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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.
Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins (50–5–1, 32 KOs) met in a rematch bout, on April 3, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, 17 years after their first fight. [108] Jones entered with a record of 5–5 in his previous ten bouts dating back to May 2004 whilst Hopkins came in 4–1 since June 2006.
HBO's unofficial ringside scorer Harold Lederman scored the fight 119–107 and Dan Rafael of USA Today had it both 117–108 for Jones. According to CompuBox , Jones landed 192 of 375 punches (51.2%) whilst González connected on just 91 of 609 (14.9%).
PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS MILD PROFANITY IN SHOT 5 SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 28, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIOR STAPLES CENTER - SITE OF MIKE TYSON V ROY JONES ...
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 ...
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 ...
Three months after winning the WBA light heavyweight title after defeating Lou Del Valle in his previous fight in July 1998, Roy Jones Jr. announced in early October that he would make the first defense of the newly unified titles (having been promoted to full WBC champion after the controversial demotion of former champion Graciano Rocchigiani) the following month against the reigning WBO ...
Seemingly everyone — Canelo Álvarez, Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia and Roy Jones Jr. — wants to fight Jake Paul after the influencer beat a 58-year-old Mike Tyson.