessful. Paweł Głażewski (17-0, 4 KOs), who was on standby all week, stepped in as a replacement. Jones defeated Głażewski by split decision (96-93, 94-95 & 96-94).[113] There was some controversy from the decision. Many believed due to Jones being lined up to challenge then-WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Włodarczyk, he was given the decision.[114]

Jones vs. Benmakhlouf[edit]

On December 21, 2013, Jones defeated Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf (17-3-1, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision for the vacant WBU cruiserweight title at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia.[115] The fight was billed as a «Winner Takes All» match, with the winner receiving the entire purse.[116] Benmakhlouf took a knee after Jones wobbled him with a left hook early in the third round.[117] The judges scored the bout 120-108, 119-109 and 118-111.[118][119]

Miscellaneous fights[edit]

Jones, fighting at the Ķīpsala International Exhibition Centre in Latvia, defeated Courtney Fry (18-5-0) via RTD in the 5th round on July 26, 2014. Jones was ahead on all three judges scorecards by the end of the fourth round, (50-44, 50-44 & 50-45).[120] On September 26, 2014, Jones defeated Hany Atiyo via 1st-round KO after 75 seconds. This fight took place in front of a sold-out crowd at The Basket Hall in Krasnodar, Russia.[121][122] This was a second straight stoppage and fifth consecutive victory for Jones.[123] Jones’ next bout, for the first time 4 years, took place in USA at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina, and ultimately saw him defeat Willy Williams via 2nd-round TKO.[124] Near the end of the same month on March 28, Jones was again back in the ring, this time against Paul Vasquez (10-6-1, 3 KOs), defeating him via 1st-round TKO for the WBU (German Version) cruiserweight title at the Pensacola Bay Center in Florida.[125] On August 16, 2015, Jones scored his 62nd professional victory and 45th knockout win by defeating Eric Watkins via 6th-round KO.[126][127]

Jones vs. Maccarinelli[edit]

On October 28, 2015, it was announced that Jones would be fighting former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli, 35, who had a career record of 40 wins and 7 losses, for the WBA ‘super’ world cruiserweight title. However, this was a ‘false rumour’. It was however announced that they would fight on December 12, 2015, in a non-title cruiserweight battle.[128] This was Jones’ first fight since being granted Russian citizenship and he was going into it with 8 straight victories, with the last 4 inside the distance.[2] The fight took place at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow.

After an evenly matched 3 rounds, the 4th round started more in Maccarinelli’s favour. Halfway through the round, Maccarinelli dropped Jones with an uppercut. Jones beat the count and carried on for 10–12 seconds more with his gloves to his face, eating several more uppercuts. Against the ropes, he then absorbed a huge right hook which caused him to stiffen and fall face down on the canvas. Referee Ingo Barrabas waved off the fight in what was Jones’ 9th career defeat, the 5th by KO.[129]

Jones vs. Phillips[edit]

On March 20, 2016, Jones fought in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Celebrity Theatre against 33-year-old MMA fighter Vyron Phillips, who had won the right to fight him after having been selected through a vote on Facebook. Phillips, who fought in his first boxing match, was 5-3 in MMA bouts and 6-1 as an amateur boxer. Phillips would have received $100,000 if he had knocked Jones out, but was knocked down in the second round by Jones.[130] The referee then stopped the fight.[131]

Jones vs. Moore[edit]

Square Ring Promotions announced on July 29, Jones would return to his hometown, Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida, on August 13 against journeyman «Rockin'» Rodney Moore (17-11-2, 7 KOs) in a cruiserweight bout. The fight headlined the «Island Fights 38» card, an ongoing series that combines boxing matches and MMA bouts on the same show. Jones last fought in Pensacola in March 2015, when he knocked out Paul Vasquez in the first round. Moore did not fight between 2005 and 2012 and has lost nine consecutive fights, although only one of them came by knockout. That was a second-round stoppage to top cruiserweight contender Murat Gassiev 13 months ago.[132] On fight night, in front of more than 5,000 fans in attendance, in a slow-paced affair, Jones won a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision with shutout scores of 100-90 on all three cards.[133]

It was noted that Jones incurred a tear in his right biceps in round five and fought the rest of the bout one handed and admitted after the bout the healing time required for his torn right biceps probably meant the end of his long career.[134] In October, Jones stated his intentions to continue fighting on and not retiring from the sport.[135]

Jones vs. Gunn[edit]

On December 2, 2016, David Feldman Promotions confirmed a fight between Jones and undefeated bare-knuckle fighter and former world title challenger Bobby Gunn would be announced for February 17, 2017, for the vacant World Boxing Foundation Cruiserweight championship at a press conference on December 6 at the Chase Center in Delaware. At the time of announcement, Gunn was a former IBA cruiserweight champion and bare-knuckle heavyweight champion, with a record of 72-0 with 72 knockouts.[136] The fight was made official at the press conference on December 7. Jones spoke of his long-awaited desire to fight Gunn, «I always do things that people don’t expect me to do. I promised Bobby a long time ago that I would give him the opportunity, and I am a man of my word. Come February 17th, I am going to shock the world again.»[137][138] At the official weigh-in Jones came in 199 pounds and Gunn weighed in lighter at 197.4 pounds.[139] In a slow-paced fight, Jones stopped Gunn in the beginning of the 8th round, before Gunn had even left his corner, to win the vacant World Boxing Foundation cruiserweight title. Gunn injured his nose and was out boxed by Jones throughout seven rounds. In the post fight, Jones and Gunn both embraced.

Jones spoke about his desire to continue his boxing career further, «Anything is possible, I’m not going to make an immediate decision. Why would I stop when I looked that good though?… I want a shot at a cruiserweight title … I do intend on fighting and we’ll see what happens in the future. I looked good.»[140][141] Jones later told On The Ropes Boxing Radio, «Yeah I think it’s my last year in boxing, and I tell people all the time.» Hinting he may retire at the end of 2017.[142] On December 3, 2017, after Miguel Cotto’s farewell fight re-iterated his desire to continue boxing.[143]

Retirement[edit]

Jones vs. Sigmon[edit]

On December 30, 2017, Jones announced that he would return to the Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida to headline the Island Fights 46 on February 8, 2018. Jones had previously headlined Island Fights, which is a show that included both boxing and MMA bouts. Speaking of the event, Jones said, «My last day at the Bay. It’s my last one for the bayfront … Civic Center, Pensacola, Bayfront Arena, whatever you want to call it. So if you want to come to see my last day in Pensacola, be there February 8. That’s my last one there.» He stated it would be his final fight.[144][145] Jones announced Scott Sigmon (30-11-1, 16 KOs) as his opponent for the 10 round bout.[146] Jones ended his boxing career defeating Sigmon via a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision, also winning the vacant World Boxing Union cruiserweight title in the process. All three judges scored the fight 98-92 in favour of Jones.[147][148] Jones started off the better boxer landed upper cuts and hooks and remained in control throughout the fight. Jones landed an uppercut in round 5 which knocked Sigmon’s mouthpiece out. In round 6, Sigmon began throwing more punches, although they were weak combinations easily blocked by Jones. Jones was also able to counter most of the shots Sigmon threw.[149][150]

After the fight, Jones stated he had fought with a bicep injury. He also called for a boxing match against 42-year-old former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. In the post-fight interview, he said, «I knew Scott was tough, I knew Scott was game and I knew Scott would keep coming. However, I don’t make excuses, but last week I tore my biceps in my left arm again and I refused to pull out. Other than that [fight], chapter closed.» Jones retired after 75 professional fights over 29 years; 66 wins, 47 coming inside the distance and 9 losses.[151][152]

Jones vs. Pettis[edit]

On February 6, 2023, it was announced that Jones would take on former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis on April 1. The bout is set to take place is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the hometown of Pettis.[153]

Exhibition bout[edit]

It was announced in July 2020 that Jones had signed a contract to face former undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, in an eight-round exhibition fight. The bout—officially sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC)—was initially scheduled to take place on September 12 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California,[154] however, the date was pushed back to November 28 in order to maximize revenue for the event. The fight lasted the full 8 rounds, and was declared a draw.[155]

Personal life[edit]

Jones was born in Pensacola, Florida.[156] His mother, Carol, was warm and easy-going, whereas his father, Roy Sr., was much like a Marine Drill Instructor with respect to his son. A decorated Vietnam veteran, ex-club fighter and retired aircraft engineer who had taken up hog farming, Roy Sr. was harsh on his son from early on, taunting the child, «sparring» with him, enraging him, yelling at him and abusing him, often for 20 minutes at a time. Roy Jr. lived in constant fear of his father’s verbal and physical violence against him.[157]

Jones described his childhood in Sports Illustrated: «After a while I didn’t care about gettin’ hurt or dyin’ anymore. I was in pain all day, every day, I was so scared of my father. He’d pull up in his truck and start lookin’ for something I’d done wrong. There was no escape, no excuse, no way out of nothin’. … Getting’ hurt or dyin’ might’ve been better than the life I was livin’. … Used to think about killin’ myself anyway.»[157]

Roy Sr. ran his own boxing gym, to which he devoted all his available time and financial resources. He offered direction to numerous youths and steered many of them away from trouble. Roy Sr. did everything possible to expand the program and help more kids. But toward his own son he was merciless, driving Roy Jr. to the brink of exhaustion, screaming at him in front of all the other fighters and assaulting him.»[157]

Using his birds as an image for his own predicament, Jones said in the same Sports Illustrated piece: «I spent all my life in my dad’s cage. I could never be 100 percent of who I am until I left it. But because of him, nothing bothers me. I’ll never face anything stronger and harder than what I already have.»[157]

On August 19, 2015, Roy Jones Jr. met with Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, Crimea, to ask for Russian citizenship. Jones stated that he often visited Russia for business activity, and a passport would avoid inconvenient rides.[158] Jones was granted Russian citizenship on September 12.[159] He was banned from entering Ukraine after arriving to Russian-occupied Crimea from Russia.[160][161]

Jones and his wife have three children. Their eldest son, Roy III, played basketball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev.[162]

Fighting style[edit]

Jones was known for his unique and unorthodox fighting style that defied many of boxing’s oldest traditions. His style relied heavily on his great hand speed, quickness, reflexes, ring IQ and knockout power which were often the deciding factors in most of his fights during his prime. He had such hand speed that he could often throw hooks in rapid succession. He was nicknamed «Captain Hook», because he would deliver four or five hooks in a row from different angles. But he would also mix it up with a variety of punches to keep his opponents guessing.

Jones’ style often saw him with his hands down and relying on head movement to evade his opponent’s punches. He used his cat-like reflexes to bob and weave, slip and counter his opponent. Jones was a master at this sort of style, and used this to his advantage by sticking his chin out to bait his opponents into hitting him, only to pull back and counter the off-balance opponent with his own punches.

He also rarely led with the jab and instead was known for leading with leaping left hooks or the right cross. Immediately after his second fight with Montell Griffin, former heavyweight champion George Foreman remarked that Jones did not need a jab to setup his punches due to his extraordinary quickness and that he is probably the only boxer in history he could say that about. He has also been quoted as saying that Jones, «hits like a heavyweight and moves like a lightweight.»[citation needed]

Jones is also said to have integrated cockfighting into his boxing style, often using exaggerated feints to catch his opponents off-balance. He also had the ability to land punches from odd angles that his opponents failed to see and his unusual style was very difficult to adjust to for most opponents who often struggled to find sparring partners that could mimic his unique style. Boxer Montell Griffin, who faced Jones twice at 175 lbs and sparred with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 140 lbs said, «Floyd was no comparison as far as speed. Roy was much faster.»[citation needed]

In 1996, High Frequency Boxing’s John DiMaio wrote «The early evidence points toward the real possibility that Jones is the greatest talent this sport has ever seen. His skill so dwarfs that of his nearest ranked opposition … that providing competitive opponents is a more challenging dilemma than the fights themselves.» The expert opinion of Boxing magazine’s editor, Bert Sugar, is provided on Jones’ website: «He possesses the fastest hands in boxing with lightning fast moves and explosive power in both hands.» After Mike MacCallum lost the World Boxing Council light heavyweight crown to Roy Jones in a 1996 unanimous decision, he called Jones «the greatest fighter of all time.»[citation needed]

Boxing record[edit]

Professional[edit]

75 fights 66 wins 9 losses
By knockout 47 5
By decision 19 3
By disqualification 0 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
76 — — Anthony Pettis — – (8) Apr 1, 2023 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
75 Win 66–9 Scott Sigmon UD 10 Feb 8, 2018 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
74 Win 65–9 Bobby Gunn TKO 8 (12), 0:07 Feb 17, 2017 Chase Center, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Won vacant WBF (Foundation) cruiserweight title
73 Win 64–9 Rodney Moore UD 10 Aug 13, 2016 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
72 Win 63–9 Vyron Phillips TKO 2 (6), 2:30 Mar 20, 2016 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
71 Loss 62–9 Enzo Maccarinelli KO 4 (10), 1:59 Dec 12, 2015 VTB Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia
70 Win 62–8 Eric Watkins KO 6 (10), 2:59 Aug 16, 2015 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
69 Win 61–8 Paul Vasquez TKO 1 (12), 3:00 Mar 28, 2015 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
68 Win 60–8 Willie Williams TKO 2 (10), 2:38 Mar 6, 2015 Cabarrus Arena, Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
67 Win 59–8 Hany Atiyo KO 1 (12), 1:15 Sep 26, 2014 Basket-Hall, Krasnodar, Russia Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
66 Win 58–8 Courtney Fry RTD 5 (12), 3:00 Jul 26, 2014 Ķīpsala International Exhibition Centre, Riga, Latvia Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
65 Win 57–8 Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf UD 12 Dec 21, 2013 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
64 Win 56–8 Paweł Głażewski SD 10 Jun 30, 2012 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
63 Win 55–8 Max Alexander UD 10 Dec 10, 2011 Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Won vacant UBO Intercontinental cruiserweight title
62 Loss 54–8 Denis Lebedev KO 10 (10), 2:58 May 21, 2011 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
61 Loss 54–7 Bernard Hopkins UD 12 Apr 3, 2010 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
60 Loss 54–6 Danny Green TKO 1 (12), 2:02 Dec 2, 2009 Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia For IBO cruiserweight title
59 Win 54–5 Jeff Lacy RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Aug 15, 2009 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
58 Win 53–5 Omar Sheika TKO 5 (12), 1:45 Mar 21, 2009 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
57 Loss 52–5 Joe Calzaghe UD 12 Nov 8, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. For The Ring light heavyweight title
56 Win 52–4 Félix Trinidad UD 12 Jan 19, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
55 Win 51–4 Anthony Hanshaw UD 12 Jul 14, 2007 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Won vacant IBC light heavyweight title
54 Win 50–4 Prince Badi Ajamu UD 12 Jul 29, 2006 Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho, U.S. Won WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
53 Loss 49–4 Antonio Tarver UD 12 Oct 1, 2005 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, U.S. For IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles
52 Loss 49–3 Glen Johnson KO 9 (12), 0:48 Sep 25, 2004 FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. For IBF light heavyweight title
51 Loss 49–2 Antonio Tarver TKO 2 (12), 1:41 May 15, 2004 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBA (Unified), WBC, IBO, IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles;
For vacant WBF (Foundation) light heavyweight title
50 Win 49–1 Antonio Tarver MD 12 Nov 8, 2003 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles;
Won WBC and vacant WBA (Unified) light heavyweight titles
49 Win 48–1 John Ruiz UD 12 Mar 1, 2003 Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBA heavyweight title
48 Win 47–1 Clinton Woods TKO 6 (12), 1:29 Sep 7, 2002 Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon, U.S. Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF (Federation), IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
47 Win 46–1 Glen Kelly KO 7 (12), 1:55 Feb 2, 2002 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF (Federation), IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
46 Win 45–1 Julio César González UD 12 Jul 28, 2001 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO light heavyweight titles;
Won vacant WBF (Federation) and IBA light heavyweight titles
45 Win 44–1 Derrick Harmon RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Feb 24, 2001 Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO light heavyweight titles
44 Win 43–1 Eric Harding RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Sep 9, 2000 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles;
Won IBO light heavyweight title
43 Win 42–1 Richard Hall TKO 11 (12), 1:41 May 13, 2000 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles
42 Win 41–1 David Telesco UD 12 Jan 15, 2000 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles
41 Win 40–1 Reggie Johnson UD 12 Jun 5, 1999 Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles;
Won IBF light heavyweight title
40 Win 39–1 Richard Frazier TKO 2 (12), 2:59 Jan 9, 1999 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles
39 Win 38–1 Otis Grant TKO 10 (12), 1:18 Nov 14, 1998 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles
38 Win 37–1 Lou Del Valle UD 12 Jul 18, 1998 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBC light heavyweight title;
Won WBA light heavyweight title
37 Win 36–1 Virgil Hill KO 4 (12), 1:10 Apr 25, 1998 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
36 Win 35–1 Montell Griffin KO 1 (12), 2:31 Aug 7, 1997 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Won WBC light heavyweight title
35 Loss 34–1 Montell Griffin DQ 9 (12), 2:27 Mar 21, 1997 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Lost WBC light heavyweight title;
Jones disqualified for hitting Griffin after a knockdown
34 Win 34–0 Mike McCallum UD 12 Nov 22, 1996 Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBC interim light heavyweight title
33 Win 33–0 Bryant Brannon TKO 2 (12), 2:23 Oct 4, 1996 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
32 Win 32–0 Eric Lucas RTD 11 (12), 3:00 Jun 15, 1996 Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
31 Win 31–0 Merqui Sosa TKO 2 (12), 2:36 Jan 12, 1996 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
30 Win 30–0 Tony Thornton TKO 3 (12), 0:45 Sep 30, 1995 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
29 Win 29–0 Vinny Pazienza TKO 6 (12), 2:58 Jun 24, 1995 Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
28 Win 28–0 Antoine Byrd TKO 1 (12), 2:06 Mar 18, 1995 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
27 Win 27–0 James Toney UD 12 Nov 18, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won IBF super middleweight title
26 Win 26–0 Thomas Tate TKO 2 (12), 0:30 May 27, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF middleweight title
25 Win 25–0 Danny Garcia KO 6 (10), 2:59 Mar 22, 1994 University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
24 Win 24–0 Fermin Chirino UD 10 Nov 30, 1993 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
23 Win 23–0 Thulani Malinga KO 6 (10), 1:57 Aug 14, 1993 Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 Bernard Hopkins UD 12 May 22, 1993 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. Won vacant IBF middleweight title
21 Win 21–0 Glenn Wolfe TKO 1 (10), 2:23 Feb 13, 1993 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Percy Harris TKO 4 (12), 3:00 Dec 5, 1992 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Won vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 Glenn Thomas TKO 8 (10), 3:00 Aug 18, 1992 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Jorge Castro UD 10 Jun 30, 1992 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Art Serwano KO 1 (10), 1:40 Apr 3, 1992 Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Jorge Vaca KO 1 (10), 1:45 Jan 10, 1992 Paramount Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Lester Yarbrough KO 9 (10) Aug 31, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Kevin Daigle TKO 2 (10) Aug 3, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Eddie Evans TKO 3 (10) Apr 13, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Ricky Stackhouse KO 1 (10), 0:46 Jan 31, 1991 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Reggie Miller TKO 5 (10) Nov 8, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Rollin Williams KO 4 (10), 2:56 Sep 25, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Tony Waddles KO 1 (10), 2:02 Jul 14, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Waddles was billed as Derwin Richards
8 Win 8–0 Ron Johnson KO 2 (10), 2:28 May 11, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Knox Brown TKO 3 (10), 2:20 Mar 28, 1990 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Billy Mitchem TKO 2 (8), 2:57 Feb 28, 1990 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Joe Edens KO 2 (8), 2:05 Jan 8, 1990 County Fairgrounds, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 David McCluskey TKO 3 (8), 2:00 Nov 30, 1989 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Ron Amundsen TKO 7 (8), 2:43 Sep 3, 1989 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Stephan Johnson TKO 8 (8), 2:04 Jun 11, 1989 Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Ricky Randall TKO 2 (8), 2:46 May 6, 1989 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

Exhibition[edit]

1 fight 0 wins 0 losses
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Draw 0–0–1 Mike Tyson SD 8 Nov 28, 2020 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Scored by the WBC

Pay-per-view bouts[edit]

No. Date Fight Billing Buys
1 November 18, 1994 Toney vs. Jones The Uncivil War

300,000
2 September 9, 2000 Jones vs. Harding Bourbon St Brawl

140,000
3 July 28, 2001 Jones vs. Gonzalez Roy vs. Julio

200,000
4 March 1, 2003 Jones vs. Ruiz Never take a Heavyweight Lightly

602,000
5 November 8, 2003 Jones vs. Tarver Now It’s Personal

302,000
6 May 15, 2004 Jones vs. Tarver II More Than Personal

384,000
7 October 1, 2005 Jones vs. Tarver III No Excuses

440,000
8 January 19, 2008 Jones vs. Trinidad Bring on the Titans

500,000
9 November 8, 2008 Calzaghe vs. Jones Battle of the Superpowers

225,000
10 March 3, 2010 Hopkins vs. Jones II The Rivals

150,000
11 November 28, 2020 Tyson vs. Jones Lockdown Knockdown

1,600,000
Total sales 4,778,000

Music career[edit]

Roy Jones Jr.
Genres Hip hop, Southern hip hop, crunk
Years active 2001–present
Labels Body Head Entertainment

Jones started his rap music career in 2001 with his album, titled Round One: The Album and the debut single, «Y’All Must’ve Forgot». In 2004, Jones formed a group, Body Head Bangerz and released an album. The album, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, featured B.G., Juvenile, Bun B of UGK, Petey Pablo, Lil’ Flip and Mike Jones among others.

