Very few people notice that Roy Jones Jr. is a man with an amazing combination of charisma and talent. The brooding, quiet personality is a boxing superstar and world celebrity. Actor, rap artist, music producer, professional basketball player and just a great guy. The undisputed middleweight champion of the world. In this article, you will be presented short biography boxer.

Childhood

Roy Jones (see photo below) was born in Pensacola (USA) in 1969. His father was a professional boxer. From childhood, he tried to instill in his son a love for this sport. The elder Roy Jones did not become a ring star, but he had high hopes for his child. The boy began to train at the age of ten, and his father realized that a great future awaited his son.

First fight and Olympic Games

In 1984, Roy Jones Jr. won the Junior Olympic Games, which were held in the United States. And two years later, he submitted to such a prestigious tournament as the Golden Gloves.

By the age of 19, the athlete had reached the ultimate dream of any boxer - participation in the Olympics. Competitions were held in Seoul, and in the 1st middleweight Roy easily dealt with rivals. Everyone was sure that the gold would go to Jones. However, the judges condemned him in the final, giving the medal to his compatriot. Seeing such injustice, the Olympic Committee presented the athlete with a special Vel Bulker award called "Best Boxer".

Transition to professionals

Soon, Roy Jones ended his amateur career and turned professional. At that time, the boxer's trainer and promoter was his father. In an effort to save his son, Jones Sr. picked up exceptionally weak opponents for him. Roy decided to change his manager and hired a professional. He selected only serious opponents for him, against whom the boxer triumphantly won.

Title fight

In May 1993, Roy Jones, whose photo was on the cover of many sports publications, fought with Tot, who held the first line of the boxing rating. The fight was very difficult for both participants. But Jones looked more confident and clearly dominated his opponent. The judges unanimously awarded Roy the victory and the championship title. Three years later, the boxer became the new weight champion by defeating Mike McCallum.

First defeat

In 1996, the athlete was disqualified for violating the rules during the fight. This was the first formal defeat that Roy Jones suffered in his career. The boxer fought Montell Griffin. The latter tried to impose his battle tactics on him. That is, he forced Roy to constantly attack, although Jones' strong point was a counterattack. Of course, the champion did not lose, but he got very angry. In the ninth round, he knocked Griffin down with a powerful punch and continued to finish him off when he was on his knees. So Roy got his disqualification. This "defeat" of the champion caused a lot of media hype. Roy's haters rejoiced, and Griffin said in every interview that he was literally on the verge of victory. Of course, it was a lie. And Montell paid for it. A year later, Jones knocked him out in the first round of a rematch. Roy didn't allow himself to lose control of his emotions anymore.

New victories

Then there was a series of victories over light heavyweight athletes. Roy Jones defeated Julio Gonzalez, Daric Harmon, Eric Harding, Otis Grant, Virgill Hill and many others. The name of the boxer has become synonymous with the word "victory". The WBC awarded Jones the first place in the Pound-for-Pound rating (the best boxer in the world, regardless of weight). Now Roy had another problem - the lack of opponents in his category. And the athlete made an unprecedented decision - the transition to heavyweight, which has always been the most prestigious category and was considered the "face" of boxing. Here Roy fought Johnny Ruiz, who held the title. The difference in the weight of the boxers was colossal, however, the hero of this article won. Thus, Roy Jones became the champion already in the fourth weight category.

Return to light heavyweight

The victory over Ruiz was the peak of the boxer's career. Roy was 35 years old, and the ideal solution would be to end his career. But the athlete decided to continue, although his enthusiasm subsided a little.

Roy Jones, whose films are famous in Russia, returned to light heavyweight for the fight with Antonio Tarver. To participate in this fight, the boxer had to throw off as many as ten kilograms. Jones won, but the victory did not bring much joy. Everyone was waiting for a rematch.

