Jones Jr only retired at 49, however, in 2018 after a win over Scott Sigmon after a 29-year professional career. [141] On December 3, 2017, after Miguel Cotto's farewell fight re-iterated his desire to continue boxing. Jones defeated Głażewski by split decision (96-93, 94-95 & 96-94). Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr after weighing in (Image: USA TODAY Sports) 4. In 2004, Jones formed a group, Body Head Bangerz and released an album. He also rarely led with the jab and instead was known for leading with leaping left hooks or the right cross. For other inquiries, Contact Us. "[88] 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. [70] Jones had a noticeable size and speed advantage, and in round seven, a short right hand to the temple dropped Trinidad to his knees. That's my last one there." 'Captain Hook', as he's known, is just 5ft 11inches, despite his ability to move up the weights, winning numerous world titles. Other than that [fight], chapter closed." 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. Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles; Retained WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles. After round 9, the scorecards read (87–84, 85–86, 90–81). [68][69], On January 19, 2008, Jones faced former 147 and 154 pound five-time world champion Félix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 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] Ajamu won the first round on all three official scorecards, however it was the only round he won. Toney was undefeated after 46 bouts and was rated the best in the world at 168 lbs. 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.[55][56]. [114] Benmakhlouf took a knee after Jones wobbled him with a left hook early in the third round. I do intend on fighting and we'll see what happens in the future. Jones scored a flash knockdown in the third round with a leaping left hook after goading Toney by imitating a fighting cock. Hinting he may retire at the end of 2017. But as Griffin took a knee on the canvas to avoid further punishment, Jones hit him twice. All three judges scored the fight 98-92 in favour of Jones. [77][78][79] It was reported that Calzaghe was paid $10 million from the fight. As the fight progressed Jones absorbed more and more punishment and suffered a cut over his left eye. [121] 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. Both Jones and Griffin earned a $1.5 million purse. Jones unified the light-heavyweight division on multiple occasions before finally making the move to heavyweight, skipping cruiserweight altogether. And on November 28, he'll enter the ring once again to take on fellow legend Mike Tyson in an exhibition bout. 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. 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. Jones chose to return to the light heavyweight division and on November 8, 2003 he defeated Antonio Tarver to retain the WBA (Super), IBO and The Ring Light Heavyweight Championships, and to win Tarver's WBC title. The fight generated 150,000 pay-per-view buys. He would welcome a fourth bout with Tarver or another duel with Johnson. [122] 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. His first defeat came against Montell Griffin, after he hit the American after knocking him down. On September 25, 2004, Jones attempted to win the IBF light heavyweight title from Glen Johnson in a match in Memphis, Tennessee. Jones is considered by many to be one of the best 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. [76], 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. ", "Kostecki Sentenced, out of Roy Jones Fight; Glazewski In? The album, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, featured B.G., Juvenile, Bun B of UGK, Petey Pablo, Lil' Flip and Mike Jones among others. After that, Jones Jr was brutally knocked out by Antonio Tarver after coming down from heavyweight to fight at light-heavyweight again. [115] The judges scored the bout 120-108, 119-109 and 118-111. Jones then followed with a defense against Otis Grant. At the time of disqualification, Jones was ahead on two of the judges scorecards (75-76, 77-75, 76-75). He performed a song from his CD during his ring entrance. [71] Jones fired a combination in the tenth round to send Trinidad down once more. "[155], 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. 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. In 2003, Jones beat John Ruiz by unanimous decision to become the WBA heavyweight world champion. The incident led Olympic organizers to establish a new scoring system for Olympic boxing.[2]. In the post-fight interview, he said, "I knew Scott was tough, I knew Scott was game and I knew Scott would keep coming. [98][99][100] 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. Roy Jones Jr. was born to a family with a boxing tradition. Jones ended 2000 with a 10-round stoppage of undefeated Eric Harding in New Orleans. Jones landed 206 of 594 punches (35%) and Hopkins connected on 153 of 670 (23%). I'm not through yet. Tarver won by unanimous decision (117–111, 116–112, 116–112) and had Jones out on his feet in the 12th round. Kelly went down and was counted out. As an amateur, he ended his career with a 121–13 record.