In addition, Jones has made multiple songs regarding Florida State University Athletics. Growing up in the panhandle of Florida, Jones has been a long time fan of Florida State University.[163]

Discography[edit]

Album[edit]

Album information
Round One: The Album

  • Released: February 26, 2002
  • Label: Body Head Entertainment
  • Last RIAA Certification: None
  • Singles: «Y’all Must’ve Forgot», «And Still»

With Body Head Bangerz[edit]

Album information
Body Head Bangerz: Volume One

  • Released: October 26, 2004
  • Label: Body Head Entertainment
  • Last RIAA Certification: None
  • Singles: «Can’t Be Touched», «I Smoke, I Drank (Remix)»

Solo singles[edit]

  • 2001: «Y’all Must’ve Forgot»
  • 2001: «And Still»
  • 2009: «Battle of the Super Powers»

Featured singles[edit]

  • 2004: «Can’t Be Touched»

Filmography[edit]

  • Mad TV (1995) — Himself (Episode: #104)
  • Married… with Children (1996) — Customer (Episode: Torch Song Duet)
  • The Devil’s Advocate (1997) – Himself
  • The Sentinel (1998) – Sweet Roy Williams (Episode: «Sweet Science»)
  • The Wayans Brothers (1999) – Himself (Episode: «Rope-a-Dope»)
  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003) – Captain Ballard
  • Enter the Matrix (2003) – Captain Ballard
  • Cordially Invited (2007) – Lenny Banks
  • Little Fockers (2010) — Party Parent
  • Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) – Mess Hall Unisol
  • Grudge Match (2013) – Himself
  • Southpaw (2015) – Himself
  • Creed II (2018) – Himself

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External links[edit]

  • Boxing record for Roy Jones Jr. from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Official website
  • Roy-Jones.net (in Russian)
Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Robert Guy 		U.S. Golden Gloves
light welterweight champion
1986 		Next:
Todd Foster
Regional boxing titles
New title WBC Continental Americas
super middleweight champion
December 5, 1992 – February 1993
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Carl Jones

Preceded by

Prince Badi Ajamu

 WBO–NABO
light heavyweight champion
July 29, 2006 – April 2007
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Otis Griffin

Vacant

Title last held by

Tavoris Cloud

WBO–NABO
light heavyweight champion
March 21, 2009 – December 2009
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Andrzej Fonfara

Vacant

Title last held by

Matamba Debatch Postolo

UBO Intercontinental
cruiserweight champion
December 10, 2011 – August 2012
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

David Radeff

Minor world boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

Drake Thadzi

IBO light heavyweight champion
September 9, 2000 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Vacant

Title last held by

Ole Klemetsen

IBA light heavyweight champion
July 28, 2001 – May 15, 2004
Vacant

Title last held by

Mark Baker

WBF (Federation)
light heavyweight champion
July 28, 2001 – February 2003
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Manuel Ossie

Vacant

Title last held by

Rachid Kanfouah

IBC light heavyweight champion
July 14, 2007 – March 2008
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Dawid Kostecki

Vacant

Title last held by

Dennis Ronert

WBU cruiserweight champion
German title
December 21, 2013 – December 2016
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Sotirios Georgikeas

Vacant

Title last held by

Marino Goles

WBF (Foundation)
cruiserweight champion
February 18, 2017 – February 8, 2018
Retired 		Vacant
Vacant

Title last held by

Sotirios Georgikeas

WBU cruiserweight champion
German title
February 8, 2018 – February 8, 2018
Retired 		Vacant

Title next held by

Tefik Bejrami

Major world boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

James Toney

IBF middleweight champion
May 22, 1993 – August 25, 1994
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Bernard Hopkins

Preceded by

James Toney

 IBF super middleweight champion
November 18, 1994 – February 20, 1997
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Charles Brewer

Vacant

Title last held by

Mike McCallum

WBC light heavyweight champion
Interim title
November 22, 1996 – January 13, 1997
Promoted 		Vacant

Title next held by

Adrian Diaconu

Preceded by

Fabrice Tiozzo
vacated

 WBC light heavyweight champion
January 13, 1997 – March 21, 1997 		Succeeded by

Montell Griffin
Preceded by

Montell Griffin

 WBC light heavyweight champion
August 7, 1997 – November 5, 1997
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Graciano Rocchigiani

Preceded by

Graciano Rocchigiani
Stripped
Demoted to interim status

 WBC light heavyweight champion
June 1998 – April 4, 2003
Stripped 		Vacant

Title next held by

Antonio Tarver

Preceded by

Lou Del Valle

 WBA light heavyweight champion
July 18, 1998 – December 2000
Promoted 		Succeeded by

Bruno Girard

as Regular champion

Preceded by

Reggie Johnson

 IBF light heavyweight champion
June 5, 1999 – November 18, 2002
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Antonio Tarver

Vacant

Title last held by

Michael Spinks

Undisputed light heavyweight champion
June 5, 1999 – November 18, 2002
Titles fragmented 		Vacant
New title WBA light heavyweight champion
Super title
December 2000 – April 15, 2003
Vacated
Unified champion from August 5, 2002 		Vacant

Title next held by

Himself

Vacant

Title last held by

Michael Spinks

The Ring light heavyweight champion
2001 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Preceded by

John Ruiz

 WBA heavyweight champion
March 1, 2003 – February 24, 2004
Vacated 		Succeeded by

John Ruiz
promoted from interim status
Vacant

Title last held by

Himself

WBA light heavyweight champion
Unified title
November 8, 2003 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Preceded by

Antonio Tarver

 WBC light heavyweight champion
November 8, 2003 – May 15, 2004
Awards
Previous:
Michael Carbajal 		The Ring Fighter of the Year
1994 		Next:
Oscar De La Hoya
Inaugural award BWAA Fighter of the Decade
1990s 		Next:
Manny Pacquiao
Previous:
George Foreman 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
1996 		Next:
Evander Holyfield
Previous:
Oscar De La Hoya 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
2000 		Next:
Félix Trinidad
Previous:
Lennox Lewis 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
2003 		Next:
Antonio Tarver
Achievements
Preceded by

Pernell Whitaker

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
April 1997 – May 1997 		Succeeded by

Oscar De La Hoya
Preceded by

Oscar De La Hoya

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
June 1999 – June 2000 		Succeeded by

Shane Mosley
Preceded by

Bernard Hopkins

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
November 2003 – June 8, 2004 		Succeeded by

Bernard Hopkins
Источник
Roy Jones Jr.
Rou Jones Jr. (cropped).jpg

Jones in 2012
Statistics
Real name Roy Levesta Jones Jr.
Nickname(s)
  • Superman
  • Junior
  • RJ
  • Captain Hook
Weight(s)
  • Middleweight
  • Super middleweight
  • Light heavyweight
  • Cruiserweight
  • Heavyweight
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Reach 74 in (188 cm)[1]
Nationality
  • American
  • Russian
Born January 16, 1969 (age 54)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 75
Wins 66
Wins by KO 47
Losses 9

Medal record

Men’s amateur boxing
National Junior Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1984 Florida Bantamweight
Golden Gloves
Gold medal – first place 1986 Iowa Light Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1987 Tennessee Light Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Nebraska Light Middleweight
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Light middleweight
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow Light welterweight

Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American former professional boxer who holds dual American and Russian citizenship.[2] He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018, and held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight, and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career at light middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title. As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the light middleweight division after one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history.[3][4]

Jones is considered by many to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound for pound, and left his mark in the sport’s history when he won the WBA heavyweight title in 2003, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years. In 1999 he became the undisputed light heavyweight champion by unifying the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles. During his prime, Jones was known for possessing exceptional hand speed, athleticism, footwork, explosiveness, punching power, movement and reflexes.

As of February 2018, Jones holds the record for the most wins in unified light heavyweight title bouts in boxing history, at twelve. He is ranked by BoxRec as the 29th greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.[5] The Ring magazine named Jones the Fighter of the Year in 1994, and the World Boxing Hall of Fame named him the Fighter of the Year for 2003. He is also a three-time winner of the Best Boxer ESPY Award (1996, 2000, and 2003). The Boxing Writers Association of America named him as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s.

Early life[edit]

Roy Jones Jr. was born to a family with a boxing tradition. His father, Roy Jones Sr., a Vietnam war veteran who was awarded a Bronze Star for valor after he rescued another soldier. Jones Sr. was a middleweight boxer as well. [6][7][8]

Amateur career[edit]

Jones won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics in the 119 lb (54 kg) weight division, the 1986 United States National Golden Gloves in the 139 lb (63 kg) division, and the 1987 United States National Golden Gloves in the 156 lb (71 kg) division. As an amateur, he ended his career with a 121–13 record.[9]

Highlights[edit]

1st place, gold medalist(s) National Golden Gloves (139 lbs), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 9–10, 1986:

  • 1/2: Defeated Derrick Rolon by decision
  • Finals: Defeated Victor Levine by decision

Goodwill Box-offs (156 lbs), Caesars Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, April 12, 1986:

  • Defeated Stanley Longstreet

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Goodwill Games (139 lbs), Moscow, Soviet Union, July 5–20, 1986:

  • 1/4: Defeated Gordon Joyce (Ireland) by unanimous decision, 5–0
  • 1/2: Lost to Igor Ruzhnikov (Soviet Union) by majority decision, 1–4

1st place, gold medalist(s) National Golden Gloves (156 lbs), Knoxville, Tennessee, April 17–18, 1987:

  • 1/8: Defeated Anthony Daley
  • 1/4: Defeated George Calderon
  • 1/2: Defeated Donald Giron by decision
  • Finals: Defeated Ray McElroy by decision

Junior World Championships (156 lbs), Havana, Cuba, June 26, 1987:

  • 1/8: Lost to Andy Liebing (East Germany) by majority decision, 1–4

U.S. National Championships (156 lbs), Olympic Sports Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 29, 1988:

  • 1/8: Lost to Frank Liles by split decision, 2–3

National Golden Gloves (156 lbs), Omaha, Nebraska, May 16–20, 1988:

  • 1/4: Defeated Hiskia Swartz by walkover
  • 1/2: Lost to Gerald McClellan by split decision, 2–3

Olympic Trials (156 lbs), Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, July 5–10, 1988:

  • 1/4: Defeated James Crisp by unanimous decision, 5–0
  • 1/2: Defeated Ray McElroy by majority decision, 4–1
  • Finals: Defeated Frank Liles by split decision, 3–2

Olympic Box-offs (156 lbs), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 16, 1988:

Olympic results[edit]

«When Jones picks up the action, he starts to look like Sugar Ray Leonard, his hands are down, he’s taunting, he is offering his face, and then dancing away as Woodhall tries to punch.»

—Ferdie Pacheco on Jones’ performance at the Olympic semifinals.[10]

Jones represented the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in the 156-pound weight class, being the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, where he won the silver medal.[11]

  • 1/16: Defeated M’tendere Makalamba (Malawi) KO 1 (1:44)
  • 1/8: Defeated Michal Franek (Czechoslovakia) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Franek was given a standing eight count in the 1st rd; and at the 2:33 of the 2nd rd)
  • 1/4: Defeated Yevgeni Zaytsev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Zaytsev suffered a broken nose in the 1st rd)
  • 1/2: Defeated Richie Woodhall (United Kingdom) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (Woodhall suffered a broken nose in the 2nd rd)
  • Finals: Lost to Park Si-Hun (South Korea) by split decision, 2–3 (Park was given a standing eight count at 2:11 of the 2nd rd)

Jones did not lose a single round en route to the final. His quarterfinal match-up with Soviet boxer Yevgeni Zaytsev was the first U.S.–Soviet Olympic bout in 12 years (because each country had boycotted one Summer Olympics during that period). The final was met with controversy when Jones lost a 2–3 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun despite pummeling Park for three rounds, landing 86 punches to Park’s 32.[11] Reportedly, Park himself apologized to Jones afterward and the Italian referee Aldo Leoni, while raising Park’s hand, told Jones that he was dumbstruck by the judges’ decision, murmuring: «I can’t believe they’re doing this to you.»[3] One judge shortly thereafter admitted the decision was a mistake and all three judges voting against Jones were eventually suspended. Marv Albert, calling the bout on American television for NBC, reported that two judges from Communist countries, Hungary and the Soviet Union, scored the bout in favor of Jones, while those from Morocco and Uruguay favored Park. The fifth judge, from Uganda, scored the bout as a draw, leaving the outcome to be decided on other criteria.

An official IOC investigation ending in 1997 found that, although the offending judges had been wined and dined by South Korean organisers, there was no evidence of corruption in the boxing events in Seoul.[12] Jones was awarded the Val Barker trophy as the best stylistic boxer of the 1988 games, which was only the third and to this day the last time in the competition’s history when the award did not go to one of the gold medal winners. The Val Barker trophy is awarded by the AIBA, an organization not directly connected with the Olympic authorities. The incident led Olympic organizers to establish a new scoring system for Olympic boxing.[3]

The U.S. Olympic Committee called for an investigation in 1996 after documents belonging to East Germany’s Stasi secret police revealed reports of judges being paid to vote for South Korean boxers.[13] East Germany ended the Seoul Olympics in second place on the medal table, ahead of the United States by one gold medal.

Professional career[edit]

Early years[edit]

On turning professional, he had already sparred with many professional boxers, including NABF Champion Ronnie Essett, IBF Champion Lindell Holmes and Sugar Ray Leonard. Jones began as a professional on May 6, 1989, knocking out Ricky Randall in two rounds in Pensacola at the Bayfront Auditorium. For his next fight, he faced the more experienced Stephan Johnson in Atlantic City, beating him by a knockout in round eight.

Jones built a record of 15–0 with 15 knockouts before stepping up in class to meet former World Welterweight Champion Jorge Vaca in a Pay Per View fight on January 10, 1992. He knocked Vaca out in round one to reach 16 knockout wins in a row. After one more KO, Jones went the distance for the first time against future world champion Jorge Castro, winning a 10-round decision in front of a USA Network national audience.

Middleweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Hopkins[edit]

Jones made his first attempt at a world title on May 22, 1993. He beat future Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins by unanimous decision in Washington, D.C. to capture the IBF middleweight championship. Jones was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards (116-112 three times). Jones landed 206 of 594 punches (35%) and Hopkins connected on 153 of 670 (23%).[14] Jones claimed he had entered the bout with a broken right hand, but still managed to outpoint Hopkins and secure a unanimous decision win. Jones reminded the world of this claim on his hit single «Ya’ll Must’ve Forgot» later in his career.

For his next fight, he fought another future world champion, Thulane «Sugar Boy» Malinga, in a non-title affair. Jones beat Malinga by knockout in six rounds. Jones finished the year with another win, beating Fermin Chirino by decision. In 1994, Jones beat Danny «Popeye» Garcia by knockout in six, then retained his IBF title against Thomas Tate in two rounds at Las Vegas on May 27.

Super middleweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Toney[edit]

On November 18, 1994, Jones was set to face undefeated IBF super middleweight Champion James Toney, who was ranked highly in the «pound for pound» rankings. Toney was undefeated after 46 bouts and was rated the best in the world at 168 lbs. Billed as «The Uncivil War», Toney vs. Jones was heavily hyped and on PPV. Jones, for the first time in his career, was the underdog.

Over the course of the 12-round unanimous decision, Jones demonstrated his greatness. He danced circles around Toney, utilizing his speed and athleticism to dictate the action, and landing quick combinations whenever Toney pressured him. Jones scored a flash knockdown in the third round with a leaping left hook after goading Toney by imitating a fighting cock.[15] Ring magazine called Jones’ performance the most dominant of any big fight in 20 years. Jones landed 285 of 614 punches (46%) and Toney connected on 157 of 451 (35%). Jones was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards (117–110, 119–108 and 118–109). The fight generated 300,000 pay-per-view buys.[16][17]

Miscellaneous defenses[edit]

In 1995, Jones defended his super middleweight title successfully multiple times. He began the year by knocking out IBF #1 Antoine Byrd in round one. This was the first time a championship fight took place at Pensacola. In a fight billed as ‘The Devil & Mr Jones‘, he faced former IBF lightweight Champion Vinny Pazienza and defeated him in round six, after knocking down Pazienza three times. In the fourth round, Jones became the first fighter in CompuBox history to go an entire round without being hit by his opponent. Pazienza was credited with throwing five punches and landing zero. Pazienza was guaranteed $1.35 million, while Jones, who worked off percentages of the gate and the pay-per-view revenue, was guaranteed at least $2 million.[18][19][20] Jones then beat Tony Thornton in round three by KO three months later.[21][22][23]

In 1996, Jones maintained his winning ways, defeating Merqui Sosa by knockout in two and future world champion Eric Lucas in round 11.[24] When he boxed Lucas, he became the first athlete to participate in two paid sports events on the same day. He had played a basketball game in the morning and defended his boxing title in Jacksonville, Florida that evening. He also held a press conference in the ring just before his 3rd bout of the year, taking questions from a chair in the middle of the ring and defending his choice of Bryant Brannon as his opponent instead of Frankie Liles, his nemesis from the amateurs. He then defeated Bryant Brannon in a round two TKO.[25][26][27]

Light heavyweight champion[edit]

Jones vs McCallum[edit]

In November 1996 at Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, Jones defeated 40-year-old former three-weight world champion Mike McCallum via a shutout decision (120-107, 3 times) before a crowd of 12,000, to win the vacant Interim WBC Light Heavyweight title. Jones scored a knockdown just before the bell at the end of round 10. Jones landed 254 of 535 punches (47%) throughout the 12 rounds and McCallum connected on 209 of 651 (32%) Jones was soon upgraded to full champion by the WBC when former titlist Fabrice Tiozzo moved up to cruiserweight. Jones made $2.8 million from the fight and McCallum got $750,000.[28][29][30]

Jones vs. Griffin[edit]

In 1997 Jones had his first professional loss, a disqualification against Montell Griffin (26-0, 18 KOs) at the Taj Majal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Griffin was trained by the legendary Eddie Futch, who had taught him how to take advantage of Jones technical mistakes and lack of basic boxing fundamentals. Griffin jumped out to an early lead on Jones but by round 9 Jones was ahead on the scorecards by a point and had Griffin on the canvas early in round nine. But as Griffin took a knee on the canvas to avoid further punishment, Jones hit him twice. Subsequently, Jones was disqualified and lost his title. At the time of disqualification, Jones was ahead on two of the judges scorecards (75-76, 77-75, 76-75).[31][32]

Jones vs. Griffin II[edit]

Jones sought an immediate rematch five months later at Foxwoods Resort, Connecticut, USA and regained the World Light Heavyweight title easily, knocking Griffin down within the first 20 seconds of the fight, then ending the fight by knocking Griffin out 2 minutes and 31 seconds in with a leaping left hand shot. The fight took place in a bingo hall before a sellout crowd of 4,500. Both Jones and Griffin earned a $1.5 million purse.[33][34][35]

Career from 1998 to 2002[edit]

In 1998, Jones began by knocking out former light heavyweight and future cruiserweight champion Virgil Hill in four rounds with a huge right hand to the body that broke one of Hill’s ribs.[36][37] Jones followed that with a win against WBA light heavyweight champion Lou Del Valle, by a decision in 12 on July 18, to unify the WBC and WBA belts. Jones had to climb off the canvas for the first time in his career, as he was dropped in round eight, but continued to outbox Del Valle throughout the rest of the fight and gained a unanimous decision. Jones then followed with a defense against Otis Grant. He retained the crown by knocking Grant out in ten rounds.[38][39][40]

Jones began 1999 by knocking out the WBC number one ranked contender at the time, Rick Frazier. On June 5 of that year, Jones beat IBF champion Reggie Johnson by a lopsided 12-round decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion, as well as the first to unify the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles at that weight since Michael Spinks in 1983. Jones dropped Johnson in the first round and hard in the third round, but backed off and allowed Reggie to finish the fight.