First knockout and career decline

The revenge took place in May 2004. Tarver knocked out Roy in the second round. At the time, there were many speculations about what happened. Some considered it just a “happy” blow, the second spoke about the underestimation of the opponent, and the third referred to Roy's age and the loss of his speed qualities. It is noteworthy that in his entire career, Jones has never been on the floor of the ring. The boxer was confident in his own invulnerability. The loss broke Roy and resulted in a further series of rare victories and offensive defeats. Jones' career was slowly going downhill. But the main thing is that the athlete forever entered his name in the world history of boxing.

Activities outside of boxing

Roy Jones is not limited to training and fighting. The athlete also has other talents. He sports commentator, actor, rap artist, professional basketball player and music producer. Roy is also actively "promoting" his record company "Body Head Entertainment".

In his hometown, Jones has his own farm, where he raises horses, pit bulls and breeds fighting cocks. Being an exemplary father, the boxer annually organizes a children's golf tournament. Roy also meets with young people in the United States, trying to convey to them the importance of education and sports.

his father, in the past a good professional boxer, tried to instill in Roy a love of boxing, he wanted to raise a champion that he himself was not destined to become. But only from the age of 10 Roy started boxing. With a weight of no more than 32 kg, Jones defeated 14 year old young boxers weighing 39 kg. This was just the beginning. Already in 1984, he won the Junior Olympic Games in the USA, and two years later he won the prestigious US national Golden Gloves tournament. Of course, in amateur career, like any other boxer, there were defeats. It is noteworthy that he lost to our boxer Igor Ruzhnikov at the 1986 Goodwill Games on points.

And now, at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, a completely new, if encountered before, but long-forgotten phenomenon of such a boxing talent appeared to the world, which literally dazzled and made one breathless in delight. The representative literally shone with this talent Olympic team USA boxing junior middleweight champion (up to 71 kg) Roy Jones. Roy approached the dream of any amateur boxer - Golden medal Olympic Games. The ease with which he beat his older and hardened in boxing fights suggested that with the advent of Roy, professional boxing would receive a new, hitherto unseen value, which would establish itself as defining for many years. But just this prediction soon came true, because Roy never met the brilliance of the gold medal. By the decision of the judges, which was recognized as the worst in history Olympic Games, Roy's South Korean opponent, Park Si-Hun, took the gold by winning 3-2. This was a surprise both for the fans present at the fight, both for the father and for the newly-made champion himself. In connection with the scandal that broke out, the International Olympic Committee(IOC), trying to rectify the situation, presented Roy with the Val Barker Trophy, which is awarded only the best boxers, although this of course could not replace the Olympic gold medal.

After disappointment at, long discussions and reflections, Roy nevertheless turns professional, starting to speak in middleweight (up to 72.6 kg). And soon he confirmed numerous assumptions that in his face boxing received a master with a unique style. He made his debut in his hometown of Pensacola on May 6, 1989 in a duel with Ricky Randall. At the time, Roy's father was his coach and manager. But at the beginning of his professional career, his father was afraid, either for the health of his son, or for his career, and therefore Jones spent the first three years mainly on fights with “bags”. Although in 1992 he already had fights with former world welterweight champion Jorge Vaca and former American Boxing Association champion Art Serwano. But it all ended in the first round. Then there was a fight with experienced George Castro, who was the first in his career to reach the final gong. But still, Roy takes an important step in his life: he made his father just a father, and entrusted the conduct of his affairs to professional managers and coaches. The father could not forgive him for this for many years, but, in the end, he recognized the truth of his son. From the next fight in his corner, Alton Merkerson, who had already worked with him at the Seoul Olympics. And here is the victory over the previously undefeated Glenn Thomas (Glenn Thomas) technical knockout in the 8th round and subsequent knockouts led Roy to the first serious title. On May 22, 1993, he faced (Bernard Hopkins) (then number one in the rankings) for the vacant middleweight title. The fight was quite tense, but there was no real chance of success, and Roy confidently took the fight to a unanimous decision victory (even with one injured hand, which he still denies). And since then, Roy almost never went without a championship title and all the fights were for the championship title.