[8]. Over the course of the 12-round unanimous decision, Jones demonstrated his greatness. [158], Roy and his wife Natlyn[159] have three children, Roy Jones III, DeShaun, and DeAndre. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Roy Jones Jr will take on Mike Tyson in an exhibition bout on November 28, Roy Jones Jr won world titles in four different weight divisions, Roy Jones Jr finished his career with 66 wins and nine losses, Roy Jones Jr has not fought as a professional since 2018, Roy Jones Jr lost to Joe Calzaghe when they fought each other in Las Vegas, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Jones finished the year with another win, beating Fermin Chirino by decision. Take a look below as SunSport venture back in time through some of Jones Jr's greatest and lowest nights. After an evenly matched 3 rounds, the 4th round started more in Maccarinelli's favour. [108] 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. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. 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. [58] 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. 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[82] The fight was the main event of a pay-per-view titled "March Badness", which included both boxing and mixed martial arts matches. But towards 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. But he would also mix it up with a variety of punches to keep his opponents guessing. YouTube star Jake Paul leads the way on the four-fight card when he takes on ex-NBA star Nate Robinson. Lebedev had just come off a controversial split decision loss to Marco Huck. He also called for a boxing match against 42-year-old former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. [101] 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. 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. 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). [111] There was some controversy from the decision. 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. In the post fight, Jones and Gunn both embraced. [73] This was the first time a former heavyweight champion returned to fight successfully at 170 lbs. [126] 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. Announces February 8 Return: This is My Final Fight! 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. [96], Lebedev knocked Jones out with 2 seconds left in their 10-round bout. The reason for this is that the trophy is being awarded by the AIBA, an organization not directly connected with the Olympic authorities. [57] Johnson knocked out Jones 49 seconds into the ninth round. [118] On September 26, 2014, Jones defeated Hany Atiyo via 1st-round KO after 75 seconds. Jones beat the count and carried on for 10–12 seconds more with his gloves to his face, eating several more uppercuts. For only the second time in his career, Jones was considered an underdog going into the fight. "[2] One judge shortly thereafter admitted the decision was a mistake and all three judges voting against Jones were eventually suspended. Against the ropes, he then absorbed a huge right hook which caused him to stiffen and fall face down on the canvas. For his next fight, he fought another future world champion, Thulane "Sugar Boy" Malinga, in a non-title affair. He then defeated Bryant Brannon in a round two TKO. Many believed due to Jones being lined up to challenge then-WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Włodarczyk, he was given the decision. 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. "[155], Roy Sr. ran his own boxing gym, to which he devoted all his available time and financial resources. I could never be 100 percent of who I am until I left it. HBO cited his reported lack of commitment to attending the network's production meetings. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Roy Jones Jr won world titles in four different weight divisions Credit: Getty Images - Getty How old is Roy Jones Jr and how tall is he? [155], Jones described his childhood in Sports Illustrated: "After a while I didn't care about gettin' hurt or dyin' anymore. National Golden Gloves (139 lbs), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 9–10, 1986: Goodwill Box-offs (156 lbs), Caesars Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, April 12, 1986: Goodwill Games (139 lbs), Moscow, Soviet Union, July 5–20, 1986: National Golden Gloves (156 lbs), Knoxville, Tennessee, April 17–18, 1987: Junior World Championships (156 lbs), Havana, Cuba, June 26, 1987: U.S. National Championships (156 lbs), Olympic Sports Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 29, 1988: National Golden Gloves (156 lbs), Omaha, Nebraska, May 16–20, 1988: Olympic Trials (156 lbs), Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, July 5–10, 1988: Olympic Box-offs (156 lbs), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 16, 1988: —Ferdie Pacheco on Jones' performance at the Olympic semifinals. "[136][137] At the official weigh-in Jones came in 199 pounds and Gunn weighed in lighter at 197.4 pounds. Jones beat Bernard Hopkins to win his first title at 160lbs in 1993. As Kelly moved in behind a jab, Jones went over the jab with a right to the head. 