After winning the heavyweight championship from John Ruiz on March 1, 2003, Roy enjoyed the victory, and contemplated his future. A boyhood nemesis named Antonio Tarver hounded Jones for years, and Roy finally agreed to fight him on November 8th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. I vividly recall the advertisement for the […]

 After his easy win over Clinton Woods in September of 2002, Roy Jones accepted a fight with WBA Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz for March 1, 2003. In order to put some muscle on for the bout, Roy hired the services of trainer Mackie Shilstone, who had worked with many fighters, most notably Michael Spinks when

 In July of 2001, Roy Jones had his fight with Julio Cesar Gonzalez broadcast on pay-per-view instead of on HBO. I wouldn’t have paid for this thing for anything, and was satisfied to read about it in the paper the next day. The bout at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was a carbon copy

After the ridiculous fight with Richard Frazier in January, Roy returned in June to take on a real fighter in Reggie Johnson. It turned out to be a boring, one-sided affair, with Roy winning all twelve rounds. If it had been on pay-per-view and not HBO, I would have wanted my money back. Seven months

After regaining the light heavyweight title in his rematch with Montell Griffin in August of 1997, Roy Jones didn’t return to the ring until the following April against former champ Virgil Hill in Biloxi, Mississippi. The HBO bout on April 25 was figured to be a test for Jones, since Hill had been a champ

Roy traveled to Atlantic City on March 21, 1997 to take on the undefeated Montell Griffin on HBO. The fight from the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City was expected to be another one sided affair, but it was not. Griffin boxed well in the first four or five rounds, and was actually ahead on

On January 6, 1996, we had a three foot blizzard hit southern New Jersey where I grew up. I had planned a trip following Saturday to Las Vegas, to try and place a bet on the Roy Jones vs. Merqui Sosa fight at Madison Square Garden on January 12. Despite the mess on the highways,

The fight between Roy Jones and Vinny Pazienza was signed for June 24, 1995 at Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City. I gave Vinny absolutely no chance of winning the fight, put still ordered it on pay-per-view on my new 46 inch projection tv. It was like having closed circuit fights at home, and

    After his one-sided win over Bernard Hopkins in May of 1993, Roy had a few easy title defenses, which is the norm. He had two easy wins over Thulani Malinga and Fermin Chirino, before taking on Thomas Tate in Las Vegas on May 27, 1994. Roy got rid of him in two short

Roy Jones Jr. was born on January 16, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida. He was an accomplished amateur boxer, who finished with a record of 121-13. He became a household name during the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games when he represented the United States in the 156 pound weight class. He did not lose a single round