Roy cannot be taken lightly - you can either love him or hate him. “I have fun in combat,” he says. For some time now, boxing has turned into a one-man theater for him. And he was having fun... After a second-round knockout over top contender in his weight class, Thomas Tate, Roy moved up to the next division to face the world champion, who at the time was in second place in the P4P ranking just behind Purnell Whitaker (Pernell Whitaker). And for the first time in his career, Roy was not the favorite to fight. On November 18, 1994, everyone was waiting for a fierce fight, but it quickly turned into Roy's "game", who outplayed Tawney with excellent movement around the ring and crazy speed and became the champion in the second weight category. Just at that time, or rather on February 25, 1995, the ill-fated fight of a friend, Gerald McClellan, with a certain Nigel Ben happened. This fight shocked the whole world, ending as a result of Gerald's paralysis. Roy was deeply shocked and even retired from boxing. Rumor has it that after that fight, Roy even lost his hardness in punches for a while. But now Roy is back in the ring. Roy spent a couple of years in super middleweight, defending his title. In this category, he had a total advantage over his rivals. He not only questioned the possibility of defeating him, but also did not lose a single round. And now, on November 22, 1996, he wins the title in another weight category, defeating the legendary Mike McCallum in a 12-round fight.

And then there was a fight with an ex Olympic champion and until that moment undefeated in the professional ring, Montell Griffin, and a very non-standard boxer. And what all Roy's haters were waiting for happened, after the end of that fight, a one appeared in the "defeat" column. That fight was not easy for Roy. No, Roy won, but without the glitter. Griffin forced Jones to attack, which, in general, is not very characteristic of Roy, because his element is a counterattack. But still, Roy got used to the opponent and began to "squeeze" him, and Griffin began to get tired. And in the 9th round, Roy got him with a blow and began to finish off. And in a situation where Griffin was already on one knee, Roy struck two blows. The fight was stopped, disqualified, as a result of which a “defeat” appeared. The defeat sparked outrage in the press. Roy's haters, and there are, oddly enough, many of them, rejoiced. All the dogs were let loose on him. Griffin also began to say that he was on the right path to victory (which was not true) and only Roy's dishonorable actions prevented him from winning. And for the first and only time, Roy became furious. On August 7, 1997, Roy knocked down Griffin in the first round, and then knocked him out. "You wanted it - you got it!" he said after the fight. No one else could bring him to such a state, and he again began to have fun.

began to continue to churn out victories over all the strongest light heavyweight boxers: former champion Virgil Hill was knocked out with one blow to the body; won by unanimous decision current champion Lou Del Valle (Lou Del Valle) according to; won by technical knockout former champion Otis Grant. Reggie Johnson, Eric Harding, Derrick Harmon 9 Derrick Harmon, Julio Cesar Gonzalez… presents Roy with the Lifetime Achievement Award, #1 Pound for Pound, which is a rating of the best boxers in the world, regardless of the categories (by the way, he held this place almost until the end of his career and in total for about 10 years). The words "victory" and "Roy Jones" have become synonymous. "Jones' only problem is the lack of competition," said Emmanuel Stewart. And it played a detrimental role. All this made the fire blazing up to that moment in his eyes, without which you can’t go far in any sport, turn into a fading light. Great boxers have always needed, if not great, then worthy opponents, and neither one nor the other in the light heavyweight category was not possible for Roy. It is this state of affairs that forced him to take an unprecedented step - he decides to move through the category into heavyweight, which at all times served as the "face" of boxing and is the most prestigious of all categories. Selected in Roy was John Ruiz champion, not the most strong boxer, but having a victory over Evander Holyfield (Evander Holyfield). Moreover, Ruiz is still a champion, and this is an opportunity to become a champion in the 4th weight category. The difference in weight was simply huge, although Jones gained a decent muscle mass. But the mass of the heavyweight was powerless against the speed of the light heavyweight, or to be more precise, the born middleweight. Jones acted in his favorite manner, constantly outplaying his sluggish opponent and not letting anyone doubt his skill. As a result - a beautiful and confident victory, a champion title in the 4th weight category. Roy went down in history as greatest boxer that no one could resist.

