You are in camp with roy jones for the last 3 weeks leading up to may 15th, then you follow the team to las vegas and get an inside look at the locker room preparations before a big las vegas fight. Jones junior lost to enzo maccarinelli in 2015 jones jr vs maccarinelli but then he has won three fights beating vyron phillips, rodney moore jones jr vs moore and. Buy boxing roy jones championship boxing event tickets at. Unofficial hbo judge harold lederman scored the fight 119109 for jones.
Boxing promotions, a joint venture between the former poundforpound king and businessman keith veltre founded in 20, has made a deal with tv network bein sports to carry its. We take a look back at his former glory and past accomplishments in boxing. Sigmon is in the main event of a fivefight card, and the two reportedly will enter the ring at about 9. International boxing organization light heavyweight title vacant world boxing foundation light heavyweight title international boxing association light heavyweight title vacant national boxing association world light heavyweight title. The extraordinary boxing career of roy jones jr, with its 75fight resume that will see him go down in history as one of the very greatest ever to grace. The current interim wba supermiddleweight champion has enjoyed a. The fight was spectacular, roy jones jr knocked down tito trinidad.
Roy jones suffers new defeat, this time out of the ring. Fight to fames global boxing ambassador, roy jones jr. After he was robbed of an olympic medal due to partial judges who awarded the decision to their hometown hero in what was regarded as the worst boxing scandal in the sports history. The 49yearold former world champion in four different weight classes roy jones jr entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 6590 47 knockouts and he is ranked as the no. Simply put, roy jones junior was an amazing fighter, one whose ring performances will stand the test of time. Expect to see at least a few more flashes of brilliance from roy jones jr 659, 47 ko in 2018 and possibly later.
Jones landed 86 punches to parks 32, roy jones entered the professional. Mar 30, 2010 bernard hopkins has, by any measure, had a remarkably better last five fights than roy jones jr. Jones 669, 47 ko never had sigmon 30121, 16 ko in serious trouble, but he punished him to the body pretty nicely, and was able to be some approximation of a vintage roy jones jr. Roy jones junior vs vinny pazienza ibf super middleweight title fight. The current interim wba supermiddleweight champion has enjoyed a revival in his ca. Every action packed round will leave you wanting more. Rjj boxing promotions will give away the house august 2 nd on another installment of rjj boxing on ufc fight pass, offering free admission to its loyal fanbase, at the famed. Jones is a former professional boxer who has also worked as an actor, boxing trainer. Boxing promotions is at silver legacy resort casino reno. Dec 31, 2017 roy jones jr is going to have one more fight and retire. Jones victory made him the first former world middleweight champion to become a world heavyweight champion in 106 years, since bob fitzsimmons from great britain did so in 1897.
In august 2007, promoter don king announced a dream match between felix trinidad and roy jones jr. The most damaging blow to jones gold medal hopes was delivered by one of the judges involved in the fight. Both men had become two of the most decorated fighters in boxing history, with trinidad sporting a 422 record having won titles in the welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight divisions, while jones was 514 and. Roy jones jr is regarded as one of the all time greats. Justin gaethje vs michael johnson is relatively recent and also my favorite fight ever. Roy jones jr is going to have one more fight and retire. Unofficial hbo judge harold lederman scored the fight 119109 for jones, while the associated press scored the fight 116112 for jones.
Roy jones never liked backing up and he was simply weak on the inside and boxing off the ropes. Both men had become two of the most decorated fighters in boxing history, with trinidad sporting a 422 record having won titles in the welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight divisions, while jones was 514 and had won titles in. Jones landed 86 punches to parks 32, roy jones entered the professional boxing scene with a. Point is mayweather was the better overall boxer imo. Roy did 4 minute rounds all the time and then did 16 minutes each on speedball and floor. Use leftright arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe leftright if using a mobile device.
The 48yearold legend will take on an opponent to be decided in a cruiserweight bout. The event sponsored by ur fight is to take place on match 20th in phoenix and will be part of a payperview event featuring wrestling and mma stars of the parts. Roy jones jr vs paul vasquez, island fights 33, pensacola bay center, march 28th 2015. Roy fought all the way up to heavyweight and was in his prime roughly at smwlhw. If ward could implement his superb jab to back roy jones up and then slip in on the inside and wear roy jones down, he can absolutely win the fight. In a battle between two of boxings superpowers, worlds will collide when super joe calzaghe 450, 32 kos clashes with superman roy jones, jr. This time around, the unlucky winner was vyron phillips, but its not like the 33 year old from minnesota doesnt have fight experience. There was so much hype surrounding this fight and you will get inside the mind of one of the greatest fighters in history as he prepares for battle. Roy had told him to set it up play video content 111718. Boxing is a passionate sport to keep fighting inside th. Roy jones jr to promote boxing cards on ufc fight pass new, 6 comments ufc is getting into the boxing world, starting with a partnership with the legendary roy jones jrs promotional firm. Boxing promotions events through 2021, it was announced friday.
Instead, the fourweight world champion chose to face antonio tarver in a light. Mcgregor fight could seriously damage boxing if conor wins. Sigmon is in the main event of a five fight card, and the two reportedly will enter the ring at about 9. The highly anticipated event will air live on bein sports 8 p. Roy jones jr to promote boxing cards on ufc fight pass. Chris eubank jr believes he may have found the perfect trainer to help him achieve his potential in roy jones jr. Bringing fight fans even closer to the action, roy jones jr. Nov 04, 2019 fight to fames global boxing ambassador, roy jones jr. Proudly presenting roy jones jr boxing fights on dvds. Proudly brings to you over 44 rounds of championship boxing. Roy jones jr brutally ends deontay wilder and mike tyson. Roy jones jr 5140 fell below the 170 lb, which has not happened since 1996, while for trinidad 4220 this was his first fight in the light heavyweight division. Et though, be warned, boxing events at this level dont necessarily start.
Jul 11, 2016 boxing legends tv takes a look a roy jones jrs greatest hits with his best highlights and knockouts from his amazing career with commentary in hd 60fps. Roy jones jr ends boxing career with hometown win over scott. His track record is impressive 56 victories, 8 defeats and 40 kos, a huge. Yo guys phun here with an amazing knock out on fight night champion on the xbox 360 in this fight i used muhammad ali and came up against roy jones jr, in the end i knocked him out. Scott foster in his farewell fight, 49yearold ring legend roy jones jr. That directly compliments wards aggressive and rugged style. Tyson fury, 31, outclassed wilder last saturday in their blockbuster. Mcgregor has become a living meme but regardless his fights are all very good. Yes, roy really was that good the fight citythe fight city. Boxing, linacre media and ultracast will partner to stream the saturday, july 15fightnight live phoenix showdown not only live in h. Long story short, roy says the only way conor wins this.
Perhaps its hard to find among fans of boxing and fighting sports a man who would not know the american roy jones jr. With lightning quick speed and reflexes and one punch knockout power he was very hard to overcome. Roy jones jrs training routine and diet as of 2002. Proudly presenting roy jones jr fights on boxing dvds. Boxing legend, and it gets ugly boxing legend roy jones jr. Jones junior lost to enzo maccarinelli in 2015 jones jr vs maccarinelli but then he has won three fights beating vyron phillips, rodney moore jones jr. Watch future champions sharpen theyre skills and of course kos august 5, 2016. Hagler, underrated throughout his entire career, knocked jones sr. His starting weight class was floyd mayweathers highest weight class junior middleweight.