The year 2000 began with Jones easily beating the hard-punching David Telesco via a 12-round decision on January 15, at Radio City Music Hall to retain his titles. Jones reportedly fractured his wrist a few weeks before this fight and fought almost exclusively one-handed. He entered the ring surrounded by the famous group of dancers, The Rockettes. His next fight was also a first time boxing event for a venue, as he traveled to Indianapolis and retained his title with an 11-round technical knockout over Richard Hall at the Conseco Fieldhouse. Jones ended 2000 with a 10-round stoppage of undefeated Eric Harding in New Orleans.[41]

In 2001, Jones released Round One: The Album, a rap CD. That year he retained the title against Derrick Harmon by a knockout in ten and against future world champion Julio César González of Mexico by a 12-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 20,409. The three judges scored it (119-106, 118-107, 119-106) all for Jones. Jones knocked Gonzalez down in rounds one, five and twelve and earned a $1.5 million purse. Jones landed 192 of 375 punches (51%) whilst Gonzalez connected on a very low 91 of 609 (15%).[42]

In 2002, Jones retained his title by knocking out Australian boxer Glen Kelly in seven rounds. Jones put both hands behind his back. As Kelly moved in behind a jab, Jones went over the jab with a right to the head. Kelly went down and was counted out. Jones landed 124 of 249 punches (50%) and Kelly connected on 42 of 171 (25%). Before this bout, Jones was awarded The Ring Championship belt.[43]

Jones then defeated future world champion, WBC #1 Clinton Woods by technical knockout before a crowd of 16,229. He performed a song from his CD during his ring entrance. The bout was stopped in round 6 after Woods’ corner threw in the towel. Jones landed 140 of 300 punches (47%) and Woods connected on 39 of 166 (23%).[44][45]

Heavyweight champion[edit]

Jones vs. Ruiz[edit]

On March 1, 2003, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas,[46] Jones defeated John Ruiz, the man who defeated an aging Evander Holyfield, for the WBA Heavyweight title in front of 15,300 fans. Jones officially weighed in at 193 lb (88 kg)[47] and Ruiz at 226 lb (103 kg). Jones became the first former middleweight title holder to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years.[48] Jones also became the first fighter to start his career as a light middleweight and win a heavyweight title,[49] and the second reigning light heavyweight champion after Michael Spinks in 1985 to move up in weight and claim a major heavyweight championship in his first fight in the division. Jones was guaranteed $10 million against 60% of the profits. Ruiz had no guarantee. He received 40% of the profits, which he had to share with promoter Don King. Jones won on all three scorecards (116-112, 118-110 & 117-111).[45][50][51] According to Mark Taffet, HBO’s Senior Vice-President of Sports Operations and Pay-Per-View, the fight generated 602,000 pay-per-view buys.

Return to light heavyweight[edit]

Jones vs. Tarver[edit]

Jones chose to return to the light heavyweight division and on November 8, 2003, he defeated Antonio Tarver to retain the IBO and The Ring Light Heavyweight Championships, win Tarver’s WBC title, and win the vacant WBA (Unified) title.[52] Jones appeared a lot weaker after coming back down to the light heavyweight division, losing the muscle he gained for the heavyweight fight seemed to have taken a toll on his aging body and his cat-like reflexes appeared diminished. Jones won by majority decision, the judges giving him 117–111, 116–112 and 114–114.[52][53][54][55]

Fall from grace[edit]

Jones vs. Tarver II[edit]

On May 15, 2004, Jones faced Tarver in a rematch. Jones was heavily favored to win, but Tarver knocked him down at 1:31 of the second round. Jones had won the first round (Tarver only landed two punches in the first round), but in the second, as Jones tried a combination, he was caught by a big counter left hook from Tarver. Jones got on his feet by the count, but for the first time in his career was ruled unable to continue by referee Jay Nady.[56][57]

Jones vs. Johnson[edit]

On September 25, 2004, Jones attempted to win the IBF light heavyweight title from Glen Johnson in a match in Memphis, Tennessee.[58] Johnson knocked out Jones 49 seconds into the ninth round. Jones lay on the canvas for three minutes after being counted out.[59] Johnson was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards at the time of the knockout (77–75, 77–75, 78–74) and had landed 118 punches to Jones’s 75.[60][61] Jones used the ring’s canvas that night as a billboard for his upcoming rap CD, which came out November 1.

Jones vs. Tarver III[edit]

After almost a year away from the ring, focusing on training and working as an analyst for HBO Boxing, Jones scheduled a third fight with Antonio Tarver, on October 1, 2005, a sellout crowd of 20,895 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, which aired on HBO PPV. For only the second time in his career, Jones was considered an underdog going into the fight.

Tarver won by unanimous decision (117–111, 116–112, 116–112) and had Jones out on his feet in the 11th round. Tarver landed 158 of 620 punches (25%) and Jones connected on 85 of 320 (27%). Despite being clearly behind from early in the contest, there was little urgency in either Jones’ corner or his performance as he seemed content to make it to the end of the fight following his back-to-back knockout losses.[62][63]

In the post-fight interview with ESPN’s Brian Kenny, Jones said that he would like to fight again. He would welcome a fourth bout with Tarver or another duel with Johnson. The fighters earned in excess of $4 million apiece plus a share of pay-per-view revenues, with the fight generating 440,000 pay-per-view buys.[64]

Fallout with HBO[edit]

After the loss in the third Tarver bout, Jones resumed his duties as a commentator for HBO World Championship Boxing, calling the Floyd Mayweather Jr.–Sharmba Mitchell fight on November 19, 2005, and the Jermain Taylor–Bernard Hopkins rematch on December 3, 2005. His return to the network was short-lived, as Jones was let go from his ringside analyst role in January 2006. HBO cited his reported lack of commitment to attending the network’s production meetings.[65] Jones returned as a guest analyst for several bouts in 2010, and HBO brought him back the next year as their analyst for Boxing After Dark.[65]

Comeback trail[edit]

Back to winning ways[edit]

Jones took on Prince Badi Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs) on July 29, 2006, at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. Jones defeated Ajamu by a unanimous decision (119-106, 3 times), winning the WBO NABO light heavyweight title.[66] Ajamu won the first round on all three official scorecards, however it was the only round he won. Ajamu also lost two points for repeated low blows in round seven and one more in round eight.[67]

Next up for Jones was the undefeated 29 year old Anthony Hanshaw (24-0-1, 14 KOs), on July 14, 2007, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Hanshaw was ranked 11th by the IBF at super middleweight.[68][69] Hanshaw was knocked down in the 11th round. Jones won the bout by unanimous decision (114-113, 117-110, 118-109) to claim the vacant International Boxing Council light heavyweight title.[70][71]

Jones vs. Trinidad[edit]

Jones promoting his fight against Trinidad, 2007

On January 19, 2008, Jones faced former three-weight world champion Félix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Trinidad had also won the WBA Middleweight Title by defeating then Champion William Joppy. The bout was fought at a catchweight of 170 lbs.[72] Jones had a noticeable size and speed advantage, and in round seven, a short right hand to the temple dropped Trinidad to his knees.[73] Jones fired a combination in the tenth round to send Trinidad down once more.[74] Jones won the fight by scores of 117–109 and 116–110 (twice).[75] This was the first time a former heavyweight champion returned to fight successfully at 170 lbs. The fight generated 500,000 pay-per-view buys and $25 million in domestic television revenue. This was also the last fight of Trinidad’s career.[76][77]

Jones vs. Calzaghe[edit]

After Joe Calzaghe’s split from promoter Frank Warren, it was officially announced that Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe had reached an agreement to fight for The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship in New York City at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2008, on HBO PPV. However, Calzaghe claimed injury to his right hand in training, so the fight had to be postponed a couple of weeks, with November 8 being set as the new date.[78]

In the first round, Jones caught Calzaghe with an uppercut and knocked him down, as well as cutting the Welshman on the bridge of the nose. However, Jones failed to capitalize on the knock down. In the 2nd round Calzaghe began to control the action and dominated Jones throughout the remainder of the fight. As the fight progressed Jones absorbed more and more punishment and suffered a cut over his left eye. Jones’ corner, who had never seen Roy cut before, didn’t know how to properly handle the situation and blood covered the left side of his face. Ultimately, Jones lost by unanimous decision, winning only one round (10-8 in the first) on the 3 official judges cards. There was a crowd of 14,152. The fight generated 225,000 pay-per-view buys.[79][80][81] It was reported that Calzaghe was paid $10 million from the fight. The fight aired in the UK on Setanta Sports after 4.30am local time, peaking at 500,000 viewers.[82]

Jones vs. Sheika[edit]

It was announced that Jones would next fight Omar Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs) on March 21, 2009, at the Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida.[83] Jones defeated Sheika via fifth-round technical knockout to claim the vacant WBO NABO light heavyweight title.[84] The fight was the main event of a pay-per-view titled «March Badness«, which included both boxing and mixed martial arts matches. Sheika had previously defeated Glen Johnson, who had knocked out Jones in 2004 and came into this fight having lost six of his last ten bouts. It was only his second fight since September 2005. Jones came in ranked as the #6 light heavyweight in the world by The Ring.[85]

Jones vs. Lacy[edit]

Jones celebrating his victory over Lacy, 2009

On August 15, 2009, Jones beat former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) in 10 rounds after Lacy’s corner stopped the fight. The fight, billed as «Hook City«, going off the boxers nicknames of ‘Captain Hook‘ and ‘Left Hook‘, took place at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[86] Lacy had never been knocked out or stopped before. Lacy had tried to pin Jones on the ropes throughout the fight, but Jones was unaffected by the tactic and seemed more worried about playing to the crowd than about Lacy’s punches. There was a discussion in Lacy’s corner after the ninth round about stopping it, but Lacy, convinced his team to give him another round. Jones landed 249 of 500 punches (50%) while Lacy connected on 104 of 429 (24%). Jones was ahead on all three judges scorecards at the time of stoppage (99-91, 100-89, 98-92).[87][88]

Consecutive defeats[edit]

Jones vs. Green[edit]

In December 2009, Roy Jones was set to face Australian boxer Danny Green in Sydney, Australia. In the weeks leading up to this fight, there were reports in the newspapers indicating difficulties getting Roy’s sparring partners into Australia.[89] Then on December 2, 2009, following an extensive pre-fight delay due to hand wrap protests, Danny Green defeated Jones via first-round TKO. Jones was initially gracious in his humbling defeat, stating that «We don’t make excuses, it was a great performance by Danny.»[90] However, less than a month later, Jones would launch a formal complaint, accusing Green of using illegal hand wraps and demanding his loss be overturned, though the decision was upheld.[91] Though Jones’ rematch with Hopkins looked to be in trouble following Jones’ loss, the two sides would officially come to an agreement in February 2010 for an April 3 bout.[92]

Jones vs. Hopkins II[edit]

Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) met in a rematch bout, on April 3, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, 17 years after their first fight.[93] Jones entered with a record of 5-5 in his previous ten bouts dating back to May 2004 whilst Hopkins came in 4-1 since June 2006. After going the distance, Hopkins was awarded with a unanimous decision (118-109, 117-110 twice). Hopkins landed 184 of 526 punches (35%), while Jones connected on 82 of 274 (30%). Hopkins collapsed to his knees in his dressing room, drained from a brutal fight and exhausted by the end of his 17-year wait for revenge against Jones. The fight generated 150,000 pay-per-view buys.[94]

Jones vs. Lebedev[edit]

In February 2011, Vladimir Hryunov confirmed that negotiations were taking place for Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KOs) to fight Jones in Moscow. Lebedev had just come off a controversial split decision loss to Marco Huck. At the time, Lebedev was ranked #4 at cruiserweight by The Ring.[95] On 24 March, a deal had been agreed which would see Jones earn a $500,000 purse.[96] The fight, a 10-round bout, which was billed as the «Battle of Two Empires» was announced to take place on May 22 at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye.[97] 2,000 tickets were reportedly sold on the day of release. The promoters expected a sell out.[98]

Lebedev knocked Jones out with 2 seconds left in their 10-round bout. After round 9, the scorecards read (87–84, 85–86, 90–81). The controversy arose when Lebedev punched Jones, when it was, to some, clear that Jones was not responsive and was out on his feet. The final punch put Jones out cold on the canvas and he did not regain his senses for more than 5 minutes amid active medical help.[99] After the bout, Lebedev said that he had nothing to be sorry about.[100][101][102] Referee Steve Smoger was also accused of incompetence because he did not stop the fight even though Jones could no longer defend himself which led to Jones taking unnecessary damage.[103] In a statement following the fight, Smoger said, «I didn’t stop the fight because there were only a matter of seconds remaining in the fight and it seemed that Roy was pretending, trying to trick his opponent. He did this repeatedly in the fight. So I thought Jones was doing the same thing here, trying to deceive Lebedev in the final seconds of the fight in order to lure Denis in to land a big punch [which Jones managed to do in the previous round].»[104] Jones, when asked about his feelings on the punch responded «I forgive him».[105]

Cruiserweight[edit]

Jones vs. Alexander[edit]

Jones won a 10-round unanimous decision against Max Alexander on December 10, 2011, in Atlanta, snapping a three-match losing streak, and winning the Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) Intercontinental cruiserweight championship.[106][107] The three judges scored the bout all in Jones’ favour (100-90, 100-90 & 99-91). Jones rarely pressed over the first seven rounds, but put together several combinations in the eighth and 10th rounds to beat Alexander. After the fight, Jones said, «I’m feeling wonderful. I want a cruiserweight title, the world title», said Jones, who weighed in at 189 pounds. «This is just a start. I’m not through yet.»[108] The fight was aired live on Internet PPV channel Ustream for $9.99.[109]

Jones vs. Głażewski[edit]

Jones was due to fight Polish boxer Dawid Kostecki (39-1, 25 KOs) in a ten-round bout at Atlas Arena, Poland on June 30.[110] Days before the fight, Kostecki was arrested on June 19 in order to begin serving a 2 and a half year prison sentence for a prior conviction of running a prostitution ring.[111][112] Jones negotiated his deal with 12 Knockout Promotions, the fight’s promoter, he was assured that Kostecki would not start serving his sentence until after the fight. 12 Knockout Promotions tried to secure a temporary release for Kostecki but were unsuccessful. Paweł Głażewski (17-0, 4 KOs), who was on standby all week, stepped in as a replacement. Jones defeated Głażewski by split decision (96-93, 94-95 & 96-94).[113] There was some controversy from the decision. Many believed due to Jones being lined up to challenge then-WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Włodarczyk, he was given the decision.[114]

Jones vs. Benmakhlouf[edit]

On December 21, 2013, Jones defeated Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf (17-3-1, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision for the vacant WBU cruiserweight title at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia.[115] The fight was billed as a «Winner Takes All» match, with the winner receiving the entire purse.[116] Benmakhlouf took a knee after Jones wobbled him with a left hook early in the third round.[117] The judges scored the bout 120-108, 119-109 and 118-111.[118][119]

Miscellaneous fights[edit]

Jones, fighting at the Ķīpsala International Exhibition Centre in Latvia, defeated Courtney Fry (18-5-0) via RTD in the 5th round on July 26, 2014. Jones was ahead on all three judges scorecards by the end of the fourth round, (50-44, 50-44 & 50-45).[120] On September 26, 2014, Jones defeated Hany Atiyo via 1st-round KO after 75 seconds. This fight took place in front of a sold-out crowd at The Basket Hall in Krasnodar, Russia.[121][122] This was a second straight stoppage and fifth consecutive victory for Jones.[123] Jones’ next bout, for the first time 4 years, took place in USA at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina, and ultimately saw him defeat Willy Williams via 2nd-round TKO.[124] Near the end of the same month on March 28, Jones was again back in the ring, this time against Paul Vasquez (10-6-1, 3 KOs), defeating him via 1st-round TKO for the WBU (German Version) cruiserweight title at the Pensacola Bay Center in Florida.[125] On August 16, 2015, Jones scored his 62nd professional victory and 45th knockout win by defeating Eric Watkins via 6th-round KO.[126][127]

Jones vs. Maccarinelli[edit]

On October 28, 2015, it was announced that Jones would be fighting former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli, 35, who had a career record of 40 wins and 7 losses, for the WBA ‘super’ world cruiserweight title. However, this was a ‘false rumour’. It was however announced that they would fight on December 12, 2015, in a non-title cruiserweight battle.[128] This was Jones’ first fight since being granted Russian citizenship and he was going into it with 8 straight victories, with the last 4 inside the distance.[2] The fight took place at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow.

After an evenly matched 3 rounds, the 4th round started more in Maccarinelli’s favour. Halfway through the round, Maccarinelli dropped Jones with an uppercut. Jones beat the count and carried on for 10–12 seconds more with his gloves to his face, eating several more uppercuts. Against the ropes, he then absorbed a huge right hook which caused him to stiffen and fall face down on the canvas. Referee Ingo Barrabas waved off the fight in what was Jones’ 9th career defeat, the 5th by KO.[129]

Jones vs. Phillips[edit]

On March 20, 2016, Jones fought in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Celebrity Theatre against 33-year-old MMA fighter Vyron Phillips, who had won the right to fight him after having been selected through a vote on Facebook. Phillips, who fought in his first boxing match, was 5-3 in MMA bouts and 6-1 as an amateur boxer. Phillips would have received $100,000 if he had knocked Jones out, but was knocked down in the second round by Jones.[130] The referee then stopped the fight.[131]

Jones vs. Moore[edit]

Square Ring Promotions announced on July 29, Jones would return to his hometown, Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida, on August 13 against journeyman «Rockin'» Rodney Moore (17-11-2, 7 KOs) in a cruiserweight bout. The fight headlined the «Island Fights 38» card, an ongoing series that combines boxing matches and MMA bouts on the same show. Jones last fought in Pensacola in March 2015, when he knocked out Paul Vasquez in the first round. Moore did not fight between 2005 and 2012 and has lost nine consecutive fights, although only one of them came by knockout. That was a second-round stoppage to top cruiserweight contender Murat Gassiev 13 months ago.[132] On fight night, in front of more than 5,000 fans in attendance, in a slow-paced affair, Jones won a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision with shutout scores of 100-90 on all three cards.[133]

It was noted that Jones incurred a tear in his right biceps in round five and fought the rest of the bout one handed and admitted after the bout the healing time required for his torn right biceps probably meant the end of his long career.[134] In October, Jones stated his intentions to continue fighting on and not retiring from the sport.[135]

Jones vs. Gunn[edit]

On December 2, 2016, David Feldman Promotions confirmed a fight between Jones and undefeated bare-knuckle fighter and former world title challenger Bobby Gunn would be announced for February 17, 2017, for the vacant World Boxing Foundation Cruiserweight championship at a press conference on December 6 at the Chase Center in Delaware. At the time of announcement, Gunn was a former IBA cruiserweight champion and bare-knuckle heavyweight champion, with a record of 72-0 with 72 knockouts.[136] The fight was made official at the press conference on December 7. Jones spoke of his long-awaited desire to fight Gunn, «I always do things that people don’t expect me to do. I promised Bobby a long time ago that I would give him the opportunity, and I am a man of my word. Come February 17th, I am going to shock the world again.»[137][138] At the official weigh-in Jones came in 199 pounds and Gunn weighed in lighter at 197.4 pounds.[139] In a slow-paced fight, Jones stopped Gunn in the beginning of the 8th round, before Gunn had even left his corner, to win the vacant World Boxing Foundation cruiserweight title. Gunn injured his nose and was out boxed by Jones throughout seven rounds. In the post fight, Jones and Gunn both embraced.