Jones did not find anyone willing with him in the heavyweight category. And here he would end his career, which is not shameful to do at almost 35 years old. Roy conquered his Everest in a fight with Ruiz, it was the peak of his career. And Roy, who didn’t want anything anymore, was absolutely not motivated, without a twinkle in his eyes, and besides, he didn’t notice how suddenly and abruptly he had aged, only the road down was prepared. And he started it in battles with Antonio Tarver (Antonio Tarver ). Jones, returning to his "native" light heavyweight, met with Tarver, who took the throne of the champion while Roy was away. The period of preparation for the fight with Tarver turned out to be really difficult for him, because he had to lose his weight by almost 10 kg in 3 months. And such “games” with weight during the period of preparation for the fight with Ruiz and then weight loss for the fight with Tarver were not in vain. Although the fight, which took place on November 8, 2003, ended with the predicted victory of Roy, it was already won without the previous brilliance on points. Roy became a hostage to his talent - in the minds of the average amateur, Roy's initial superiority over any opponent was so rooted that now even a victory, but not like the previous ones, was equated with defeat. Roy had no choice but to listen to the public and give Tarver revenge ...

There are many suggestions why he was knocked out already in the second round: some say it was Tarver's coach Buddy MakGirt, others that the notorious lucky punch played a role here, i.e. “happy blow”, another one that Tarver was simply underestimated by both the public and Roy himself, the latter say that Roy has lost over the years the most important components of his success, this is the unique speed and feeling of an opponent. After all, it is speed and natural reflexes that with age are the fastest of all athletes. The great champion for the first time in his life knew for himself what a defeat is, what a knockout is. Indeed, during his professional career, no one even knocked him over to the floor of the ring. He laid others on this flooring so many times that he was absolutely sure of his invulnerability. Emmanuel Stewart's words became prophetic. Everything tends to become boring - victories also become boring. This defeat nevertheless broke Roy psychologically. After all, he was about to finish, an undefeated fighter with a brilliant career, and by the end of the day she was knocked out, for Roy this was an unpleasant surprise. But apparently, he began to pay for his mistake - unwillingness to leave on time. Nevertheless, Roy most likely accepted his defeat as a test from above, and limited himself to that. Although the fans understood that their idol was no longer the same as before, they did not want to believe in the worst together with him. Roy decided to continue and had to give a duel with Glenkoff Johnson, the world champion, to all questions. In this fight, the great entered the ring without any titles.

And here, as with Tarver, Roy simply did not have enough. She simply did not exist. Jones went to this fight, but why he did it, he himself did not know. The first thing that caught my eye in the intervals between rounds was faded, some kind of lifeless, absolutely indifferent eyes with a forced smile. They had no fire, no passion. Roy didn't care what was going on around him. It cannot be said that Roy underestimated the enemy. He himself said before the fight that Johnson is really a strong opponent and it will not be easy with him. But did Roy Jones himself believe in this? The reason is not Johnson, but Jones. He didn't want this fight. With his mind, Jones may have estimated the strength of his opponent, but you can’t command the heart. And so Glenkoff Johnson got off to a rocky start from the start. He attacked constantly. Roy answered, of course, his punches were still fast, but nowhere near as powerful as before. But everything that happened on his part was sluggish and without desire, during the breaks Roy did not even look sweaty. And at some point, the audience began to understand that the legendary boxer would not win this fight. All that was left was to wait for him to lose. He missed a fatal blow for himself in the first minute of the 9th round, when Johnson hit exactly in the temple. Jones fell, and after hitting his head on the floor of the ring, he lost consciousness.

The reasons for the defeat, although not obvious, are clear enough that you can’t say about Roy’s prospects. Perhaps the defeat of and Tarver will deprive Roy of self-confidence. Then he should end his career. Perhaps the defeat will add anger and motivation to Roy and then the one-man theater will not lower the curtain. But in any case, his name is already inscribed in golden letters in the world boxing. Time will tell everything, so just wait.

