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We are taking this fight because we know we can beat Roy Jones. We took this fight because we know Julio is going to win." [9] [10] Despite being a 20 to 1 favourite to win, Jones rejected any suggestion that he would be taking González lightly saying "The minute you relax is the minute you lose". [11]
Jones did not score a knockdown during the fight, but the rounds were so lopsided in Jones' favor that all three judges scored several rounds 10–8 in Jones favor. The end came after a particularly lopsided sixth in which Jones landed 21 punches to Woods' zero, the fight was stopped midway through after Woods' corner, having seen enough, waved ...
Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight. As an amateur he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning the light middleweight silver medal ...
Instead Jones signed to fight former light heavyweight champion Virgil Hill in a 12-round non-title fight at a 177 1/2 lb catchweight. HBO had been set to broadcast a bout between Ike Quartey and Pernell Whitaker , but following Whitaker testing positive for drugs, Jones agreed to face Hill to replace it.
Jones would dominate the action, using his speed to out boxed the champion, landed frequently to the body. Del Valle was cut over the left eye from an accidental headbutt in the 7th round. In the 8th a quick counter right left combination sent Jones down for the first time in his career, he made it to his feet and didn't not appear badly hurt.
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. got into the ring again at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday at a combined age of 105 … and it wasn’t bad. It wasn’t scored officially, but the celebrity ...
On February 6, 2023, Jorge Masvidal announced on The MMA Hour that Roy Jones Jr. would face former UFC Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in a professional boxing match on April 1, 2023. Masvidal also announced on the co-main event that former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort would be facing former Strikeforce Middleweight champion ...
Jones’ 210-pound frame was slightly less toned, but still clearly in better condition than most of his fellow 51-year-olds. 50-something Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr. hungry to fight again Skip to ...