Jones spoke about his desire to continue his boxing career further, «Anything is possible, I’m not going to make an immediate decision. Why would I stop when I looked that good though?… I want a shot at a cruiserweight title … I do intend on fighting and we’ll see what happens in the future. I looked good.»[140][141] Jones later told On The Ropes Boxing Radio, «Yeah I think it’s my last year in boxing, and I tell people all the time.» Hinting he may retire at the end of 2017.[142] On December 3, 2017, after Miguel Cotto’s farewell fight re-iterated his desire to continue boxing.[143]

Retirement[edit]

Jones vs. Sigmon[edit]

On December 30, 2017, Jones announced that he would return to the Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida to headline the Island Fights 46 on February 8, 2018. Jones had previously headlined Island Fights, which is a show that included both boxing and MMA bouts. Speaking of the event, Jones said, «My last day at the Bay. It’s my last one for the bayfront … Civic Center, Pensacola, Bayfront Arena, whatever you want to call it. So if you want to come to see my last day in Pensacola, be there February 8. That’s my last one there.» He stated it would be his final fight.[144][145] Jones announced Scott Sigmon (30-11-1, 16 KOs) as his opponent for the 10 round bout.[146] Jones ended his boxing career defeating Sigmon via a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision, also winning the vacant World Boxing Union cruiserweight title in the process. All three judges scored the fight 98-92 in favour of Jones.[147][148] Jones started off the better boxer landed upper cuts and hooks and remained in control throughout the fight. Jones landed an uppercut in round 5 which knocked Sigmon’s mouthpiece out. In round 6, Sigmon began throwing more punches, although they were weak combinations easily blocked by Jones. Jones was also able to counter most of the shots Sigmon threw.[149][150]

After the fight, Jones stated he had fought with a bicep injury. He also called for a boxing match against 42-year-old former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. In the post-fight interview, he said, «I knew Scott was tough, I knew Scott was game and I knew Scott would keep coming. However, I don’t make excuses, but last week I tore my biceps in my left arm again and I refused to pull out. Other than that [fight], chapter closed.» Jones retired after 75 professional fights over 29 years; 66 wins, 47 coming inside the distance and 9 losses.[151][152]

Jones vs. Pettis[edit]

On February 6, 2023, it was announced that Jones would take on former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis on April 1. The bout is set to take place is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the hometown of Pettis.[153]

Exhibition bout[edit]

It was announced in July 2020 that Jones had signed a contract to face former undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, in an eight-round exhibition fight. The bout—officially sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC)—was initially scheduled to take place on September 12 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California,[154] however, the date was pushed back to November 28 in order to maximize revenue for the event. The fight lasted the full 8 rounds, and was declared a draw.[155]

Personal life[edit]

Jones was born in Pensacola, Florida.[156] His mother, Carol, was warm and easy-going, whereas his father, Roy Sr., was much like a Marine Drill Instructor with respect to his son. A decorated Vietnam veteran, ex-club fighter and retired aircraft engineer who had taken up hog farming, Roy Sr. was harsh on his son from early on, taunting the child, «sparring» with him, enraging him, yelling at him and abusing him, often for 20 minutes at a time. Roy Jr. lived in constant fear of his father’s verbal and physical violence against him.[157]

Jones described his childhood in Sports Illustrated: «After a while I didn’t care about gettin’ hurt or dyin’ anymore. I was in pain all day, every day, I was so scared of my father. He’d pull up in his truck and start lookin’ for something I’d done wrong. There was no escape, no excuse, no way out of nothin’. … Getting’ hurt or dyin’ might’ve been better than the life I was livin’. … Used to think about killin’ myself anyway.»[157]

Roy Sr. ran his own boxing gym, to which he devoted all his available time and financial resources. He offered direction to numerous youths and steered many of them away from trouble. Roy Sr. did everything possible to expand the program and help more kids. But toward his own son he was merciless, driving Roy Jr. to the brink of exhaustion, screaming at him in front of all the other fighters and assaulting him.»[157]

Using his birds as an image for his own predicament, Jones said in the same Sports Illustrated piece: «I spent all my life in my dad’s cage. I could never be 100 percent of who I am until I left it. But because of him, nothing bothers me. I’ll never face anything stronger and harder than what I already have.»[157]

On August 19, 2015, Roy Jones Jr. met with Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, Crimea, to ask for Russian citizenship. Jones stated that he often visited Russia for business activity, and a passport would avoid inconvenient rides.[158] Jones was granted Russian citizenship on September 12.[159] He was banned from entering Ukraine after arriving to Russian-occupied Crimea from Russia.[160][161]

Jones and his wife have three children. Their eldest son, Roy III, played basketball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev.[162]

Fighting style[edit]

Jones was known for his unique and unorthodox fighting style that defied many of boxing’s oldest traditions. His style relied heavily on his great hand speed, quickness, reflexes, ring IQ and knockout power which were often the deciding factors in most of his fights during his prime. He had such hand speed that he could often throw hooks in rapid succession. He was nicknamed «Captain Hook», because he would deliver four or five hooks in a row from different angles. But he would also mix it up with a variety of punches to keep his opponents guessing.

Jones’ style often saw him with his hands down and relying on head movement to evade his opponent’s punches. He used his cat-like reflexes to bob and weave, slip and counter his opponent. Jones was a master at this sort of style, and used this to his advantage by sticking his chin out to bait his opponents into hitting him, only to pull back and counter the off-balance opponent with his own punches.

He also rarely led with the jab and instead was known for leading with leaping left hooks or the right cross. Immediately after his second fight with Montell Griffin, former heavyweight champion George Foreman remarked that Jones did not need a jab to setup his punches due to his extraordinary quickness and that he is probably the only boxer in history he could say that about. He has also been quoted as saying that Jones, «hits like a heavyweight and moves like a lightweight.»[citation needed]

Jones is also said to have integrated cockfighting into his boxing style, often using exaggerated feints to catch his opponents off-balance. He also had the ability to land punches from odd angles that his opponents failed to see and his unusual style was very difficult to adjust to for most opponents who often struggled to find sparring partners that could mimic his unique style. Boxer Montell Griffin, who faced Jones twice at 175 lbs and sparred with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 140 lbs said, «Floyd was no comparison as far as speed. Roy was much faster.»[citation needed]

In 1996, High Frequency Boxing’s John DiMaio wrote «The early evidence points toward the real possibility that Jones is the greatest talent this sport has ever seen. His skill so dwarfs that of his nearest ranked opposition … that providing competitive opponents is a more challenging dilemma than the fights themselves.» The expert opinion of Boxing magazine’s editor, Bert Sugar, is provided on Jones’ website: «He possesses the fastest hands in boxing with lightning fast moves and explosive power in both hands.» After Mike MacCallum lost the World Boxing Council light heavyweight crown to Roy Jones in a 1996 unanimous decision, he called Jones «the greatest fighter of all time.»[citation needed]

Boxing record[edit]

Professional[edit]

75 fights 66 wins 9 losses
By knockout 47 5
By decision 19 3
By disqualification 0 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
76 — — Anthony Pettis — – (8) Apr 1, 2023 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
75 Win 66–9 Scott Sigmon UD 10 Feb 8, 2018 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
74 Win 65–9 Bobby Gunn TKO 8 (12), 0:07 Feb 17, 2017 Chase Center, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Won vacant WBF (Foundation) cruiserweight title
73 Win 64–9 Rodney Moore UD 10 Aug 13, 2016 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
72 Win 63–9 Vyron Phillips TKO 2 (6), 2:30 Mar 20, 2016 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
71 Loss 62–9 Enzo Maccarinelli KO 4 (10), 1:59 Dec 12, 2015 VTB Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia
70 Win 62–8 Eric Watkins KO 6 (10), 2:59 Aug 16, 2015 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
69 Win 61–8 Paul Vasquez TKO 1 (12), 3:00 Mar 28, 2015 Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
68 Win 60–8 Willie Williams TKO 2 (10), 2:38 Mar 6, 2015 Cabarrus Arena, Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
67 Win 59–8 Hany Atiyo KO 1 (12), 1:15 Sep 26, 2014 Basket-Hall, Krasnodar, Russia Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
66 Win 58–8 Courtney Fry RTD 5 (12), 3:00 Jul 26, 2014 Ķīpsala International Exhibition Centre, Riga, Latvia Retained WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
65 Win 57–8 Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf UD 12 Dec 21, 2013 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBU (German version) cruiserweight title
64 Win 56–8 Paweł Głażewski SD 10 Jun 30, 2012 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
63 Win 55–8 Max Alexander UD 10 Dec 10, 2011 Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Won vacant UBO Intercontinental cruiserweight title
62 Loss 54–8 Denis Lebedev KO 10 (10), 2:58 May 21, 2011 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
61 Loss 54–7 Bernard Hopkins UD 12 Apr 3, 2010 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
60 Loss 54–6 Danny Green TKO 1 (12), 2:02 Dec 2, 2009 Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia For IBO cruiserweight title
59 Win 54–5 Jeff Lacy RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Aug 15, 2009 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
58 Win 53–5 Omar Sheika TKO 5 (12), 1:45 Mar 21, 2009 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
57 Loss 52–5 Joe Calzaghe UD 12 Nov 8, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. For The Ring light heavyweight title
56 Win 52–4 Félix Trinidad UD 12 Jan 19, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
55 Win 51–4 Anthony Hanshaw UD 12 Jul 14, 2007 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Won vacant IBC light heavyweight title
54 Win 50–4 Prince Badi Ajamu UD 12 Jul 29, 2006 Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho, U.S. Won WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
53 Loss 49–4 Antonio Tarver UD 12 Oct 1, 2005 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, U.S. For IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles
52 Loss 49–3 Glen Johnson KO 9 (12), 0:48 Sep 25, 2004 FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. For IBF light heavyweight title
51 Loss 49–2 Antonio Tarver TKO 2 (12), 1:41 May 15, 2004 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBA (Unified), WBC, IBO, IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles;
For vacant WBF (Foundation) light heavyweight title
50 Win 49–1 Antonio Tarver MD 12 Nov 8, 2003 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles;
Won WBC and vacant WBA (Unified) light heavyweight titles
49 Win 48–1 John Ruiz UD 12 Mar 1, 2003 Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBA heavyweight title
48 Win 47–1 Clinton Woods TKO 6 (12), 1:29 Sep 7, 2002 Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon, U.S. Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF (Federation), IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
47 Win 46–1 Glen Kelly KO 7 (12), 1:55 Feb 2, 2002 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF (Federation), IBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
46 Win 45–1 Julio César González UD 12 Jul 28, 2001 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO light heavyweight titles;
Won vacant WBF (Federation) and IBA light heavyweight titles
45 Win 44–1 Derrick Harmon RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Feb 24, 2001 Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and IBO light heavyweight titles
44 Win 43–1 Eric Harding RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Sep 9, 2000 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles;
Won IBO light heavyweight title
43 Win 42–1 Richard Hall TKO 11 (12), 1:41 May 13, 2000 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles
42 Win 41–1 David Telesco UD 12 Jan 15, 2000 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBA, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight titles
41 Win 40–1 Reggie Johnson UD 12 Jun 5, 1999 Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles;
Won IBF light heavyweight title
40 Win 39–1 Richard Frazier TKO 2 (12), 2:59 Jan 9, 1999 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles
39 Win 38–1 Otis Grant TKO 10 (12), 1:18 Nov 14, 1998 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles
38 Win 37–1 Lou Del Valle UD 12 Jul 18, 1998 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBC light heavyweight title;
Won WBA light heavyweight title
37 Win 36–1 Virgil Hill KO 4 (12), 1:10 Apr 25, 1998 Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
36 Win 35–1 Montell Griffin KO 1 (12), 2:31 Aug 7, 1997 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Won WBC light heavyweight title
35 Loss 34–1 Montell Griffin DQ 9 (12), 2:27 Mar 21, 1997 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Lost WBC light heavyweight title;
Jones disqualified for hitting Griffin after a knockdown
34 Win 34–0 Mike McCallum UD 12 Nov 22, 1996 Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBC interim light heavyweight title
33 Win 33–0 Bryant Brannon TKO 2 (12), 2:23 Oct 4, 1996 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
32 Win 32–0 Eric Lucas RTD 11 (12), 3:00 Jun 15, 1996 Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
31 Win 31–0 Merqui Sosa TKO 2 (12), 2:36 Jan 12, 1996 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
30 Win 30–0 Tony Thornton TKO 3 (12), 0:45 Sep 30, 1995 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
29 Win 29–0 Vinny Pazienza TKO 6 (12), 2:58 Jun 24, 1995 Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
28 Win 28–0 Antoine Byrd TKO 1 (12), 2:06 Mar 18, 1995 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Retained IBF super middleweight title
27 Win 27–0 James Toney UD 12 Nov 18, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won IBF super middleweight title
26 Win 26–0 Thomas Tate TKO 2 (12), 0:30 May 27, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF middleweight title
25 Win 25–0 Danny Garcia KO 6 (10), 2:59 Mar 22, 1994 University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
24 Win 24–0 Fermin Chirino UD 10 Nov 30, 1993 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
23 Win 23–0 Thulani Malinga KO 6 (10), 1:57 Aug 14, 1993 Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 Bernard Hopkins UD 12 May 22, 1993 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. Won vacant IBF middleweight title
21 Win 21–0 Glenn Wolfe TKO 1 (10), 2:23 Feb 13, 1993 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Percy Harris TKO 4 (12), 3:00 Dec 5, 1992 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Won vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 Glenn Thomas TKO 8 (10), 3:00 Aug 18, 1992 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Jorge Castro UD 10 Jun 30, 1992 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Art Serwano KO 1 (10), 1:40 Apr 3, 1992 Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Jorge Vaca KO 1 (10), 1:45 Jan 10, 1992 Paramount Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Lester Yarbrough KO 9 (10) Aug 31, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Kevin Daigle TKO 2 (10) Aug 3, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Eddie Evans TKO 3 (10) Apr 13, 1991 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Ricky Stackhouse KO 1 (10), 0:46 Jan 31, 1991 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Reggie Miller TKO 5 (10) Nov 8, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Rollin Williams KO 4 (10), 2:56 Sep 25, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Tony Waddles KO 1 (10), 2:02 Jul 14, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Waddles was billed as Derwin Richards
8 Win 8–0 Ron Johnson KO 2 (10), 2:28 May 11, 1990 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Knox Brown TKO 3 (10), 2:20 Mar 28, 1990 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Billy Mitchem TKO 2 (8), 2:57 Feb 28, 1990 Interstate Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Joe Edens KO 2 (8), 2:05 Jan 8, 1990 County Fairgrounds, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 David McCluskey TKO 3 (8), 2:00 Nov 30, 1989 Bayfront Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Ron Amundsen TKO 7 (8), 2:43 Sep 3, 1989 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Stephan Johnson TKO 8 (8), 2:04 Jun 11, 1989 Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Ricky Randall TKO 2 (8), 2:46 May 6, 1989 Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

Exhibition[edit]

1 fight 0 wins 0 losses
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Draw 0–0–1 Mike Tyson SD 8 Nov 28, 2020 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Scored by the WBC

Pay-per-view bouts[edit]

No. Date Fight Billing Buys
1 November 18, 1994 Toney vs. Jones The Uncivil War

300,000
2 September 9, 2000 Jones vs. Harding Bourbon St Brawl

140,000
3 July 28, 2001 Jones vs. Gonzalez Roy vs. Julio

200,000
4 March 1, 2003 Jones vs. Ruiz Never take a Heavyweight Lightly

602,000
5 November 8, 2003 Jones vs. Tarver Now It’s Personal

302,000
6 May 15, 2004 Jones vs. Tarver II More Than Personal

384,000
7 October 1, 2005 Jones vs. Tarver III No Excuses

440,000
8 January 19, 2008 Jones vs. Trinidad Bring on the Titans

500,000
9 November 8, 2008 Calzaghe vs. Jones Battle of the Superpowers

225,000
10 March 3, 2010 Hopkins vs. Jones II The Rivals

150,000
11 November 28, 2020 Tyson vs. Jones Lockdown Knockdown

1,600,000
Total sales 4,778,000

Music career[edit]

Roy Jones Jr.
Genres Hip hop, Southern hip hop, crunk
Years active 2001–present
Labels Body Head Entertainment

Jones started his rap music career in 2001 with his album, titled Round One: The Album and the debut single, «Y’All Must’ve Forgot». In 2004, Jones formed a group, Body Head Bangerz and released an album. The album, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, featured B.G., Juvenile, Bun B of UGK, Petey Pablo, Lil’ Flip and Mike Jones among others.

In addition, Jones has made multiple songs regarding Florida State University Athletics. Growing up in the panhandle of Florida, Jones has been a long time fan of Florida State University.[163]

Discography[edit]

Album[edit]

Album information
Round One: The Album

  • Released: February 26, 2002
  • Label: Body Head Entertainment
  • Last RIAA Certification: None
  • Singles: «Y’all Must’ve Forgot», «And Still»

With Body Head Bangerz[edit]

Album information
Body Head Bangerz: Volume One

  • Released: October 26, 2004
  • Label: Body Head Entertainment
  • Last RIAA Certification: None
  • Singles: «Can’t Be Touched», «I Smoke, I Drank (Remix)»

Solo singles[edit]

  • 2001: «Y’all Must’ve Forgot»
  • 2001: «And Still»
  • 2009: «Battle of the Super Powers»

Featured singles[edit]

  • 2004: «Can’t Be Touched»

Filmography[edit]

  • Mad TV (1995) — Himself (Episode: #104)
  • Married… with Children (1996) — Customer (Episode: Torch Song Duet)
  • The Devil’s Advocate (1997) – Himself
  • The Sentinel (1998) – Sweet Roy Williams (Episode: «Sweet Science»)
  • The Wayans Brothers (1999) – Himself (Episode: «Rope-a-Dope»)
  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003) – Captain Ballard
  • Enter the Matrix (2003) – Captain Ballard
  • Cordially Invited (2007) – Lenny Banks
  • Little Fockers (2010) — Party Parent
  • Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) – Mess Hall Unisol
  • Grudge Match (2013) – Himself
  • Southpaw (2015) – Himself
  • Creed II (2018) – Himself

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External links[edit]

  • Boxing record for Roy Jones Jr. from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Official website
  • Roy-Jones.net (in Russian)
Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Robert Guy 		U.S. Golden Gloves
light welterweight champion
1986 		Next:
Todd Foster
Regional boxing titles
New title WBC Continental Americas
super middleweight champion
December 5, 1992 – February 1993
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Carl Jones

Preceded by

Prince Badi Ajamu

 WBO–NABO
light heavyweight champion
July 29, 2006 – April 2007
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Otis Griffin

Vacant

Title last held by

Tavoris Cloud

WBO–NABO
light heavyweight champion
March 21, 2009 – December 2009
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Andrzej Fonfara

Vacant

Title last held by

Matamba Debatch Postolo

UBO Intercontinental
cruiserweight champion
December 10, 2011 – August 2012
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

David Radeff

Minor world boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

Drake Thadzi

IBO light heavyweight champion
September 9, 2000 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Vacant

Title last held by

Ole Klemetsen

IBA light heavyweight champion
July 28, 2001 – May 15, 2004
Vacant

Title last held by

Mark Baker

WBF (Federation)
light heavyweight champion
July 28, 2001 – February 2003
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Manuel Ossie

Vacant

Title last held by

Rachid Kanfouah

IBC light heavyweight champion
July 14, 2007 – March 2008
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Dawid Kostecki

Vacant

Title last held by

Dennis Ronert

WBU cruiserweight champion
German title
December 21, 2013 – December 2016
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Sotirios Georgikeas

Vacant

Title last held by

Marino Goles

WBF (Foundation)
cruiserweight champion
February 18, 2017 – February 8, 2018
Retired 		Vacant
Vacant

Title last held by

Sotirios Georgikeas

WBU cruiserweight champion
German title
February 8, 2018 – February 8, 2018
Retired 		Vacant

Title next held by

Tefik Bejrami

Major world boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

James Toney

IBF middleweight champion
May 22, 1993 – August 25, 1994
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Bernard Hopkins

Preceded by

James Toney

 IBF super middleweight champion
November 18, 1994 – February 20, 1997
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Charles Brewer

Vacant

Title last held by

Mike McCallum

WBC light heavyweight champion
Interim title
November 22, 1996 – January 13, 1997
Promoted 		Vacant

Title next held by

Adrian Diaconu

Preceded by

Fabrice Tiozzo
vacated

 WBC light heavyweight champion
January 13, 1997 – March 21, 1997 		Succeeded by

Montell Griffin
Preceded by

Montell Griffin

 WBC light heavyweight champion
August 7, 1997 – November 5, 1997
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Graciano Rocchigiani

Preceded by

Graciano Rocchigiani
Stripped
Demoted to interim status

 WBC light heavyweight champion
June 1998 – April 4, 2003
Stripped 		Vacant

Title next held by

Antonio Tarver

Preceded by

Lou Del Valle

 WBA light heavyweight champion
July 18, 1998 – December 2000
Promoted 		Succeeded by

Bruno Girard

as Regular champion

Preceded by

Reggie Johnson

 IBF light heavyweight champion
June 5, 1999 – November 18, 2002
Vacated 		Vacant

Title next held by

Antonio Tarver

Vacant

Title last held by

Michael Spinks

Undisputed light heavyweight champion
June 5, 1999 – November 18, 2002
Titles fragmented 		Vacant
New title WBA light heavyweight champion
Super title
December 2000 – April 15, 2003
Vacated
Unified champion from August 5, 2002 		Vacant

Title next held by

Himself

Vacant

Title last held by

Michael Spinks

The Ring light heavyweight champion
2001 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Preceded by

John Ruiz

 WBA heavyweight champion
March 1, 2003 – February 24, 2004
Vacated 		Succeeded by

John Ruiz
promoted from interim status
Vacant

Title last held by

Himself

WBA light heavyweight champion
Unified title
November 8, 2003 – May 15, 2004 		Succeeded by

Antonio Tarver
Preceded by

Antonio Tarver

 WBC light heavyweight champion
November 8, 2003 – May 15, 2004
Awards
Previous:
Michael Carbajal 		The Ring Fighter of the Year
1994 		Next:
Oscar De La Hoya
Inaugural award BWAA Fighter of the Decade
1990s 		Next:
Manny Pacquiao
Previous:
George Foreman 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
1996 		Next:
Evander Holyfield
Previous:
Oscar De La Hoya 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
2000 		Next:
Félix Trinidad
Previous:
Lennox Lewis 		Best Boxer ESPY Award
2003 		Next:
Antonio Tarver
Achievements
Preceded by

Pernell Whitaker

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
April 1997 – May 1997 		Succeeded by

Oscar De La Hoya
Preceded by

Oscar De La Hoya

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
June 1999 – June 2000 		Succeeded by

Shane Mosley
Preceded by

Bernard Hopkins

 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
November 2003 – June 8, 2004 		Succeeded by

Bernard Hopkins
Источник

Childhood And Early Life

American professional boxer, actor, and rapper Roy Levesta Jones Jr. was born on the 16 January 1969 in Pensacola, Florida.