In January 2008, a fight took place between Felix Trinidad (Felix "Tito" Trinidad) and Roy. The first three rounds Trinidad had the advantage, but then Jones seized the initiative. In the middle of the 7th round, Jones made a right hook to upper part head of the enemy, and he fell to his knees. Trinidad got up at the expense of 8. At the end of the 10th round, he sent the Puerto Rican 2-knockdown with a counter jab to the jaw. Trinidad immediately. At the end of the fight, the judges awarded Jones the victory by unanimous decision.

In November of the same year, Roy faced undefeated Welshman Joe Calzaghe. In the middle of the 1st round, Jones hit the opponent's head with a counter left hook. The Welshman fell to the canvas. He went up to the count of 5. Calzaghe didn't look shocked. The Welsh went forward the whole fight, throwing a huge number of blows, and the opponent was in speed. The American could do nothing to oppose this pressure. By the end of the battle, a cut formed over the left eye. At the end of the fight, all the judges with the same devastating score of 118-109 gave the victory to Joe Calzaghe.

March 21, 2009 at home fight Roy Jones mocked his rival Omar Sheika, who looked more like a pear. In the 5th round, after another portion of blows that hit the target, the judge stopped the fight.

Roy apparently does not want to end his career defeated, he wants to leave the ring as a winner. His next fight is scheduled for August 22, 2009 with Jeff Lacy. To be continued…

Jr. is not only boxing. This is a whole bunch of other, "worldly" talents, virtues and surprises. A professional basketball player, music producer and singer, actor, commentator... Well, who else of the athletes of this level can simultaneously play in a professional basketball team? Now, Jones is capable of this even on the day of a title defense fight. In June 1996, he scores five points in a game for the Barracudas of Jacksonville (Barracuda Jacksonville) and about an hour later knocked out in the eleventh round of Eric Lucas (Eric Lucas). Let it not NBA, but nevertheless. Or here is another case, when on January 15, 2000, on the eve of his birthday, Roy had to defend his belts in a duel with David Telesco (David Telesco). He won the fight. Won, we note, with an injured left wrist shortly before. Before the fight, in the warm-up, the birthday boy warmed up a little and danced along with the dance group entertaining the audience. Not only can Roy win round after round, he can easily switch to music, his other love. Jones is a professional rapper and producer in his own right. Originally founded by him for himself in 1998, the independent record label Body Head Entertainment has now expanded. Roy invited artists who are also "hungry" for success, like himself. "Our goal is for Body Head Entertainment, Inc to be among the elite independent record labels." Roy, already on the popular charts, does not hide his ambitious plans for its promotion.

He also plays roles in films such as The Devil's Advocate and The Matrix 2. He also “has fun” being a TV commentator for boxing matches. Living in his hometown of Pensacola, Roy enjoys the simple things of life on his farm: raising pit bulls, horses and even fighting cocks, and catching fish in his makeshift pond. As a father, every year in May, Roy hosts a golf tournament for the kids. He also makes it a point to communicate with America's youth as often as possible to emphasize the importance of education and drug-free living. Plus, Roy made a joint tour with boxing icon and childhood hero Mohammed Ali as part of his goodwill campaign across the country. still cares for and arranges charity evenings for his paralyzed friend and former boxer Gerald McClellan. Close friends characterize Roy as "ten thousand times more people than a boxer. This says a lot, if we take into account its real world status. Here he is, a man named Roy ...

Awards:

Silver medalist at the 1988 Olympics. World champion in middle (version, 1993-1994), second middle (version, 1994-1996), light heavyweight (version, 1997, 1997-2002 and 2003-2004; version

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Roy Jones Jr - Biography

Roy Jones Jr. was born on January 16, 1969 in Florida, USA. This boxer is an unusually outstanding, original and popular personality.
The biography of Roy Jones Jr. is very rich and rich.
As a boxer, he was distinguished by excellent reaction, speed and a sense of distance. Roy first became famous at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Then he acted as an amateur. Jones Jr. easily reached the final of the tournament, where he met with the Korean. The points judges gave the victory to the latter, despite the fact that the American had a clear advantage. The result of the battle caused a huge resonance. After the Olympics, the young American decided to turn professional.