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. 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,[152] however, the date was pushed back to November 28 in order to maximize revenue for the event. Scoring and winner. He entered the ring surrounded by the famous group of dancers, The Rockettes. Pazienza was credited with throwing five punches and landing zero. Jones scored a knockdown just before the bell at the end of round 10. Jones retired after 75 professional fights over 29 years; 66 wins, 47 coming inside the distance and 9 losses. [128], 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. However, this was a 'false rumour'. Before this bout, Jones was controversially awarded The Ring Championship belt, despite Dariusz Michalczewski still being regarded as the Lineal champion in the same weight class. Jones was ahead on all three judges scorecards by the end of the fourth round, (50-44, 50-44 & 50-45). Jones was ahead on all three judges scorecards at the time of stoppage (99-91, 100-89, 98-92). 12 Knockout Promotions tried to secure a temporary release for Kostecki but were unsuccessful. 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This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Roy was much faster. [97] After the bout, Lebedev said that he had nothing to be sorry about. [7], 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. Tarver landed 158 of 620 punches (25%) and Jones connected on 85 of 320 (27%). [61][62], In the post-fight interview with ESPN's Brian Kenny, Jones said that he would like to fight again. Further losses against Tarver again, Glen Johnson and Joe Calzaghe followed. 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. Jones landed 124 of 249 punches (50%) and Kelly connected on 42 of 171 (25%). However, I don't make excuses, but last week I tore my biceps in my left arm again and I refused to pull out. However, Jones failed to capitalize on the knock down. [146][147] Jones started off the better boxer landed upper cuts and hooks and remained in control throughout the fight. "[106] The fight was aired live on Internet PPV channel Ustream for $9.99. The bout was stopped in round 6 after Woods' corner threw in the towel. ... Getting' hurt or dyin' might've been better than the life I was livin'. BBC Sport speaks to boxers, pundits and vloggers before Saturday's exhibition fight between retired former world champions 'Iron' Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. 54-year-old Tyson is … He had played a basketball game in the morning and defended his boxing title in Jacksonville, Florida that evening. Jones was known for his unique and unorthodox fighting style that defied many of boxing's oldest traditions. Roy Sr. did everything possible to expand the program and help more kids. So if you want to come to see my last day in Pensacola, be there February 8. In the weeks leading up to this fight, there were reports in the newspapers indicating difficulties getting Roy's sparring partners into Australia. Speaking of the event, Jones said, "My last day at the Bay. Jones reportedly fractured his wrist a few weeks before this fight and fought almost exclusively one-handed. Jones became the first former middleweight title holder to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years. 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 … 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. Jones stated that he often visited Russia for business activity, and a passport would avoid inconvenient rides. [40], In 2002, Jones retained his title by knocking out Australian boxer Glen Kelly in seven rounds via knockout. Ajamu also lost two points for repeated low blows in round seven and one more in round eight. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [90], 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. 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. [83], 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. During his prime, Jones was known for possessing exceptional hand speed, athleticism, movement and reflexes. Jones Jr won numerous world titles in FOUR different weight classes, starting at middleweight. Jones landed an uppercut in round 5 which knocked Sigmon's mouthpiece out. Their eldest son Roy played basketball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev.[160]. Jones Jr holds the record for most wins in unified title bouts with 12. For his next fight, he faced the more experienced Stephan Johnson in Atlantic City, beating him by a knockout in round eight. Jones won by majority decision, the judges giving him 117–111, 116–112 and 114–114. "Roy Jones" redirects here. 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