Rise To Fame

Coached by his father, Jones took up boxing when he was young. In 1984 Roy Jones Jr. won the U.S. National Junior Olympics in his division. Two years later he won the U.S. National Golden Gloves title and followed that up with another Golden Gloves win the following year.

Roy Jones Jr. was chosen to be a member of the 1988 USA Olympic Boxing Team for the Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. He won silver in the light middleweight boxing event which some felt was a controversial decision. The opinion was that he should have won gold.

Career

In 1989 Roy Jones Jr. turned professional and won his first match when he knocked out Ricky Randall in Round 2. He won his first title in 1992 when he became the WBC Continental Americas super middleweight champion. In 1993 he won the IBF middleweight title when he beat Bernard Hopkins. He successfully defended the title in 1994. He took the super middleweight title when he beat James Toney in a marathon twelve round right.

Roy Jones Jr. made boxing history in 1996 when he retained his IBF super middleweight title. He then went on to win the WBC light heavyweight. By winning the fight, he became first former middleweight champion in over a hundred years to gain a heavyweight title.

In 2003 Roy Jones Jr. won the WBA heavyweight title in a match with John Ruiz.

The following year Jones was knocked out by Antonio Tarver, and that fight marked a turning point in his boxing career as he began losing fights. He had a victory in 2011 when he won the Universal Boxing organization Inter-Continental cruiserweight title.

Musical Career

In 2001 Roy Jones Jr. released a rap music album Round One: The Album as well as a debut single. Y’All Must’ve Forgot. He was also part of a group, the Body Head Bangerz.

Controversies

Jones’s loss to South Korean Park Si-Hun at the 1988 South Korean Summer Olympics games was controversial with some experts questioning the judge’s decision. Along with his silver medal, Roy Jones Jr. was also awarded the Val Barker Award for the most outstanding boxer at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

Later Years

Roy Jones Jr. runs a company Square Ring Promotions which promotes boxing as well as mixed martial arts events.

Awards And Achievements

Roy Jones Jr. was The Boxing Writers Association of America’s Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s. In 2003 he was named Fight of the Year by the World Boxing Association

Источник
Рой Джонс-младший
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Джонс в 2007 году
Статистика
Настоящее имя Рой Левеста Джонс мл.
Псевдоним (ы)
  • Младший
  • Супермен
  • RJ
  • Капитан Крюк
Вес (а)
  • Средний вес
  • Суперсредний вес
  • Полутяжелый вес
  • Тяжелый
  • Тяжеловес
Рост 5 футов 11 дюймов (180 см)
Достигать 74 в (188 см)
Национальность
  • Американец
  • русский
Родился 16 января 1969 г. (52 года)
Пенсакола, Флорида , США
Позиция Православный
Боксерский рекорд
Тотал боев 75
Побед 66
Победы нокаутом 47
Убытки 9

Рекорд медалей

Мужской любительский бокс
Представляя Соединенные Штаты 
Олимпийские игры
Серебряная медаль - второе место 1988 Сеул Легкий средний вес
Игры доброй воли
Серебряная медаль - второе место 1986 Москва Легкий полусредний вес

Рой Левеста Джонс-младший (родился 16 января 1969 г.) — бывший профессиональный боксёр , комментатор и тренер из США, имеющий двойное гражданство России и США. Он соревновался в боксе с 1989 по 2018 год и провел несколько чемпионатов мира в четырех весовых категориях , включая титулы в среднем , суперсреднем , полутяжелом и супертяжелом весах , и является единственным боксером в истории, который начал свою профессиональную карьеру в полусреднем весе и вперед. чтобы выиграть титул в супертяжелом весе. Как любитель , он представлял Соединенные Штаты на летних Олимпийских играх 1988 года , выиграв серебряную медаль в полусреднем весе после одного из самых спорных решений в истории бокса.

Многие считают Джонс одним из лучших боксеров всех времен, фунт за фунтом , и оставил свой след в истории спорта, когда он выиграл титул WBA в супертяжелом весе в 2003 году, став первым бывшим чемпионом в среднем весе, выигравшим титул в супертяжелом весе. 106 лет. В 1999 году он стал бесспорным чемпионом в полутяжелом весе, объединив титулы WBA, WBC и IBF . Во время своего расцвета Джонс был известен своей исключительной скоростью рук, атлетизмом, подвижностью и рефлексами.

По состоянию на февраль 2018 года Джонс является рекордсменом по количеству побед в едином полутяжелом весе в истории бокса — двенадцать. BoxRec оценивает его как 17-го величайшего бойца всех времен в категории « фунт за фунт ». Журнал Ring назвал Джонса бойцом года в 1994 году, а Всемирный зал боксерской славы назвал его бойцом года за 2003 год. Он также является трехкратным обладателем награды Best Boxer ESPY Award (1996, 2000 и 2003 г.). Ассоциация боксерских писателей Америки назвала его бойцом десятилетия 1990-х годов.

Ранние годы

Рой Джонс-младший родился в семье с боксерскими традициями. Его отец, Рой Джонс-старший, ветеран войны во Вьетнаме, который был награжден Бронзовой звездой за доблесть после спасения другого солдата, также был боксером в среднем весе . Рой Джонс-старший дрался с Марвином Хаглером 10 июня 1977 года (который оказался 36-м профессиональным боем Хаглера) в андеркарте боя Шугар Рэй Леонард против Винни ДеБарроса. Хаглер нокаутировал Джонса-старшего в третьем раунде и получил 1500 долларов против 50 000 долларов Леонарда.

Любительская карьера

Джонс выиграл Национальные юношеские Олимпийские игры США в 1984 году в весовой категории 119 фунтов (54 кг), в Национальных Золотых перчатках США в 1986 году в весовой категории 139 фунтов (63 кг) и в Национальных Золотых перчатках США в 1987 году в весовой категории 156 фунтов ( 71 кг) деление. Как любитель, он закончил свою карьеру со счетом 121–13.

Особенности

1 место, золотой (ые) призер (а) Национальные золотые перчатки (139 фунтов), Сидар-Рапидс, Айова , 9–10 мая 1986 г .:

  • 1/2: Победить Деррика Ролона решением судей
  • Финал: победил Виктора Левина решением судей

Коробки доброй воли (156 фунтов), Цезарь Тахо , озеро Тахо, Невада , 12 апреля 1986 г .:

  • Побежденный Стэнли Лонгстрит

2 место, серебряный призер (-а) Игры доброй воли (139 фунтов), Москва , Советский Союз , 5–20 июля 1986 г .:

  • 1/4: Победил Гордон Джойс (Ирландия) единогласным решением судей, 5: 0.
  • 1/2: проиграл Игорю Ружникову (Советский Союз) решением большинства голосов, 1–4

1 место, золотой (ые) призер (а) Национальные золотые перчатки (156 фунтов), Ноксвилл, Теннесси , 17–18 апреля 1987 г .:

  • 1/8: Побежденный Энтони Дейли
  • 1/4: Побежденный Джордж Кальдерон
  • 1/2: Победил Дональда Хирона решением судей
  • Финал: победил Рэя МакЭлроя решением судей

Чемпионат мира среди юниоров (156 фунтов), Гавана, Куба , 26 июня 1987 г .:

  • 1/8: проиграл Энди Либингу (Восточная Германия) решением большинства, 1–4

Национальный чемпионат США (156 фунтов), Олимпийский спортивный центр , Колорадо-Спрингс, Колорадо , 29 марта 1988 г .:

  • 1/8: Проиграл Фрэнк Лайлс раздельным решением судей — 2–3

Национальные золотые перчатки (156 фунтов), Омаха, Небраска , 16–20 мая 1988 г .:

  • 1/4: Побежденный Хиския Шварц переходом
  • 1/2: проиграл Джеральду Макклеллану раздельным решением судей, 2–3

Олимпийские игры (156 фунтов), Concord павильон , Конкорд, Калифорния , 5-10 июля 1988 года:

  • 1/4: Победил Джеймса Криспа единогласным решением судей, 5–0.
  • 1/2: Победил Рэя МакЭлроя решением большинства, 4–1.
  • Финал: победил Фрэнка Лайлза раздельным решением судей — 3–2

Олимпийские бокс-офф (156 фунтов), Caesars Palace , Лас-Вегас, Невада , 16 июля 1988 г .:

Олимпийские результаты

«Когда Джонс начинает действовать, он начинает выглядеть как Шугар Рэй Леонард , его руки опущены, он насмехается, он показывает свое лицо, а затем танцует, когда Вудхолл пытается ударить».

— Ферди Пачеко о выступлении Джонса в полуфинале Олимпийских игр.

Джонс представлял Соединенные Штаты на Олимпийских играх 1988 года в Сеуле в весовой категории 156 фунтов , будучи самым молодым членом олимпийской сборной США по боксу, где он выиграл серебряную медаль.

  • 1/16: Победить М’тендере Макаламба (Малави), нокаутом 1 (1:44)
  • 1/8: Победил Михал Франек (Чехословакия) единогласным решением судей — 5: 0 (Франеку дали счет до восьми в 1-м и 2:33 во 2-м).
  • 1/4: Победил Евгений Зайцев (Советский Союз) единогласным решением судей, 5: 0 (Зайцев сломал нос на 1-м месте).
  • 1/2: Победил Ричи Вудхолл (Соединенное Королевство) единогласным решением судей, 5: 0 (Вудхолл сломал нос на 2-м месте).
  • Финал: Проиграл Пак Си-Хун (Южная Корея) раздельным решением судей 2–3 (Пак получил счет до восьми на 2:11 второго места).

Джонс не проиграл ни одного раунда на пути к финалу. Его четвертьфинальный поединок с советским боксером Евгением Зайцевым был первым американо-советским олимпийским поединком за 12 лет (потому что каждая страна бойкотировала летние Олимпийские игры в этот период). Финал вызвал споры, когда Джонс проиграл со счетом 2: 3 южнокорейскому бойцу Пак Си-Хуну решением судей, несмотря на то, что он бил Парка в течение трех раундов, нанеся 86 ударов, а Пак — 32. Как сообщается, сам Пак впоследствии извинился перед Джонсом и итальянским рефери Альдо Леони. , поднимая руку Пак, сказал Джонсу, что он был ошеломлен решением судей, пробормотав: «Я не могу поверить, что они делают это с тобой». Вскоре после этого один судья признал, что решение было ошибочным, и все три судьи, голосующие против Джонса, были в конечном итоге отстранены. Марв Альберт , называя бой по американскому телевидению для NBC, сообщил, что двое судей из коммунистических стран, Венгрии и Советского Союза , выиграли бой в пользу Джонса, а судьи из Марокко и Уругвая проголосовали за Пака. Пятый судья из Уганды засчитал поединок вничью, оставив решение на основании других критериев.

Официальное расследование МОК, закончившееся в 1997 году, показало, что, хотя судьи-нарушители были угощены южнокорейскими организаторами, не было никаких доказательств коррупции на боксерских соревнованиях в Сеуле. Джонс был награжден трофеем Вэла Баркера как лучший стилистический боксер игр 1988 года, что было только третьим и по сей день последним разом в истории соревнований, когда награда не досталась одному из обладателей золотой медали. Трофей Вэла Баркера вручается AIBA , организацией, не имеющей прямого отношения к олимпийским властям. Инцидент побудил олимпийских организаторов установить новую систему подсчета очков для олимпийского бокса.

Олимпийский комитет США призвал к расследованию в 1996 году после того, как документы, принадлежащие секретной полиции Штази Восточной Германии, выявили сообщения о том, что судьям платили за голосование за южнокорейских боксеров. Восточная Германия завершила Олимпийские игры в Сеуле на втором месте в таблице медалей, опередив США на одну золотую медаль.

Профессиональная карьера

Ранние годы

При повороте профессионал, он уже спорил со многими профессиональными боксерами, в том числе NABF весе Ронни Essett, IBF весе Линделл Холмса и Шугар Рэй Леонард . Джонс начал как профессионал 6 мая 1989 года, нокаутировав Рики Рэндалла в двух раундах в Пенсаколе в Bayfront Auditorium. В своем следующем бою он встретился с более опытным Стефаном Джонсоном в Атлантик-Сити , победив его нокаутом в восьмом раунде.

Джонс установил рекорд 15–0 с 15 нокаутами, прежде чем перейти в класс, чтобы встретиться с бывшим чемпионом мира в полусреднем весе Хорхе Вака в бою с оплатой за просмотр 10 января 1992 года. Он нокаутировал Ваку в первом раунде и набрал 16 побед нокаутом. ряд. После еще одного нокаута Джонс впервые прошел дистанцию ​​против будущего чемпиона мира Хорхе Кастро , победив решением судей в 10 раундах перед национальной аудиторией USA Network .

Чемпион в среднем весе

Рой Джонс против Бернарда Хопкинса

Джонс сделал свою первую попытку завоевать титул чемпиона мира 22 мая 1993 года. Он победил будущего бесспорного чемпиона в среднем весе Бернарда Хопкинса единогласным решением судей в Вашингтоне, округ Колумбия, и завоевал титул чемпиона IBF в среднем весе . Джонс был впереди всех трех судей (116-112 трижды). Джонс нанес 206 из 594 ударов (35%), а Хопкинс соединил 153 удара из 670 (23%). Джонс утверждал, что он вступил в бой со сломанной правой рукой, но все же сумел переиграть Хопкинса и обеспечить победу единогласным решением судей. Джонс напомнил миру об этом заявлении в своем хит-сингле «Ya’ll Must’ve Forgot» позже в своей карьере.

В своем следующем бою он сражался с другим будущим чемпионом мира, Туланом «Sugar Boy» Малингой , в нетитульном поединке . Джонс победил Малингу нокаутом в шести раундах. Джонс завершил год еще одной победой, победив Фермина Чирино решением судей. В 1994 году Джонс победил Дэнни «Попай» Гарсиа нокаутом из шести, затем сохранил свой титул IBF против Томаса Тейта в двух раундах в Лас-Вегасе 27 мая.

Чемпион в суперсреднем весе

Рой Джонс против Джеймса Тони

18 ноября 1994 года, Джонс был установлен в лицо непобедимым IBF в суперсреднем весе Джеймс Тони , который попал высоко в «фунт за фунт» рейтинга. Тони не проиграл после 46 поединков и был признан лучшим в мире в весе 168 фунтов. Рекламируемый как «Негражданская война», «Тони против Джонса» сильно разрекламировался и на PPV. Джонс впервые в своей карьере оказался проигравшим.

По ходу 12-раундового единогласного решения судей Джонс продемонстрировал свое величие. Он танцевал вокруг Тони, используя свою скорость и атлетизм, чтобы диктовать действия, и выполнял быстрые комбинации всякий раз, когда Тони давил на него. Джонс выиграл флеш-нокдаун в третьем раунде с прыгающим левым хуком после того, как подстрекал Тони, имитируя бойцовского петуха. Журнал Ring назвал выступление Джонса самым доминирующим из всех больших боев за 20 лет. Джонс нанес 285 из 614 ударов (46%), а Тони присоединился к 157 из 451 (35%). Джонс был впереди по всем трем оценочным карточкам судей (117-110, 119-108 и 118-109). Бой принес 300 000 покупок с оплатой за просмотр.

Разные защиты

В 1995 году Джонс несколько раз успешно защищал свой титул в суперсреднем весе. Он начал год с нокаута по версии IBF №1 Антуана Берда в первом раунде. Это был первый раз чемпионский бой в Пенсаколе. В бою под названием « Дьявол и мистер Джонс » он встретился с бывшим чемпионом IBF в легком весе Винни Пазиенцей и победил его в шестом раунде, трижды нокаутировав Пазиенцу. В четвертом раунде Джонс стал первым бойцом в истории CompuBox, который прошел весь раунд, не будучи задетым противником. Пазиенце засчитали пять ударов и ноль при приземлении. Пазиенце было гарантировано 1,35 миллиона долларов, в то время как Джонсу, который отработал процентную долю гейта и доходов от платы за просмотр, был гарантирован минимум 2 миллиона долларов. Затем Джонс победил Тони Торнтона в третьем раунде нокаутом три месяца спустя.

В 1996 году Джонс сохранил свои победные пути, победив Мерки Соса нокаутом в двух очках и будущего чемпиона мира Эрика Лукаса в 11-м раунде. Когда он боксировал с Лукасом, он стал первым спортсменом, который принял участие в двух оплачиваемых спортивных соревнованиях в один и тот же день. Утром он играл в баскетбол, а вечером защитил свой титул боксера в Джексонвилле, штат Флорида. Он также провел пресс-конференцию на ринге незадолго до своего третьего боя в году, отвечая на вопросы со стула в центре ринга и защищая свой выбор Брайанта Брэннона в качестве своего соперника вместо Фрэнки Лайлса , своего заклятого врага от любителей. Затем он победил Брайанта Брэннона во втором раунде техническим нокаутом.

Чемпион в полутяжелом весе

Рой Джонс против Майка МакКаллума

В ноябре 1996 года в Ледовом дворце , Тампа, Флорида , Джонс победил 40-летнего бывшего чемпиона мира в трех весовых категориях Майка МакКаллума сухим решением судей (120-107, 3 раза) перед толпой в 12000 человек и выиграл вакантный промежуточный титул WBC. Титул в полутяжелом весе . Джонс совершил нокдаун незадолго до звонка в конце 10-го раунда. Джонс нанес 254 из 535 ударов (47%) в течение 12 раундов, а МакКаллум — 209 из 651 (32%). Джонс вскоре стал полноправным чемпионом по версии WBC. когда бывший титулист Фабрис Тиоццо перешел в тяжелый вес . Джонс заработал на этом поединке 2,8 миллиона долларов, а Маккаллум — 750 тысяч долларов.

Рой Джонс против Монтелл Гриффин I и II

В 1997 году Джонс потерпел первое профессиональное поражение — дисквалификацию против Монтелла Гриффина (26-0, 18 нокаутов) в отеле Taj Majal Hotel & Casino в Атлантик-Сити, штат Нью-Джерси . Гриффина тренировал легендарный Эдди Фатч , который научил его извлекать выгоду из технических ошибок Джонса и отсутствия базовых основ бокса. Гриффин выскочил вперед, опередив Джонса, но к 9-му раунду Джонс был впереди по счетным карточкам на одно очко и в начале девятого раунда держал Гриффина на холсте. Но когда Гриффин упал коленом на полотно, чтобы избежать дальнейшего наказания, Джонс ударил его дважды. Впоследствии Джонс был дисквалифицирован и потерял титул. На момент дисквалификации Джонс был впереди по двум оценочным карточкам судей (75-76, 77-75, 76-75).

Спустя пять месяцев Джонс добился немедленного матча-реванша на курорте Foxwoods Resort , Коннектикут , США, и легко вернул себе титул чемпиона мира в полутяжелом весе, нокаутировав Гриффина в течение первых 20 секунд боя, а затем завершив бой, нокаутировав Гриффина за 2 минуты 31 секунду. с прыжком левой рукой. Поединок проходил в зале для бинго перед распродажей в 4500 человек. И Джонс, и Гриффин заработали кошелек по 1,5 миллиона долларов.

Карьера с 1998 по 2002 гг.

В 1998 году Джонс начал нокаутировав бывшего полутяжелом и будущее в тяжелом весе Вирджил Хилл в четырех раундах с огромным правой руки к телу , что сломал один из ребер Хилла. Джонс последовал за этим с победой над чемпионом WBA в полутяжелом весе Лу Дель Валле решением 12 18 июля объединить пояса WBC и WBA. Джонсу пришлось впервые в своей карьере подняться с холста, так как он был вылетел в восьмом раунде, но продолжал перебивать Дель Валле на протяжении всего боя и получил единогласное решение судей. Затем Джонс выступил с защитой против Отиса Гранта . Он сохранил корону, нокаутировав Гранта за десять раундов.