IN professional boxing Roy Jones has been a huge success. He became world champion in four weight categories: middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and super heavyweight. Jones Jr. became the first and so far the only former middleweight in the world to become world heavyweight champion. For a long time, this boxer was considered the best in the world, regardless of the weight category.
During his career, Roy Jones defeated such famous boxers like Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, Virgil Hill and Felix Trinidad.
The audience loved and continue to love Roy for his unique style of fighting. In the ring, he allows himself to mock his rivals, improvise and play for the audience.

In their best years he clearly dominated all his rivals for a long time. He often showed that he could knock out his opponent at any second, but he didn’t do it on purpose, but performed various foppish tricks, which delighted the public.
Roy Jones was distinguished by high speed, excellent reaction, excellent sense of distance and very swipe.
However, Roy pretty much lost his first two trump cards due to age. Because of what he suffered several defeats, which he could confidently avoid in his best years. Starting in 2004, Jones Jr. began to regularly suffer defeats, of course, alternating them with victories. However, it was clear that the boxer's best years were behind him.
After the first defeat from Antonio Tarver in May 2004, Roy was never able to achieve significant success, could not win a full-fledged boxing belt, although despite the failures, he continued to perform. He completed boxing at the age of 49, in February 2018.
During his long boxing career, Roy Jones Jr. won 66 victories and suffered 9 losses.

In the fall of 2015, Roy Jones received Russian citizenship.
Arrival famous boxer to Moscow to obtain a Russian passport on video:

September 12, 2015

February 8, 2018

Father - Roy Jones Sr.
Mother - Carol Jones.

Wife - Natalie.

Children - DeAndre Jones, DeShawn Jones, Roy Jones III.

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Roy Jones
Roy Jones

Professional Boxer

Multiple World Champion

American professional boxer. Silver medalist at the 1988 Olympics. Absolute Champion world light heavyweight division. World champion in the middle, second middle, light heavyweight, first heavy and heavy weight categories. Topped the rating of the best boxers, regardless of the weight category, according to the Ring magazine. He holds the record for the most victories in fights for the title of the unified champion, as well as the owner of the longest series of defenses of the unified title in the light heavyweight division. The first boxer in history to become world middleweight champion, then managed to win the super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In addition, he is known for his musical and acting career. He starred in the films "The Matrix Reloaded", "Universal Soldier 4". Recorded a rap music album. He has dual: American and Russian citizenship.

Roy Jones was born on January 16, 1969 in Pensacola, USA. Since childhood, his father, Roy Jones Sr., a former professional boxer, tried to instill in his son a love of boxing. But only from the age of ten he began to box. In 1984, the guy won the Junior Olympic Games in the USA, and in 1986 he won the prestigious national Golden Gloves tournament in the weight up to 64 kg, defeating Viktor Levin in the final on points. A year later, he won this title again, but already in the weight category up to 71 kg, defeating Ray McElroy in the final.

In 1986, Roy lost on points in the semi-finals of the Goodwill Games to Russian boxer Igor Ruzhnikov, winning bronze. Another famous loss came when he tried to win the national Golden Gloves for the third year in a row.

Jones had to make it to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. To begin with, he needed to get into the final qualifying tournament, in which each place in the national team was contested among themselves by 8 participants.

The path to the Olympic final began for Jones with an impressive victory over Mtender Makalamba of Malawi. At the very beginning of the fight, Roy knocked down the opponent, and by the middle of the first round, everything ended with a knockout. Also, Jones defeated Michael Franek, Evgeny Zaitsev and Richie Woodhall on points with an overwhelming advantage.

In what is considered one of the most unfair decisions in the history of the Olympic Games, Roy's South Korean opponent, Park Si Hoon, took gold in a 3-2 win in the final of the tournament. This turned out to be a shock to everyone, including the Korean himself, not to mention Jones, shocked to the core by this development of events.

Jones dominated in all three rounds, in the second round the Korean was counted out by a standing knockdown. Roy had an overwhelming advantage in punches, as it was later calculated, in the first round he landed 20 punches out of 85, Park Si Hoon only 3 punches out of 38, second round: Jones 39/98, Park 15/71, third round: Jones 36/120, Park 14/79. However, the judges thought otherwise.

