Here is my list of the top 10 junior middleweight boxers of all time. 1. Terry Norris 2. Thomas Hearns 3. Canelo Alvarez 4. Mike McCallum 5. Julian Jackson 6. Wilfred Benitez 7. Nino Benvenuti 8. Winky Wright 9. Ayub Kalule 10. Felix Trinidad                       […]

After his destruction of Vinny Pazienza in June, Roy Jones signed to fight Tony ‘The Punching Postman’ Thornton on September 30th, 1995 in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida. The HBO broadcast spotlighted it’s star, the most talented and exciting boxer the sport may have ever seen. Tony Thornton was from Glassboro, New Jersey, a town

Following his one round blowout of Antoine Byrd in March, talks began of a bout between Roy and Vinny Pazienza. Paz had easily handled Roberto Duran in their rematch in January in Atlantic City, and was a ringside observer for the Byrd fight. I for one thought the idea was a joke, and that Pazienza

.After defeating James Toney in November of 1994 to capture the IF super middleweight crown, Roy Jones returned to his native Pensacola, Florida a conquering hero. He had his second world title in two years, and his future was only bright. To celebrate, Roy had his first title defense scheduled for March 18th, 1995 in

After Roy Jones easily defeated Bernard Hopkins in May of 1993 to capture the IBF middleweight title, he made four successful defenses of his crown. Struggling to make the 160 weight limit, and needing a challenge, he set his eyes on James Toney’s super middleweight championship. Toney had upset Michael Nunn to win the middleweight

Roy fought for his first title on May 22, 1993 against top contender Bernard Hopkins on the undercard of the Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson fight. The twelve round bout for the IBF crown took place at old RFK stadium in Washington, DC., and was broadcast on HBO. The fight itself was a showcase for

After his destruction of Jorge Vaca in January of 1992, Roy Jones Jr., had three more wins before going to Atlantic City in December to close out the year. His opponent would be Percy Harris, and the bout would be on the undercard that featured James Toney and Iran Barkley. If both won, they agreed

Roy Jones Jr. turned pro in May of 1989, and started to impress immediately. He had 11 wins under his belt by the close of 1990, and was slowly stepping up the quality of his competition. Four more wins closed out 1991, and he was set to fight on pay-per-view on the undercard in January

You couldn’t help but notice how good Roy Jones Jr. was, when you saw him box in the 1988 Olympic games in Seoul, South Korea. He was the youngest member of a talented U.S. team, that included Riddick Bowe and Ray Mercer. Roy didn’t lose a single round on his way to the finals in

When Larry Holmes signed to fight Joe Frazier’s son Marvis on November 25, 1983 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, many scoffed at the champ. The kid was only 23 and had a meager record of 10-0, with the most notable opponent on his record being shopworn Joe Bugner. Nevertheless, his father pushed for the