Джонс начал 1999 год с того, что нокаутировал Рика Фрейзера, занявшего первое место по версии WBC. 5 июня того же года Джонс победил чемпиона IBF Реджи Джонсона однобоким решением в 12 раундах и стал бесспорным чемпионом в полутяжелом весе, а также первым, кто объединил титулы WBA, WBC и IBF в этом весе с момента выступления Майкла Спинкса в 1983. Джонс бросил Джонсона в первом раунде и упал в третьем раунде, но отступил и позволил Реджи закончить бой.

2000 год начался с того, что Джонс легко победил сильного Дэвида Телеско решением судей в 12 раундах 15 января в Radio City Music Hall, чтобы сохранить свои титулы. Сообщается, что Джонс сломал запястье за ​​несколько недель до этого боя и дрался почти исключительно одной рукой. Он вышел на ринг в окружении известной группы танцоров The Rockettes . Его следующий бой был также первым боксерским мероприятием, когда он отправился в Индианаполис и сохранил свой титул с техническим нокаутом в 11 раундах над Ричардом Холлом в Conseco Fieldhouse . Джонс закончил 2000 год 10-раундовой остановкой непобежденного Эрика Хардинга в Новом Орлеане.

В 2001 году Джонс выпустил компакт-диск с рэпом Round One: The Album . В том же году он сохранил титул против Деррика Хармона нокаутом из десяти и против будущего чемпиона мира Хулио Сезара Гонсалеса из Мексики единогласным решением судей в 12 раундах перед 20 409 зрителями. Трое судей оценили его (119-106, 118-107, 119-106) в пользу Джонса. Джонс нокаутировал Гонсалеса в первом, пятом и двенадцатом раундах и заработал кошелек в 1,5 миллиона долларов. Джонс нанес 192 удара из 375 (51%), в то время как Гонсалес получил очень низкий результат 91 из 609 (15%).

В 2002 году Джонс сохранил свой титул, нокаутировав австралийского боксера Глена Келли в семи раундах. Джонс заложил обе руки за спину. Когда Келли зашла за джебом, Джонс перешагнул через джеб правой рукой в ​​голову. Келли упала, и ее отсчитали. Джонс нанес 124 из 249 ударов (50%), а Келли подключился к 42 из 171 (25%). Перед этим боем Джонс был спорно награжден поясом The Ring Championship, несмотря на то, что Дариуш Михальчевски по- прежнему считался линейным чемпионом в той же весовой категории.

Джонс затем победил будущего чемпиона мира, WBC # 1 Клинтон Вудс по техническим нокаутом перед толпой 16,229. Во время выхода на ринг он исполнил песню со своего компакт-диска. Поединок был остановлен в 6-м раунде после того, как угловой Вудса выбросил полотенце. Джонс нанес 140 из 300 ударов (47%), а Вудс — 39 из 166 (23%).

Чемпион WBA в супертяжелом весе

Рой Джонс против Джона Руиса

1 марта 2003 года в Центре Томаса и Мака в Лас-Вегасе Джонс победил Джона Руиса , человека, победившего стареющего Эвандера Холифилда , за титул чемпиона WBA в супертяжелом весе на глазах у 15 300 фанатов. Джонс официально весил 193 фунта (88 кг), а Руис — 226 фунтов (103 кг). Джонс стал первым бывшим обладателем титула в среднем весе, выигравшим титул в супертяжелом весе за 106 лет. Джонс также стал первым бойцом, который начал свою карьеру в полутяжелом весе и выиграл титул в супертяжелом весе, и вторым действующим чемпионом в полутяжелом весе после Майкла Спинкса в 1985 году, который поднялся в весе и завоевал титул главного чемпиона в супертяжелом весе в своем первом бою в дивизионе. . Джонсу были гарантированы 10 миллионов долларов против 60% прибыли. У Руиза не было никаких гарантий. Он получил 40% прибыли, которую должен был разделить с промоутером Доном Кингом . Джонс выиграл по всем трем карточкам (116-112, 118-110 и 117-111). По словам Марка Таффета, старшего вице-президента HBO по спортивным операциям и плате за просмотр, бой принес 602 000 покупок с оплатой за просмотр.

Вернуться в полутяжелый вес

Рой Джонс против Антонио Тарвера

Джонс решил вернуться в полутяжелый вес и 8 ноября 2003 года он победил Антонио Тарвера, чтобы сохранить титулы IBO и The Ring в полутяжелом весе, выиграть титул Тарвера по версии WBC и завоевать вакантный титул WBA (объединенный). Джонс выглядел намного слабее после того, как вернулся в полутяжелую весовую категорию, потеря мышц, которые он приобрел во время боя в супертяжелом весе, по-видимому, сказалась на его стареющем теле, а его кошачьи рефлексы, казалось, уменьшились. Джонс победил решением большинства, судьи дали ему 117–111, 116–112 и 114–114.

Грешить

Рой Джонс против Антонио Тарвера II

15 мая 2004 года Джонс встретился с Тарвером в матче-реванше. Джонс имел большие шансы на победу, но Тарвер нокаутировал его на 1:31 второго раунда. Джонс выиграл первый раунд (Тарвер нанес только два удара в первом раунде), но во втором, когда Джонс попробовал комбинацию, его поймал большой контратакующий левый хук Тарвера. Джонс поднялся на ноги благодаря счету, но впервые в своей карьере рефери Джей Нади решил, что не сможет продолжить игру .

Рой Джонс против Глена Джонсона

25 сентября 2004 года Джонс попытался выиграть титул IBF в полутяжелом весе у Глена Джонсона в матче в Мемфисе , штат Теннесси. Джонсон нокаутировал Джонса на 49 секунде девятого раунда. После отсчета Джонс лежал на холсте три минуты. Джонсон был впереди по оценочным карточкам всех трех судей во время нокаута (77–75, 77–75, 78–74) и нанес 118 ударов против 75 у Джонса. В ту ночь Джонс использовал холст ринга в качестве рекламного щита для своего предстоящего матча. рэп-диск, который вышел 1 ноября.

Рой Джонс против Антонио Тарвера III

Спустя почти год отсутствия на ринге, сосредоточившись на тренировках и работая аналитиком в HBO Boxing, Джонс запланировал третий бой с Антонио Тарвером на 1 октября 2005 года, собрав 20 895 человек на форуме St. Pete Times в Тампе. , Флорида , который транслировался на канале HBO PPV. Только второй раз в своей карьере Джонс считался аутсайдером, вступающим в бой.

Тарвер победил единогласным решением судей (117–111, 116–112, 116–112) и поставил Джонса на ноги в 12-м раунде. Тарвер нанес 158 из 620 ударов (25%), а Джонс подключился к 85 из 320 (27%). Несмотря на то, что он явно отставал с самого начала поединка, ни в углу Джонса, ни в его выступлении не было особой срочности, поскольку он, казалось, был доволен тем, что добрался до конца боя после своих поражений нокаутом один за другим.

В послематчевом интервью с Брайаном Кенни из ESPN Джонс сказал, что хотел бы драться снова. Он приветствовал бы четвертый бой с Тарвером или еще одну дуэль с Джонсоном. Бойцы заработали более 4 миллионов долларов за штуку плюс часть доходов от платных просмотров, при этом бой принес 440 000 покупок с оплатой за просмотр.

Fallout с HBO

После потери в третьем бою Тарвер, Джонс возобновил свои обязанности в качестве комментатора на HBO Чемпионат мира по боксу , называя Флойд Мэйвезер — Шармба Митчелл бой 19 ноября 2005 года, и Джермейн Тейлор — Бернард Хопкинс реванш 3 декабря, 2005. Его возвращение в сеть было недолгим, поскольку в январе 2006 года Джонса уволили со своей роли аналитика у ринга. HBO сослался на его сообщенное об отсутствии желания присутствовать на производственных встречах сети.

Тропа возвращения

Вернуться к победным путям

Джонс сразился с принцем Бади Аджаму (25-2-1, 14 нокаутов) 29 июля 2006 года на стадионе Qwest Arena в Бойсе, штат Айдахо . Джонс победил Аджаму единогласным решением судей (119-106, 3 раза), выиграв титул WBO NABO в полутяжелом весе. Аджаму выиграл первый раунд по всем трем официальным оценочным карточкам, однако это был единственный раунд, который он выиграл. Аджаму также потерял два очка за неоднократные удары ниже пояса в седьмом раунде и еще один в восьмом раунде.

Следующим за Джонсом стал непобежденный 29-летний Энтони Хэншоу (24-0-1, 14 нокаутов) 14 июля 2007 года в Колизее на побережье Миссисипи в Билокси, штат Миссисипи . Хэншоу занял 11-е место по версии IBF в суперсреднем весе. Хэншоу был нокдаун в 11-м раунде. Джонс выиграл бой единогласным решением судей (114-113, 117-110, 118-109) и завоевал вакантный титул Международного боксерского совета в полутяжелом весе.

Рой Джонс против Феликса Тринидада

Джонс продвигает свою борьбу против Тринидада , 2007 г.

19 января 2008 года Джонс встретился с бывшим пятикратным чемпионом мира в 147 и 154 фунтах стерлингов Феликсом Тринидадом в Мэдисон-Сквер-Гарден в Нью-Йорке. Поединок проводился в промежуточном весе 170 фунтов. У Джонса было заметное преимущество в размере и скорости, и в седьмом раунде, короткая правая рука у виска упала Тринидад на колени. Джонс выпустил комбинацию в десятом раунде, чтобы снова отправить Тринидад в отставку. Джонс выиграл бой со счетом 117–109 и 116–110 (дважды). Это был первый раз, когда бывший чемпион в супертяжелом весе вернулся, чтобы успешно драться в весе 170 фунтов. Борьба принесла 500 000 покупок с оплатой за просмотр и 25 миллионов долларов дохода от внутреннего телевидения. Это также был последний бой в карьере Тринидада.

Рой Джонс против Джо Кальзаге

После того, как Джо Кальзаге раскола «s из промоутер Фрэнк Уоррен , было официально объявлено , что Рой Джонс — младший и Джо Кальзаге достигли соглашения , чтобы бороться за ринг чемпионата полутяжелом в Нью — Йорке на Мэдисон — Сквер — Гарден 20 сентября 2008 года на HBO PPV . Однако Кальзаге заявил о травме правой руки на тренировке, поэтому бой пришлось отложить на пару недель, назначив новой датой 8 ноября.

В первом раунде Джонс поймал Кальзаге апперкотом и сбил его с ног, а также нанес удар валлийцу по переносице. Однако Джонсу не удалось заработать на нокдауне. Во 2-м раунде Кальзаге начал контролировать действия и доминировал над Джонсом на протяжении оставшейся части боя. По мере того, как бой продолжался, Джонс принимал на себя все больше и больше ударов, и его левый глаз был рассечен. Уголок Джонса, который никогда раньше не видел, чтобы Рой порезался, не знал, как правильно справиться с ситуацией, и кровь залила левую сторону его лица. В конечном итоге Джонс проиграл единогласным решением судей, выиграв только один раунд (10-8 в первом) на 3 официальных карточках судей. Всего было 14 152 человека. Поединок собрал 225 000 покупок с оплатой за просмотр. Сообщалось, что Кальзаге заплатили за бой 10 миллионов долларов. Бой, который транслировался в Великобритании на Setanta Sports после 4:30 по местному времени, собрал 500 000 зрителей.

Рой Джонс против Омара Шейки

Было объявлено, что следующий бой Джонс будет драться с Омаром Шейкой (27-8, 18 нокаутов) 21 марта 2009 года в Civic Center, Пенсакола, Флорида. Джонс победил Шейку техническим нокаутом в пятом раунде и завоевал вакантный титул WBO NABO в полутяжелом весе . Поединок стал главным событием платного просмотра под названием « Мартовское зло », в котором участвовали боксерские матчи и соревнования по смешанным единоборствам. Шейка ранее победила Глена Джонсона, который нокаутировал Джонса в 2004 году, и вступил в этот бой, проиграв шесть из своих последних десяти боев. Это был только его второй бой с сентября 2005 года. Джонс занял 6 место в полутяжелом весе в мире по версии журнала The Ring .

Рой Джонс против Джеффа Лейси

Джонс празднует победу над Лейси , 2009 год.

15 августа 2009 года Джонс победил бывшего чемпиона в суперсреднем весе Джеффа Лейси (25-2, 17 нокаутов) в 10 раундах после того, как угловой Лейси остановил бой. Бой, названный « Hook City », по прозвищам боксеров « Капитан Крюк » и « Левый Крюк », состоялся в «Coast Coliseum» в Билокси, штат Миссисипи. Лейси никогда раньше не вырубали и не останавливали. Лейси пыталась пригвоздить Джонса к веревке на протяжении всего боя, но Джонс не был затронут этой тактикой и, казалось, больше беспокоился о игре для толпы, чем о ударах Лейси. После девятого раунда в углу Лейси шла дискуссия о том, чтобы остановить его, но Лейси убедил свою команду дать ему еще один раунд. Джонс нанес 249 из 500 ударов (50%), а Лейси — 104 из 429 (24%). Джонс был впереди по всем трем оценочным карточкам судей на момент остановки (99-91, 100-89, 98-92).

Последовательные поражения

Рой Джонс против Дэнни Грина

В декабре 2009 года Рой Джонс должен был встретиться с австралийским боксером Дэнни Грином в Сиднее, Австралия . За несколько недель до этого боя в газетах появились сообщения о трудностях с доставкой спарринг-партнеров Роя в Австралию. Затем, 2 декабря 2009 года, после длительной задержки перед боем из-за протестов против завязывания рук, Дэнни Грин победил Джонса техническим нокаутом в первом раунде. Поначалу Джонс проявил снисходительность к своему унизительному поражению, заявив, что «мы не оправдываемся, это было отличное выступление Дэнни». Однако менее чем через месяц Джонс подал официальную жалобу, обвинив Грина в использовании незаконных бинтов для рук и требуя отмены его потери, хотя решение было оставлено в силе. Хотя матч-реванш Джонса с Хопкинсом выглядел проблематичным после поражения Джонса, обе стороны официально пришли к соглашению в феврале 2010 года о поединке 3 апреля.

Рой Джонс против Бернарда Хопкинса 2

Рой Джонс-младший и Бернард Хопкинс (50-5-1, 32 нокаута) встретились в поединке-реванше 3 апреля 2010 года в отеле Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino в Лас-Вегасе, через 17 лет после их первого боя. Джонс вошел с рекордом 5-5 в своих предыдущих десяти боях, датируемых маем 2004 года, в то время как Хопкинс пришел с результатом 4-1 с июня 2006 года. После прохождения дистанции Хопкинс был награжден единогласным решением судей (118-109, 117-110). дважды). Хопкинс нанес 184 удара из 526 (35%), а Джонс — 82 из 274 (30%). Хопкинс рухнул на колени в раздевалке, истощенный после жестокой борьбы и истощенный к концу своего 17-летнего ожидания мести против Джонса. Бой принес 150 000 покупок с оплатой за просмотр.

Рой Джонс против Дениса Лебедева

В феврале 2011 года Владимир Хрюнов подтвердил, что ведутся переговоры о том, чтобы Денис Лебедев (21-1, 16 нокаутов) сразился с Джонсом в Москве. Лебедев только что отыграл спорное поражение раздельным решением судей от Марко Хака . В то время Лебедев занимал 4-е место в тяжелом весе по версии The Ring . 24 марта была заключена сделка, по которой Джонс заработает кошелек в 500 000 долларов. Поединок, состоящий из 10 раундов, который был объявлен как «Битва двух империй», состоится 22 мая во Дворце спорта «Динамо» в Крылатском . Сообщается, что в день релиза было продано 2000 билетов. Промоутеры ожидали распродажи.

Лебедев нокаутировал Джонса за 2 секунды до конца их 10-раундового боя. После 9 раунда на карточках было написано (87–84, 85–86, 90–81). Споры возникли, когда Лебедев ударил Джонса кулаком, когда некоторым было ясно, что Джонс не реагирует и стоит на ногах. Последний удар заставил Джонса замерзнуть на холсте, и он не приходил в себя более 5 минут на фоне активной медицинской помощи. После боя Лебедев заявил, что ему не о чем сожалеть. Рефери Стив Смогер также был обвинен в некомпетентности, потому что он не остановил бой, хотя Джонс больше не мог защищаться, что привело к тому, что Джонс получил ненужные повреждения. В заявлении после боя Смогер сказал: «Я не останавливал бой, потому что до боя оставались считанные секунды, и казалось, что Рой притворяется, пытаясь обмануть своего противника. Итак, я подумал, что Джонс делал здесь то же самое, пытаясь обмануть Лебедева на последних секундах боя, чтобы заманить Дениса, чтобы нанести большой удар [что Джонс сумел сделать в предыдущем раунде] ». Джонс, когда его спросили о его чувствах к удару, ответил: «Я прощаю его».

Тяжелый

Рой Джонс против Макса Александра

Джонс выиграл 10-раундовый единогласным решением судей против Макса Александра 10 декабря 2011 года в Атланте, зафиксировав серию поражений из трех матчей и выиграв Межконтинентальный чемпионат Универсальной боксерской организации (UBO) в тяжелом весе. Все трое судей оценили бой в пользу Джонса (100-90, 100-90 и 99-91). Джонс редко давил на первые семь раундов, но собрал несколько комбинаций в восьмом и десятом раундах, чтобы победить Александра. После боя Джонс сказал: «Я чувствую себя прекрасно. Я хочу титул чемпиона мира в тяжелом весе», — сказал Джонс, который весил 189 фунтов. «Это только начало. Я еще не закончил». Бой транслировался в прямом эфире на интернет-канале PPV Ustream за 9,99 доллара.

Рой Джонс против Павла Глажевского

Джонс должен был драться с польским боксером Давидом Костецким (39-1, 25 нокаутов) в десятираундовой схватке на Атлас-Арене , Польша, 30 июня. За несколько дней до боя Костецкий был арестован 19 июня, чтобы начать отбывать 2-е место. и полугодовым тюремным заключением за предыдущую судимость за организацию проституции. Джонс договорился о сделке с 12 Knockout Promotions, промоутером боя, его заверили, что Костецки не начнет отбывать наказание до окончания боя. 12 Knockout Promotions пытались добиться временного освобождения Костецкого, но безуспешно. Павел Глажевски (17-0, 4 нокаута), который всю неделю находился в резерве, вышел на замену. Джонс победил Глажевского раздельным решением судей (96-93, 94-95 и 96-94). Это решение вызвало разногласия. Многие считали, что из-за того, что Джонс выстроился в очередь, чтобы бросить вызов тогдашнему чемпиону WBC в тяжелом весе Кшиштофу Влодарчику , ему было предоставлено решение.

Рой Джонс против Зина Эддина Бенмахлуфа

21 декабря 2013 года Джонс победил Зина Эддина Бенмахлуфа (17-3-1, 8 нокаутов) единогласным решением судей за вакантный титул WBU в тяжелом весе во Дворце спорта « Динамо» в Крылатском в Москве, Россия. Бой был объявлен как матч « Победитель получает все », в котором победитель получает весь кошелек. Бенмахлуф встал на колено после того, как Джонс покачал его левым хуком в начале третьего раунда. Судьи оценили схватку 120-108, 119-109 и 118-111.

Разные бои

Джонс, сражающийся в Международном выставочном центре на Кипсале в Латвии, победил Кортни Фрай (18-5-0) через RTD в 5-м раунде 26 июля 2014 года. Джонс был впереди по всем трем оценочным карточкам судей к концу четвертого раунда. (50-44, 50-44 и 50-45). 26 сентября 2014 года Джонс победил Хани Атьё нокаутом в 1-м раунде спустя 75 секунд. Этот бой проходил перед аншлаговой толпой в Баскет-холле в Краснодаре, Россия . Это была вторая остановка подряд и пятая победа подряд для Джонса. Следующий бой Джонса, впервые за 4 года, состоялся в США на Cabarrus Arena в Конкорде, Северная Каролина, и в конечном итоге позволил ему победить Вилли Уильямса техническим нокаутом во 2-м раунде. Ближе к концу того же месяца, 28 марта, Джонс снова вернулся на ринг, на этот раз против Пола Васкеса (10-6-1, 3 нокаута), победив его техническим нокаутом в 1-м раунде в тяжелом весе WBU (немецкая версия). титул в Центре Пенсакола Бэй во Флориде. 16 августа 2015 года Джонс одержал 62-ю профессиональную победу и 45-ю победу нокаутом, победив Эрика Уоткинса нокаутом в 6-м раунде.