Representatives of the USSR and Hungary gave the victory to Jones with a score of 60-56. The judges from Uruguay and Morocco gave the victory to the Korean with a score of 59-58, believing that he won the 2nd and 3rd rounds. The last referee, from Uganda, counted the draw, but when he had to choose the winner to resolve the draw, he preferred the Korean as supposedly having the advantage.

Park Si Hoon, after his “victory”, explained to Roy through a translator that he apologizes for what happened and knows that he lost the fight and that the judges gave him the victory. This fight influenced the introduction of a new points system in amateur boxing.

Jones' first opponent in the professional ring was Ricky Randall, who out of his 20 fights lost 16. In the fight, Jones was knocked down twice in the first round and once in the second. As a result, the referee stopped the meeting for a clear advantage of Roy Jones.

In November 1994, a battle took place between two undefeated boxers: challenger Roy Jones and IBF 2nd middleweight champion James Toney. Jones dominated the entire fight, periodically taunting the opponent. In the third round, Tony tried to dominate, for which Jones immediately knocked him down. In a post-match interview, Tony disagreed with the counted out knockdown, regarding it as a push. Following the results of twelve rounds, Roy won a landslide victory. In his defense, Tony said that before the fight, in order to throw off excess weight, sat in a pressure chamber and this affected its shape.

In October 1996, Jones entered the ring against the undefeated Bryant Brannon. In the middle of the 1st round, after a series of blows to the head, Roy knocked down the opponent. Brannon started to get up and was pulled away. I was able to get up on the count of six. In the middle of the 2nd round, Jones sent a knockdown to the jaw with an oncoming left hook for the 2nd time. Brannon got up again on the count of six. Roy rushed to finish him off and drove him into a corner. After a series of powerful blows, he asked the referee to stop the fight. The referee refused. Then Jones spent another series of punches. A deuce to the head sent Brannon into a heavy knockout. It is worth noting that fragments of the battle are shown in the movie "Devil's Advocate". After that, Jones moved up to light heavyweight.

In March 1997, a fight took place between two undefeated boxers: Roy Jones and Montell Griffin. At the end of the 7th round, Jones carried out a right hook to the head, and then, approaching, a short left hook to the jaw. Griffin fell. The referee counted to 10 and stopped the fight. Jones' corner rejoiced at the end of the fight. However, they were then informed that there would be a disqualification.

The revenge took place on August 7, 1997. Jones was very angry and immediately went on the attack. At the very beginning of the fight, a left hook hit Griffin in the jaw. Griffin stumbled back and fell onto the ropes. The referee counted the knockdown. With 40 seconds left in the round, Roy hit the opponent right in the jaw with a left hybrid hook and uppercut. Griffin immediately fell. Several times he tried to get up, but could not keep his balance and each time he fell into the ring again. At the expense of "ten" he again fell into the ring, and the referee recorded a victory by a clean knockout.

In July 1998, a WBC and WBA light heavyweight unification bout took place between Roy Jones and Lou Del Valle. Roy dominated the entire fight: noticeably superior to the enemy in speed, number and accuracy of strikes. At the end of the 8th round, Del Valle hit a left cross to the jaw. Jones fell to the canvas, but immediately got up. It was the 1st knockdown in his career. Some experts felt that Jones had slipped. Del Valle rushed to finish off the enemy, but could not do anything. At the end of the fight, all the judges with a devastating score gave the victory to Roy Jones.

On March 1, 2003, he competed in heavyweight and met with WBA world champion John Ruiz, whom he defeated. After that, he returned back to light heavyweight. In 2003, the WBA appointed Jones the mandatory challenger Vitali Klitschko, but the fight did not take place.

Jones faced WBC light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver on November 8, 2003. In a stubborn battle, Roy won by majority decision of the judges. The hall met the decision with a dissatisfied rumble. Tarver disagreed with the judges' verdict.