Рой Джонс против Энцо Маккаринелли

28 октября 2015 года было объявлено, что Джонс будет сражаться с бывшим чемпионом WBO в тяжелом весе Энцо Маккаринелли , 35 лет, у которого был рекорд карьеры в 40 побед и 7 поражений, за титул чемпиона мира в супертяжелом весе по версии WBA. Однако это был «ложный слух». Однако было объявлено, что они будут сражаться 12 декабря 2015 года в нетитульном бою в тяжелом весе. Это был первый бой Джонса после того, как он получил российское гражданство, и он собирался в нем с 8 победами подряд, причем последние 4 были на дистанции. Поединок проходил в Ледовом дворце ВТБ в Москве.

После равных 3-х раундов, 4-й раунд стартовал больше в пользу Маккаринелли. В середине раунда Маккаринелли сбросил Джонса апперкотом. Джонс побил счет и продержался еще 10–12 секунд, прижав перчатки к лицу, съев еще несколько апперкотов. Затем он зацепил веревки огромный правый крюк, из-за чего он напрягся и упал лицом вниз на холст. Рефери Инго Баррабас отмахнулся от боя в 9-м поражении Джонса в карьере и 5-м нокаутом.

Рой Джонс против Вайрона Филлипса

20 марта 2016 года Джонс дрался в Фениксе, штат Аризона, в Celebrity Theater против 33-летнего бойца ММА Вайрона Филлипса, который выиграл право драться с ним после того, как был выбран в результате голосования на Facebook. Филлипс, который дрался в своем первом боксерском поединке, показал 5: 3 в боях ММА и 6: 1 как боксер-любитель. Филлипс получил бы $ 100 000, если бы нокаутировал Джонса, но был нокаутирован во втором раунде. Затем рефери остановил бой.

Рой Джонс против Родни Мура

Объявленные 29 июля акции Square Ring Promotions вернутся в свой родной город Пенсакола-Бэй-центр в Пенсаколе, штат Флорида, 13 августа против подмастерья «Rockin ‘» Родни Мура (17-11-2, 7 нокаутов) в поединке в тяжелом весе. Бой был озаглавлен карточкой «Island Fights 38», продолжающейся серией, которая объединяет боксерские поединки и поединки ММА на одном шоу. Последний раз Джонс дрался в Пенсаколе в марте 2015 года, когда нокаутировал Пола Васкеса в первом раунде. Мур не дрался между 2005 и 2012 годами и проиграл девять боев подряд, хотя только один из них закончился нокаутом. Это была остановка во втором раунде для претендента на звание лучшего претендента в тяжелом весе Мурата Гассиева 13 месяцев назад. В ночь боя, на глазах у более чем 5000 фанатов, в медленном поединке Джонс выиграл односторонним решением судей в 10 раундах единогласным решением судей со счетом 100-90 на всех трех картах.

Было отмечено, что Джонс повредил правый бицепс в пятом раунде, и оставшуюся часть боя боролся на одной руке, а после боя признал, что время заживления, необходимое для его разорванного правого бицепса, вероятно, означало конец его долгой карьеры. В октябре Джонс заявил о своем намерении продолжить борьбу и не уходить из спорта.

Рой Джонс против Бобби Ганна

2 декабря 2016 года агентство David Feldman Promotions подтвердило, что бой между Джонсом и непобежденным кулачным бойцом и бывшим претендентом на титул чемпиона мира Бобби Ганном будет объявлен на 17 февраля 2017 года за вакантный чемпионский титул World Boxing Foundation в тяжелом весе на пресс-конференции в декабре. 6 в Chase Center в Делавэре. На момент анонса, Ганн был бывший IBA тяжелого веса и кулачный в супертяжелом вес, с записью 72-0 с 72 нокаутами. Бой был официально объявлен на пресс-конференции 7 декабря. Джонс рассказал о своем долгожданном желании сразиться с Ганном: «Я всегда делаю то, что люди не ожидают от меня. Я давно пообещал Бобби, что буду. дайте ему возможность, и я человек слова. Приходите 17 февраля, я собираюсь снова шокировать мир ». На официальном взвешивании Джонс весил 199 фунтов, а Ганн весил легче 197,4 фунта. В медленном поединке Джонс остановил Ганна в начале 8-го раунда, прежде чем Ганн даже покинул свой угол, чтобы выиграть вакантный титул чемпиона World Boxing Foundation в тяжелом весе. Ганн повредил нос, и в течение семи раундов Джонс вылетал из бокса. В пост-драке Джонс и Ганн обнялись.

Джонс рассказал о своем желании продолжить свою боксерскую карьеру: «Все возможно, я не собираюсь принимать немедленное решение. Зачем мне останавливаться, если я выгляжу так хорошо? … Я хочу побороться за титул чемпиона в тяжелом весе. … Я действительно собираюсь драться, и посмотрим, что будет в будущем. Я хорошо выгляжу. » Позже Джонс сказал On The Ropes Boxing Radio: «Да, я думаю, что это мой последний год в боксе, и я все время говорю людям». Намекнув, что он может уйти в отставку в конце 2017 года. 3 декабря 2017 года, после прощального боя Мигель Котто повторил свое желание продолжить бокс.

Отставка

Рой Джонс против Скотта Сигмона

30 декабря 2017 года Джонс объявил, что вернется в Bay Center в Пенсаколе, штат Флорида, чтобы возглавить Island Fights 46 8 февраля 2018 года. Джонс ранее был хэдлайнером Island Fights, шоу, в котором участвовали бокс и ММА. . Говоря о мероприятии, Джонс сказал: «Мой последний день в заливе. Это мой последний день на набережной … Civic Center, Пенсакола, Bayfront Arena, как бы вы это ни называли. последний день в Пенсаколе, будь там 8 февраля. Это мой последний день ». Он заявил, что это будет его последний бой. Джонс объявил Скотта Сигмона (30-11-1, 16 нокаутов) своим соперником в 10-раундовой схватке. Джонс завершил свою боксерскую карьеру, победив Сигмона единогласным решением судей в 10 раундах, а также выиграл вакантный титул чемпиона World Boxing Union в тяжелом весе. Все трое судей оценили бой 98-92 в пользу Джонса. Джонс начал с лучшего боксера, получил удары по верху и крючки и сохранял контроль на протяжении всего боя. Джонс нанес апперкот в 5-м раунде, выбив мундштук Сигмона. В 6-м раунде Сигмон начал наносить больше ударов, хотя это были слабые комбинации, легко блокируемые Джонсом. Джонс также смог парировать большинство ударов Сигмона.

После боя Джонс заявил, что дрался с травмой бицепса. Он также вызвал на боксерский поединок против 42-летнего бывшего чемпиона UFC в среднем весе Андерсона Сильвы . В интервью после боя он сказал: «Я знал, что Скотт крутой, я знал, что Скотт готов, и я знал, что Скотт продолжит наступать. Однако я не оправдываюсь, но на прошлой неделе я порвал себе бицепс в левой руке. снова, и я отказался уходить. Кроме того [драки], глава закрыта ». Джонс ушел в отставку после 75 профессиональных боев за 29 лет; 66 побед, 47 попаданий на дистанцию ​​и 9 поражений.

Выставочный бой

Он был объявлен в июле 2020 года , что Джонс подписал контракт к лицу бывшего бесспорным супертяжелом весе , Майк Тайсон , в восемь круглых выставки бой . Поединок, официально санкционированный Атлетической комиссией штата Калифорния (CSAC), первоначально был запланирован на 12 сентября в спортивном парке Dignity Health Sports Park в Карсоне, штат Калифорния , однако дата была перенесена на 28 ноября, чтобы максимизировать прибыль. для мероприятия. Поединок длился полные 8 раундов и был объявлен вничью.

Рекорд профессионального бокса

Резюме профессионального послужного списка

75 боев 66 побед 9 проигрышей
Нокаутом 47 5
По решению 19 3
По дисквалификации 0 1
Нет. Результат Записывать Противник Тип Раунд, время Дата Место нахождения Примечания
75 Победить 66–9 Соединенные Штаты Скотт Сигмон UD 10 8 февраля 2018 г. Соединенные Штаты Центр залива, Пенсакола, Флорида, США Выиграл вакантный титул WBU (немецкая версия) в тяжелом весе
74 Победить 65–9 Канада Бобби Ганн Технический нокаут 8 (12), 0:07 17 февраля 2017 г. Соединенные Штаты Центр Чейза, Уилмингтон, Делавэр , США Выиграл вакантный титул WBF (Foundation) в тяжелом весе
73 Победить 64–9 Соединенные Штаты Родни Мур UD 10 13 августа 2016 г. Соединенные Штаты Центр залива, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
72 Победить 63–9 Соединенные Штаты Вайрон Филлипс Технический нокаут 2 (6), 2:30 20 марта 2016 г. Соединенные Штаты Театр знаменитостей , Феникс, Аризона , США
71 Потеря 62–9 Объединенное Королевство Энцо Маккаринелли Технический нокаут 4 (10), 1:59 12 декабря 2015 г. Россия ВТБ Ледовый дворец , Москва, Россия
70 Победить 62–8 Соединенные Штаты Эрик Уоткинс КО 6 (10), 2:59 16 августа 2015 г. Соединенные Штаты Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ледьярд, Коннектикут, США
69 Победить 61–8 Соединенные Штаты Пол Васкес Технический нокаут 1 (12), 3:00 28 марта 2015 г. Соединенные Штаты Центр залива , Пенсакола, Флорида, США Сохранен титул чемпиона мира по версии WBU (немецкая версия) в тяжелом весе.
68 Победить 60–8 Соединенные Штаты Вилли Уильямс Технический нокаут 2 (10), 2:38 6 марта 2015 г. Соединенные Штаты Cabarrus Arena , Конкорд, Северная Каролина , США
67 Победить 59–8 Египет Хани Атьё КО 1 (12), 1:15 26 сен.2014 Россия Баскет-Холл , Краснодар , Россия Сохранен титул чемпиона мира по версии WBU (немецкая версия) в тяжелом весе.
66 Победить 58–8 Объединенное Королевство Кортни Фрай RTD 5 (12), 3:00 26 июля 2014 г. Латвия Международный выставочный центр Кипсала, Рига , Латвия Сохранен титул чемпиона мира по версии WBU (немецкая версия) в тяжелом весе.
65 Победить 57–8 Алжир Зин Эддин Бенмахлуф UD 12 21 декабря 2013 г. Россия Крылатское Дворец Спорта, Москва, Россия Выиграл вакантный титул WBU (немецкая версия) в тяжелом весе
64 Победить 56–8 Польша Павел Глажевский SD 10 30 июня 2012 г. Польша Атлас Арена , Лодзь , Польша
63 Победить 55–8 Соединенные Штаты Макс Александр UD 10 10 декабря 2011 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр , Атланта, Джорджия , США Выиграл вакантный титул UBO Intercontinental в тяжелом весе
62 Потеря 54–8 Россия Денис Лебедев КО 10 (10), 2:58 21 мая 2011 г. Россия Крылатское Дворец Спорта , Москва, Россия
61 Потеря 54–7 Соединенные Штаты Бернард Хопкинс UD 12 3 апреля 2010 г. Соединенные Штаты Центр мероприятий Мандалай-Бэй, Парадайз, Невада, США
60 Потеря 54–6 Австралия Дэнни Грин Технический нокаут 1 (12), 2:02 2 декабря 2009 г. Австралия Acer Arena , Сидней , Австралия Для титула IBO в тяжелом весе
59 Победить 54–5 Соединенные Штаты Джефф Лейси RTD 10 (12), 3:00 15 августа 2009 г. Соединенные Штаты Coast Coliseum, Билокси, Миссисипи, США Сохранен титул WBO – NABO в полутяжелом весе.
58 Победить 53–5 Соединенные Штаты Омар Шейка Технический нокаут 5 (12), 1:45 21 марта 2009 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр, Пенсакола, Флорида, США Выиграл вакантный титул WBO – NABO в полутяжелом весе.
57 год Потеря 52–5 Объединенное Королевство Джо Кальзаге UD 12 8 ноя.2008 Соединенные Штаты Мэдисон Сквер Гарден, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США За титул чемпиона The Ring в полутяжелом весе
56 Победить 52–4 Пуэрто-Рико Феликс Тринидад UD 12 19 янв.2008 г. Соединенные Штаты Мэдисон Сквер Гарден, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США
55 Победить 51–4 Соединенные Штаты Энтони Хэншоу UD 12 14 июля 2007 г. Соединенные Штаты Coast Coliseum, Билокси, Миссисипи, США Выиграл вакантный титул IBC в полутяжелом весе
54 Победить 50–4 Соединенные Штаты Принц Бади Аджаму UD 12 29 июля 2006 г. Соединенные Штаты Qwest Arena , Бойсе, Айдахо , США Выиграл WBO — титул NABO в полутяжелом весе
53 Потеря 49–4 Соединенные Штаты Антонио Тарвер UD 12 1 октября 2005 г. Соединенные Штаты St. Pete Times Forum , Тампа, Флорида, США Для титулов IBO и The Ring в полутяжелом весе
52 Потеря 49–3 Ямайка Глен Джонсон КО 9 (12), 0:48 25 сентября 2004 г. Соединенные Штаты FedExForum , Мемфис, Теннесси , США За титул чемпиона IBF в полутяжелом весе
51 Потеря 49–2 Соединенные Штаты Антонио Тарвер Технический нокаут 2 (12), 1:41 15 мая 2004 г. Соединенные Штаты Центр мероприятий Мандалай-Бэй, Парадайз, Невада, США Потерянные титулы WBA (Объединенный), WBC, IBO, IBA и The Ring в полутяжелом весе;
За вакантный титул WBF (Foundation) в полутяжелом весе
50 Победить 49–1 Соединенные Штаты Антонио Тарвер MD 12 8 нояб.2003 г. Соединенные Штаты Центр мероприятий Мандалай-Бэй , Парадайз, Невада, США Сохраненные титулы IBO и The Ring в полутяжелом весе;
Выиграл титулы WBC и вакантные титулы WBA (Объединенный) в полутяжелом весе
49 Победить 48–1 Соединенные Штаты Джон Руис UD 12 1 марта 2003 г. Соединенные Штаты Центр Томаса и Мака , Парадайз, Невада, США Выиграл титул WBA в супертяжелом весе
48 Победить 47–1 Объединенное Королевство Клинтон Вудс Технический нокаут 6 (12), 1:29 7 сен.2002 Соединенные Штаты Розовый сад , Портленд, Орегон , США Сохранены титулы WBA (унифицированный) , WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF (федерация), IBA и The Ring в полутяжелом весе.
47 Победить 46–1 Австралия Глен Келли КО 7 (12), 1:55 2 февраля 2002 г. Соединенные Штаты American Airlines Arena , Майами , Флорида, США Сохранены титулы WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF (Federation), IBA и The Ring в полутяжелом весе.
46 Победить 45–1 Мексика Хулио Сезар Гонсалес UD 12 28 июля 2001 г. Соединенные Штаты Staples Center , Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния , США Сохранены титулы WBA (Super), WBC, IBF и IBO в полутяжелом весе;
Выиграл вакантные титулы WBF (Федерация) и IBA в полутяжелом весе.
45 Победить 44–1 Соединенные Штаты Деррик Хармон RTD 10 (12), 3:00 24 февраля 2001 г. Соединенные Штаты Ледовый дворец, Тампа, Флорида, США Сохранены титулы WBA (Super) , WBC, IBF и IBO в полутяжелом весе.
44 год Победить 43–1 Соединенные Штаты Эрик Хардинг RTD 10 (12), 3:00 9 сен.2000 Соединенные Штаты New Orleans Arena , Новый Орлеан, Луизиана , США Сохраненные титулы WBA, WBC и IBF в полутяжелом весе;
Выиграл титул IBO в полутяжелом весе
43 год Победить 42–1 Ямайка Ричард Холл Технический нокаут 11 (12), 1:41 13 мая 2000 г. Соединенные Штаты Conseco Fieldhouse , Индианаполис , Индиана , США Сохранены титулы WBA, WBC и IBF в полутяжелом весе.
42 Победить 41–1 Соединенные Штаты Дэвид Телеско UD 12 15 янв.2000 г. Соединенные Штаты Radio City Music Hall , Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США Сохранены титулы WBA, WBC и IBF в полутяжелом весе.
41 год Победить 40–1 Соединенные Штаты Реджи Джонсон UD 12 5 июня 1999 г. Соединенные Штаты Гранд Казино , Билокси, Миссисипи, США Сохраненные титулы WBA и WBC в полутяжелом весе;
Выиграл титул IBF в полутяжелом весе
40 Победить 39–1 Соединенные Штаты Ричард Фрейзер Технический нокаут 2 (12), 2:59 9 янв.1999 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр, Пенсакола, Флорида, США Сохраненные титулы WBA и WBC в полутяжелом весе
39 Победить 38–1 Канада Отис Грант Технический нокаут 10 (12), 1:18 14 нояб.1998 г. Соединенные Штаты Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ледьярд, Коннектикут, США Сохраненные титулы WBA и WBC в полутяжелом весе
38 Победить 37–1 Соединенные Штаты Лу Дель Валле UD 12 18 июля 1998 г. Соединенные Штаты Мэдисон Сквер Гарден, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США Сохраненный титул WBC в полутяжелом весе;
Выиграл титул WBA в полутяжелом весе
37 Победить 36–1 Соединенные Штаты Верджил Хилл КО 4 (12), 1:10 25 апреля 1998 г. Соединенные Штаты Coast Coliseum , Билокси, Миссисипи , США
36 Победить 35–1 Соединенные Штаты Монтелл Гриффин КО 1 (12), 2:31 7 августа 1997 г. Соединенные Штаты Foxwoods Resort Casino , Ледьярд, Коннектикут , США Выиграл титул WBC в полутяжелом весе
35 год Потеря 34–1 Соединенные Штаты Монтелл Гриффин DQ 9 (12), 2:27 21 марта 1997 г. Соединенные Штаты Etess Arena, Атлантик-Сити, Нью-Джерси, США Потерянный титул WBC в полутяжелом весе ;
Джонс дисквалифицирован за удар Гриффина после нокдауна
34 Победить 34–0 Ямайка Майк МакКаллум UD 12 22 нояб.1996 г. Соединенные Штаты Ледовый дворец , Тампа, Флорида , США Выиграл вакантный временный титул WBC в полутяжелом весе
33 Победить 33–0 Соединенные Штаты Брайант Брэннон Технический нокаут 2 (12), 2:23 4 октября 1996 г. Соединенные Штаты Мэдисон Сквер Гарден, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США Сохраненный титул IBF в суперсреднем весе
32 Победить 32–0 Канада Эрик Лукас RTD 11 (12), 3:00 15 июня 1996 г. Соединенные Штаты Колизей , Джексонвилл, Флорида , США Сохраненный титул IBF в суперсреднем весе
31 год Победить 31–0 Доминиканская Республика Мерки Соса Технический нокаут 2 (12), 2:36 12 янв.1996 г. Соединенные Штаты Мэдисон Сквер Гарден , Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США
30 Победить 30–0 Соединенные Штаты Тони Торнтон Технический нокаут 3 (12), 0:45 30 сен. 1995 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр, Пенсакола, Флорида, США Сохраненный титул IBF в суперсреднем весе
29 Победить 29–0 Соединенные Штаты Винни Пазиенца Технический нокаут 6 (12), 2:58 24 июня 1995 г. Соединенные Штаты Конференц-зал , Атлантик-Сити, Нью-Джерси, США Сохраненный титул IBF в суперсреднем весе
28 год Победить 28–0 Соединенные Штаты Антуан Берд Технический нокаут 1 (12), 2:06 18 марта 1995 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр, Пенсакола, Флорида, США Сохраненный титул IBF в суперсреднем весе
27 Победить 27–0 Соединенные Штаты Джеймс Тони UD 12 18 нояб.1994 г. Соединенные Штаты MGM Grand Garden Arena, Парадайз, Невада, США Выиграл титул IBF в суперсреднем весе
26 Победить 26–0 Соединенные Штаты Томас Тейт Технический нокаут 2 (12), 0:30 27 мая 1994 г. Соединенные Штаты MGM Grand Garden Arena , Парадайз, Невада, США Сохраненный титул IBF в среднем весе
25 Победить 25–0 Пуэрто-Рико Дэнни Гарсия КО 6 (10), 2:59 22 марта 1994 г. Соединенные Штаты Университет Западной Флориды , Пенсакола, Флорида, США
24 Победить 24–0 Венесуэла Фермин Чирино UD 10 30 нояб.1993 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
23 Победить 23–0 Южная Африка Тулани Малинга КО 6 (10), 1:57 14 августа 1993 г. Соединенные Штаты Casino Magic , залив Сент-Луис, Миссисипи , США
22 Победить 22–0 Соединенные Штаты Бернард Хопкинс UD 12 22 мая 1993 г. Соединенные Штаты Мемориальный стадион Роберта Ф. Кеннеди , Вашингтон, округ Колумбия , США Выиграл вакантный титул IBF в среднем весе
21 год Победить 21–0 Соединенные Штаты Гленн Вульф Технический нокаут 1 (10), 2:23 13 февраля 1993 г. Соединенные Штаты Caesars Palace , Paradise, Невада , США
20 Победить 20–0 Соединенные Штаты Перси Харрис Технический нокаут 4 (12), 3:00 5 декабря 1992 г. Соединенные Штаты Etess Arena , Атлантик-Сити, Нью-Джерси, США Выиграл вакантный WBC Continental Americas в суперсреднем титуле
19 Победить 19–0 Соединенные Штаты Гленн Томас Технический нокаут 8 (10), 3:00 18 августа 1992 г. Соединенные Штаты Bayfront Auditorium, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
18 Победить 18–0 Аргентина Хорхе Кастро UD 10 30 июня 1992 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
17 Победить 17–0 Уганда Арт Сервано КО 1 (10), 1:40 3 апреля 1992 г. Соединенные Штаты Конференц-центр , Рино, Невада , США
16 Победить 16–0 Мексика Хорхе Вака КО 1 (10), 1:45 10 янв.1992 г. Соединенные Штаты Paramount Theater , Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк , США
15 Победить 15–0 Соединенные Штаты Лестер Ярбро КО 9 (10) 31 августа 1991 г. Соединенные Штаты Interstate Fairgrounds, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
14 Победить 14–0 Соединенные Штаты Кевин Дейгл Технический нокаут 2 (10) 3 августа 1991 г. Соединенные Штаты Interstate Fairgrounds, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
13 Победить 13–0 Соединенные Штаты Эдди Эванс Технический нокаут 3 (10) 13 апреля 1991 г. Соединенные Штаты Interstate Fairgrounds, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
12 Победить 12–0 Соединенные Штаты Рики Стэкхаус КО 1 (10), 0:46 31 янв.1991 г. Соединенные Штаты Bayfront Auditorium, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
11 Победить 11–0 Соединенные Штаты Реджи Миллер Технический нокаут 5 (10) 8 нояб.1990 г. Соединенные Штаты Bayfront Auditorium, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
10 Победить 10–0 Соединенные Штаты Роллин Уильямс КО 4 (10), 2:56 25 сен.1990 г. Соединенные Штаты Bayfront Auditorium, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
9 Победить 9–0 Соединенные Штаты Тони Ваддлс КО 1 (10), 2:02 14 июля 1990 г. Соединенные Штаты Bayfront Auditorium, Пенсакола, Флорида, США Пухляк был объявлен как Дервин Ричардс
8 Победить 8–0 Соединенные Штаты Рон Джонсон КО 2 (10), 2:28 11 мая 1990 г. Соединенные Штаты Bayfront Auditorium, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
7 Победить 7–0 Соединенные Штаты Нокс Браун Технический нокаут 3 (10), 2:20 28 марта 1990 г. Соединенные Штаты Interstate Fairgrounds, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
6 Победить 6–0 Соединенные Штаты Билли Митчем Технический нокаут 2 (8), 2:57 28 февраля 1990 г. Соединенные Штаты Interstate Fairgrounds, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
5 Победить 5–0 Соединенные Штаты Джо Эденс КО 2 (8), 2:05 8 янв.1990 г. Соединенные Штаты Торгово-выставочный центр округа, Мобил, Алабама , США
4 Победить 4–0 Соединенные Штаты Дэвид МакКласки Технический нокаут 3 (8), 2:00 30 нояб.1989 г. Соединенные Штаты Bayfront Auditorium, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
3 Победить 3–0 Соединенные Штаты Рон Амундсен Технический нокаут 7 (8), 2:43 3 сен 1989 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр, Пенсакола, Флорида, США
2 Победить 2–0 Соединенные Штаты Стефан Джонсон Технический нокаут 8 (8), 2:04 11 июня 1989 г. Соединенные Штаты Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino , Атлантик-Сити, Нью-Джерси , США
1 Победить 1–0 Соединенные Штаты Рики Рэндалл Технический нокаут 2 (8), 2:46 6 мая 1989 г. Соединенные Штаты Общественный центр , Пенсакола, Флорида , США