In November 2008, a fight took place between Roy Jones and undefeated Welshman Joe Calzaghe. In the middle of the 1st round, Jones hit the opponent's head with a counter left hook. The Welshman fell to the canvas but got up on the count of five. Roy did not rush to finish off the enemy. Calzaghe went forward the whole fight, throwing a huge number of punches and surpassing his opponent in endurance. The American could do nothing to oppose this pressure. By the end of the fight, a cut formed over Jones' left eye. At the end of the fight, all the judges with the same devastating score of 118-109 gave the victory to Joe Calzaghe.

The fight with Jeff Lacy took place on August 15, 2009. Lacy actively started the fight, pressing and pinching Jones at the ropes of the ring, but Roy skillfully avoided blows and blocked most of them. From the 4th round, Jeff was noticeably tired and slowed down, and Jones began to act in his favorite manner: with lowered arms, feints with legs, demonstrating superiority over Lacey in speed, and at the same time, being at the ropes, did not forget to talk to the audience. After the 7th round, a large hematoma appeared over Lacey's left eye. In rounds 9 and 10, Jones openly mocked Lacey, demonstrating full advantage over the opponent. After the 10th round, the referee stopped the fight at the request of Jeff's seconds, fixing Roy's victory by technical knockout.

On May 21, 2011, a fight between Roy Jones and Denis Lebedev took place in Moscow. For most of the fight, the advantage was on the side of the Russian boxer. At the end of the 4th round, Lebedev delivered an accurate blow and was able to shock Jones. In the 9th round, Denis missed a powerful blow to the head, but was able to survive. On last seconds In the 10th round, Lebedev delivered a series of accurate strikes, after which Jones covered his face with his hands and leaned forward a little. It became obvious that Jones was in a difficult, so-called "standing knockout". Despite the obviousness of Jones's condition, Lebedev deliberately landed the strongest right to Jones' head, after which he fell to the floor. Only after that the referee intervened and stopped the fight. It took the doctors more than ten minutes to bring the American to his senses.

In 2014 and 2015 he had six fights, all of which ended ahead of schedule. Roy knocked out British Corti Fry, won a knockout victory over Hani Atiyo. In 2015, fights against Willy Williams, Paul Vasquez, Eric Watkins ended with early victories.

In August 2015, in Sevastopol, Roy met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he asked him for help in obtaining Russian citizenship. The President promised to help and already September 12, 2015 Roy Jones Jr. received Russian citizenship. The corresponding Decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In the first fight with the new citizenship, on December 12, 2015, he lost by knockout in a rating fight against Enzo Maccarinelli. After the loss, the fighter made a statement that he was ending his cooperation with promoter Vladimir Khryunov and hiring Umar Kremlev.

On February 10, 2016, the sports director of the Patriot promotion company, Dmitry Luchnikov, announced the end of the sports career of Roy Jones Jr. However, Roy Jones continued to fight in 2016.

The triumphant fight between Roy Jones and Bobby Gunn for the vacant WBF world title took place on February 7, 2017. Roy dominated the entire fight. At the end of the 7th round, Jones landed a powerful left and shook Gunn. At the beginning of the 8th round, Gunn refused to continue the fight and the referee recorded the victory of Jones by technical knockout.

Roy Jones last fight in his professional career February 8, 2018 against Scott Sigmon, in which he won by unanimous decision. Even before the start of the fight, Jones announced his decision to end his boxing career.

In addition to boxing, Roy Jones also participates in various filming. Worked as a commentator for HBO. After receiving Russian citizenship, he became one of the commentators and presenter on the Match TV channel. Roy is also known for his vocal abilities and even recorded the rap album Round One: The Album. He also founded the rap group Body Head Bangerz.

Roy Jones Sporting Achievements

1988 - Silver on XXIV Summer Olympic Games

1990 - Boxer of the Millennium (according to the American Association of Journalists and Ring magazine)

International Boxing Day officially recognized this year International Association boxing, was held in Moscow from 20 to 22 July 2019. The event included open training with eminent athletes, a boxing show and big concert. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants and guests of the event.