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Дата Драться Биллинг Покупает
18 ноября 1994 г. Тони против Джонса Негражданская война

300 000
9 сентября 2000 г. Джонс против Хардинга Бурбон-стрит

140 000
28 июля 2001 г. Джонс против Гонсалеса Рой против Хулио

200 000
1 марта 2003 г. Джонс против Руиса Никогда не относитесь к тяжеловесу легкомысленно

602 000
8 ноября 2003 г. Джонс против Тарвера Теперь это личное

302 000
15 мая 2004 г. Джонс против Тарвера II Больше, чем личное

384 000
1 октября 2005 г. Джонс против Тарвера III Никаких оправданий

440 000
19 января 2008 г. Джонс против Тринидада Привести титанов

500 000
8 ноября 2008 г. Кальзаге против Джонса Битва сверхдержав

225 000
3 марта 2010 г. Хопкинс против Джонса 2 Соперники

150 000
Общий 9 боев с оплатой за просмотр 3 178 000

Личная жизнь

Джонс родился в Пенсаколе, Флорида . Его мать, Кэрол, была доброжелательной и дружелюбной, в то время как его отец, Рой-старший, был очень похож на инструктора морской пехоты по отношению к своему сыну. Награжденный ветеран Вьетнама, бывший клубный боец ​​и авиаинженер на пенсии, который занялся разведением свиней, Рой-старший с самого начала жестоко обращался со своим сыном, дразнил его, «спарринговал» с ним, бесил его, кричал на него и оскорбляя его, часто по 20 минут за раз. Рой-младший жил в постоянном страхе перед словесным и физическим насилием отца над ним.

Джонс описал свое детство в Sports Illustrated : «Через некоторое время я больше не заботился о том, чтобы получить травму или умереть. Я испытывал боль весь день, каждый день, я так боялся своего отца. Он подъезжал. его грузовик и начать искать что-то, что я сделал неправильно. Не было ни выхода, ни оправдания, ни выхода из ничего. … Раньше все равно думал о самоубийстве «.

У Роя-старшего был собственный боксерский зал, которому он посвящал все свое время и финансовые ресурсы. Он предлагал направление многочисленным юношам и уводил многих из них от неприятностей. Рой-старший сделал все возможное, чтобы расширить программу и помочь большему количеству детей. Но по отношению к собственному сыну он был безжалостен, довел Роя-младшего до грани истощения, кричал на него на глазах у всех других бойцов и напал на него ».

Используя своих птиц как изображение своего собственного затруднительного положения, Джонс сказал в той же статье Sports Illustrated : «Я провел всю свою жизнь в клетке моего отца. Я никогда не смогу быть на 100 процентов тем, кем я являюсь, пока я не уйду из нее. Но из-за него , меня ничего не беспокоит. Я никогда не столкнусь с чем-то более сильным и тяжелым, чем то, что у меня уже есть ».

19 августа 2015 года Рой Джонс-младший встретился с Владимиром Путиным в Севастополе , Крым , чтобы попросить двойное российско-американское гражданство. Джонс заявил, что он часто бывал в России по делам, и паспорт позволит избежать неудобных поездок. Джонс получил российское гражданство 12 сентября. За это ему запретили въезд в Украину .

У Роя и его жены Натлин трое детей: Рой Джонс III, ДеШон и ДеАндре. Их старший сын Рой играл в баскетбол в клубе Findlay Prep в Хендерсоне, штат Невада.

Стиль боя

Джонс был известен своим уникальным и неортодоксальным стилем боя, который противоречил многим старейшим традициям бокса. Его стиль в значительной степени зависел от его большой скорости рук, быстроты, рефлексов, рингового IQ и нокаутирующей силы, которые часто были решающими факторами в большинстве его боев на пике карьеры. У него была такая скорость рук, что он часто мог быстро бросать крючки. Его прозвали «Капитан Крюк», потому что он ставил четыре или пять крючков подряд с разных углов. Но он также смешивал это с различными ударами, чтобы его противники не догадывались.

В стиле Джонса он часто видел его с опущенными руками и полагаясь на движение головы, чтобы уклоняться от ударов противника. Он использовал свои кошачьи рефлексы, чтобы прыгать и плести, скользить и противостоять противнику. Джонс был мастером в этом стиле и использовал это в своих интересах, высовывая подбородок, чтобы заставить своих противников ударить его, только чтобы отступить и противостоять вышедшему из равновесия противнику своими ударами.

Он также редко лидировал с помощью джеба и вместо этого был известен тем, что лидировал с прыжками с левым хуком или правым кроссом. Сразу после своего второго боя с Монтеллом Гриффином бывший чемпион в супертяжелом весе Джордж Форман заметил, что Джонс не нуждался в джебе, чтобы настроить свои удары из-за его необычайной скорости, и что он, вероятно, единственный боксер в истории, о котором он мог бы сказать это. Он также сказал, что Джонс «бьет как супертяжеловес и двигается как легковес ».

Также говорят, что Джонс интегрировал петушиные бои в свой стиль бокса, часто используя преувеличенные финты, чтобы вывести своих противников из равновесия. У него также была способность наносить удары со странных углов, которые его противники не могли видеть, и его необычный стиль было очень трудно приспособить для большинства противников, которые часто изо всех сил пытались найти спарринг-партнеров, которые могли бы имитировать его уникальный стиль. Боксер Монтелл Гриффин, который дважды встречался с Джонсом в весе 175 фунтов и спарринговал с Флойдом Мэйвезером-младшим в весе 140 фунтов, сказал: «Флойд не мог сравниться по скорости. Рой был намного быстрее».

В 1996 году Джон ДиМайо из высокочастотного бокса написал: «Ранние свидетельства указывают на реальную возможность того, что Джонс — величайший талант, который когда-либо видел этот вид спорта. Его навыки настолько затмевают, что у его ближайшего соперника … более сложная дилемма, чем сами бои ». Экспертное мнение редактора журнала Boxing Берта Шугара опубликовано на веб-сайте Джонса: «Он обладает самыми быстрыми руками в боксе с молниеносными движениями и взрывной силой в обеих руках». После того, как Майк МакКаллум проиграл корону Всемирного боксерского совета в полутяжелом весе Рою Джонсу единогласным решением судей в 1996 году, он назвал Джонса «величайшим бойцом всех времен».

Музыкальная карьера

Рой Джонс-младший
Имя при рождении Рой Левеста Джонс мл.
Родился 16 января 1969 г. (52 года)
Источник Пенсакола , Флорида , США
Жанры Хип-хоп , южный хип-хоп , кранк
Род занятий Боксер , рэпер , актер, промоутер, спортивный комментатор
Активные годы 2001 – настоящее время
Этикетки Body Head Развлечения

Джонс начал свою карьеру в стиле рэп в 2001 году со своего альбома под названием Round One: The Album и дебютного сингла «Y’All Must’ve Forgot». В 2004 году Джонс сформировал группу Body Head Bangerz и выпустил альбом. В альбоме Body Head Bangerz: Volume One участвовали BG , Juvenile , Bun B из UGK , Пити Пабло , Lil ‘Flip и Майк Джонс .

Кроме того, Джонс написал несколько песен о легкой атлетике Университета штата Флорида . Выросший во Флориде, Джонс был давним поклонником Университета штата Флорида .

Дискография

Альбом

Информация об альбоме
Первый раунд: Альбом

  • Релиз: 26 февраля 2002 г.
  • Лейбл: Body Head Entertainment
  • Последняя сертификация RIAA : нет
  • Синглы: «Y’all Must Have Forgot», «And Still»

С Body Head Bangerz

Информация об альбоме
Body Head Bangerz: Volume One (Том первый)

  • Релиз: 26 октября 2004 г.
  • Лейбл: Body Head Entertainment
  • Последняя сертификация RIAA : нет
  • Синглы: «Can’t Be Touched», » I Smoke, I Drank (Remix) «

Сольные одиночные игры

  • 2001: «Вы, должно быть, забыли»
  • 2001: «И еще»
  • 2009: «Битва сверхдержав»

Избранные синглы

  • 2004: «Не трогайте»

Фильмография

  • Адвокат дьявола (1997) — Сам
  • Страж (1998) — Свит Рой Уильямс (Эпизод: » Сладкая наука «)
  • The Wayans Brothers (1999) — Сам (Эпизод: » Rope-a-Dope «)
  • Матрица: перезагрузка (2003) — капитан Баллард
  • Войдите в матрицу (2003) — капитан Баллард
  • Сердечно приглашены (2007) — Ленни Бэнкс
  • Универсальный солдат: День расплаты (2012) — Mess Hall Unisol
  • Grudge Match (2013) — Сам
  • Левша (2015) — Сам
  • Creed II (2018) — Сам
  • Маленькие Фокеры (2010) — тусовщик

использованная литература

https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1035578/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl56

внешние ссылки

  • Рекорд по боксу Роя Джонса-младшего из BoxRec
  • Официальный веб-сайт
  • Roy-Jones.net (на русском языке)
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Награды
Предыдущая:
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 Ринг- фунт для боксера №1 за фунт №1
12 апреля 1997 г. — 15 мая 2004 г. 		Преемник

Бернард Хопкинс
Источник

Бой за звание чемпиона.

Дерётся Рой Джонс, младший.

Я должен позвонить Мэри-Энн.

Title fight.

Roy Jones, Jr.

I have to call Mary Ann.

Бой за звание чемпиона.

Дерётся Рой Джонс, младший.

Я должен позвонить Мэри-Энн.

Title fight.

Roy Jones, Jr.

I have to call Mary Ann.

Так, 2ое преследующих мужчин, это морские сержанты,

Эдвард Джонс и Рой Килпатрик.

Они оба вернулись домой 2 недели назад из тура в Афганистан.

Now, the two men giving chase are Marine Sergeants

Edward Jones and Roy Kilpatrick.

Now, they both returned home two weeks ago from a tour in Afghanistan.

Как тебя зовут?

Клив Джонс.

Клив Джонс.

What’s your name?

Cleve Jones.

Cleve Jones.

Ты великолепен.

Джонс.

Да пошло это все.

You’re adorable.

We should get you over here and get you registered, Mr. Jones.

Fuck that.

— Это мой друг.

— Рад знакомству, миссис Джонс.

Тиш!

— This is a friend of mine.

— Lovely to meet you, Mrs. Jones.

Tish!

Спасибо.

Я правда, счастлива, что снова с Роем.

Я думаю это говорит о зрелости о зрелости и достоинстве ..

Thanks.

I’m really happy to be back with Roy.

I think it shows maturity, maturity and dignity.

Ладно, большинство из нас.

Я говорю вам, они поют так хорошо, Рой, потому что их заставляют практиковаться.

Все ведут себя по-разному на похоронах.

Well, most of us.

I told you why they sang that good, Roy, because they shove for practice.

Everyone reacts differently at funerals.

— Марта.

Джонс, кажется, так?

Вопрос в том, Марта Джонс, как же мы до сих пор дышим?

— Martha.

And it was Jones, wasn’t it?

Well, Martha Jones, question is, how are we still breathing?

Джонс, кажется, так?

Вопрос в том, Марта Джонс, как же мы до сих пор дышим?

Да никак!

And it was Jones, wasn’t it?

Well, Martha Jones, question is, how are we still breathing?

We can’t be!

Нет, не делай так.

Я сэр Доктор из ТАРДИС, а это моя спутница, мисс Марта Джонс.

Любопытно.

No, no, don’t do that.

I’m Sir Doctor of Tardis, and this is my companion, Miss Martha Jones.

Interesting.

Смотри, как надо.

Сейчас я сделаю анонс, ведь твоё имя – Марта Джонс!

Что ты натворила?

Observe.

I gaze upon this bag of bones, and now I name thee, Martha Jones.

What have you done?

То есть… Когда я влюблюсь по-настоящему, то точно не стану говорить об этом оператору или своим коллегам.

Я и так чуть не вышла за Роя Андерсона, так что не собираюсь испытывать, каково Памеле Андерсон.

Поверьте, когда я влюблюсь, вы об этом узнаете.

I mean, when I do fall in love, like, when it’s for real, the last person I’m gonna talk about it to is a camera crew or my coworkers.

Almost marrying Roy Anderson was as close to Pamela Anderson as I ever wanna be.

Trust me, when I fall in love, you’ll know.

Сочувствую, Анжела.

Рой когда-нибудь убивал твоих кошек?

Мне больше собаки нравятся.

Angela, I’m sorry.

Did Roy ever killed one of your cats?

I’m more of a dog person.

Все за работу …

Я не часто скучаю по Рою. Но я скажу вам одну вещь …

Я бы хотела чтобы какой нибудь извращенец сделал мне демонстрацию, когда я была с Роем.

Back to work, everybody.

I don’t often miss Roy, but I can tell you one thing.

I wish someone had flashed me when I was with Roy.

Я не часто скучаю по Рою. Но я скажу вам одну вещь …

Я бы хотела чтобы какой нибудь извращенец сделал мне демонстрацию, когда я была с Роем.

Это был бы волшебный пендель года!

I don’t often miss Roy, but I can tell you one thing.

I wish someone had flashed me when I was with Roy.

Because that would have been the ass-kicking of the year.

Особенно, если бы это был Джим.

Рой не хотел бы чтобы Джим показал мне…

Много болтаю …

Especially if it had been Jim.

He would not have wanted me to have seen Jim’s…

I’m…

Нет, оставался дома.

С твоим Джеком Джонсом?

Нет, с Марком.

No. Stayed at home.

On your Jack Jones?

No, with Mark.

Теперь ты — три-четыре-семь.

Саманта Джонс.

Кэрри Брэдшоу.

Now you’re 347.

Samantha Jones.

Carrie Bradshaw.

Клив Джонс.

Клив Джонс.

Ты великолепен.

Cleve Jones.

Cleve Jones.

You’re adorable.

Удачи.

Ты знаешь, что я думаю, Клив Джонс?

То что ты можешь кого-то убедить разговорами.

Good luck.

You know what I think, Cleve Jones?

That you’re gonna get somewhere if you keep talking.

Вообще-то я думал, что мы проведем вместе остаток жизни.

Ну, знаешь что, Клив Джонс.

Что?

I actually thought we were gonna spend the rest of our lives together.

Well, guess what, Cleve Jones.

What?

Я просто немного поработал.

Может, тебе это и не нужно. но я просто не видела дружелюбных лиц уже давно. с тех пор, как забрали Роя

Не обижайся…но.. газетчики делают из него какого-то второго Ли Харви Освальда ( убийца президента Кеннеди )

I just did a couple of chores.

Maybe it’s not a big deal to you, but i just haven’t seen a friendly face in a while, not since… roy went away.

No offense, but, um… the papers make him sound like the second coming of lee harvey oswald.

— Что я сделал? Просто болтал со своим другом, Ником.

тебе пока ты не поделишься правами на футбольное поле, мы будем продолжать жалить тебя, жалить как рой

— Ладно-ладно. Пошли, пошли. — И что ж ты сделаешь-то, Кореш?

I’m just talking to my friend, Nick.

Frankie, on my father’s life, Until you realize our right to share the soccer pitch, we will continue to sting you, and sting you like a swarm of killer bees. Okay, okay, come on, come on.

What are you gonna do about it, bud?

Джон Смит поступил к нам вчера с сильными болями в животе.

Джонс, почему бы вам его не осмотреть? Поразите меня.

Не очень умно с вашей стороны разгуливать по улицам.

Blah. John Smith, admitted yesterday with severe abdominal pains.

Jones, why don’t you see what you can find?

Amaze me. It wasn’t very clever running around outside, was it?

Хочу выпить нет, спасибо.

Рой, я

Сходи с ними Раян.

Thanks, man.

No, thank you, Roy, I…

You should get around, Ryan.

Нет. Точно находится под одной из рук.

Со стороны Роя тоже слышно.

Нет, он здесь

No, it is definitely under one of these hands.

I kinda heard it on Roy’s side too.

No, it is here.

— О да.

Мисс Джонс, позволите сопроводить вас в театр?

Конечно, мистер Смит!

— Oh, yes.

Miss Jones, will you accompany me to the theater?

Mr. Smith, I will!

— Я знаю. Нет, всё в порядке ..

Для Джима должно было быть странным, .. когда я шутила с Роем ..

в тот раз ..

No, it’s fine.

I’m sure it must’ve been weird for Jim when Roy and I were joking around.

That one time.

Я уехал из-за Пэм.

Она была с Роем и…

Я не мог этого вынести.

It was all about Pam.

Yeah, I mean… she was with Roy, and…

I just couldn’t take it.

— Он на первой линии.

— Спасибо, Ро.

Привет.

He’s on line 1.

Thanks, Ro.

Hey.

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Roy Levesta Jones Jr. is an American former professional boxer, commentator, and trainer who holds dual American and Russian citizenship. He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018, and held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight, and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career at light middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title. As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the light middleweight division after one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history

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