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Dereck Chisora vs. Tyson Fury

2012-02-17T04:28:03Z

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<fight>1597991</fight>
*''[[BBBofC]] British Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Chisora)
* '''Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Chisora)
*'''Promoter:''' [[Mick Hennessy|Mick Hennessy (Hennessy Sports)]]
 
== Notes ==
[[File:Dereck Chisora vs. Tyson Fury (poster).jpg|right|300px]]
*[[Dereck Chisora]] 14-0 (9 KOs) vs. [[Tyson Fury]] 14-0 (10 KOs)
*At 261 lbs, Chisora was fighting at the heaviest fight of his professional career to date and 16.5 pounds heavier than in his previous bout ten months prior.
*Fury entered as a slight 1.05/1 betting underdog. [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline]
*Fury would go on to relinquish both titles rather than face mandatory (for both titles) David Price

Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao

2009-11-15T05:38:06Z

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*The [[WBC]] Board of Governors unanimously voted in late August that this bout will be for the inaugural "WBC Diamond Belt."
*Referee stops the fight with 2:05 left in round 12 after Cotto fails to fight back

Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao

2009-11-15T05:37:17Z

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<fight>1425144</fight>

*The [[WBC]] Board of Governors unanimously voted in late August that this bout will be for the inaugural "WBC Diamond Belt."
*Referee stops the fight in round 12 after Cotto fails to fight back

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao

2008-12-07T04:48:24Z

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<fight>1268913</fight>
*'''Will air on:''' [[HBO|HBO Pay-Per-View]]
*'''Promoters:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]] & [[Top Rank]]
==Comments==
[[file:TheDreammatchLow.jpg|200px|right]]

Corner retires De La Hoya at the end of round 8.

Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr.

2008-11-14T01:20:05Z

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{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''CompuBox Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Calzaghe || Jones
|-
| Landed || 344 || 159
|-
| Thrown || 985 || 475
|-
| Pct. || 35% || 33%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Jabs || Calzaghe || Jones
|-
| Landed || 120 || 12
|-
| Thrown || 362 || 149
|-
| Pct. || 33% || 8%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Calzaghe || Jones
|-
| Landed || 224 || 147
|-
| Thrown || 623 || 326
|-
| Pct. || 35% || 45%
|}
<fight>1328013</fight>
*'''[[Ring Magazine]] Light Heavyweight World Title''' (1st defense of Calzaghe) 
*'''Weights:''' 174.5 lbs (each)

== Comments ==
* The bout was originally scheduled for Sept. 20, 2008 but was postponed due to a Calzaghe wrist injury.
* Calzaghe knocked down in 1st round from a forearm shot.
* Jones was cut over the left eye in the 7th round

Billy Graham (Trainer)

2008-08-08T08:43:53Z

Sergelapelle:

[[file:Billy Graham.jpg|left]]
[[file:Billy Graham2.jpg|right]]
<boxer>96396</boxer>
 
*Manchester, England based fomer trainer of [[Ricky Hatton]] and [[Matthew Hatton]].

Other Fighters Trained:

* Carl Thompson
* Andy Holligan
* Ensley Bingham
* Paul Burke
* Steve Foster
* Peter Judson
* Michael Brodie
* Frank Graham

Billy retired in August of 2008 after being fired by Ricky Hatton.
[[Category:Trainers|Graham, Billy]]

Source: International Boxing Digest August 1998 Page. 56
Top Trainers of Today - Ken Kolasinski

Ricky Hatton

2008-08-08T08:42:29Z

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[[file:Hatton ricky.jpg|left|Ricky Hatton]]
<boxer>009314</boxer>
'''Managers:''' [[Frank Warren]] (1997-2005), [[Dennis Hobson]] (2005-?), [[Ray Hatton]] (2007) 
'''[[:Category:Ricky Hatton Gallery|Ricky Hatton Gallery]]

 

== Amateur Accomplishments ==
*Amateur Record: [http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/hatton.html 73-7]
*1996 Junior World Championships Light Welterweight Bronze Medalist
*1997 ABA light welterweight champion

== Awards and Recognition ==
*2005 [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]]: Hatton is the first British boxer to receive the award since its inception in 1928
*2005 ESPN.com Fighter of the Year
*Mens Fitness Magazine's Fittest Sportsman
*2007 Awarded the honor of Order of the British Empire - Member (MBE)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
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title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Juan Urango]]|
years=2005 Jun 4 – 2006 Mar 29 '''Vacated'''
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title=[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2005 Nov 26 – 2006 May 4 '''Super Champion''' '''Vacated'''
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Luis Collazo]] Regular Champion|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Miguel Angel Cotto]]|
years=2006 May 13 – 2006 Aug 31 '''Vacated'''
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title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Lovemore N'dou]]|
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatton, Ricky}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two division champions]]
[[Category:English World Champions]]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton

2007-12-15T01:13:58Z

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{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Compubox Punchstats''' [http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=compubox_floyd_mayweather_ricky_hatton]
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 129 || 63
|-
| Thrown || 329 || 372
|-
| Pct. || 39% || 17%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Jabs || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 29 || 11
|-
| Thrown || 72 || 63
|-
| Pct. || 40% || 17%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 100 || 52
|-
| Thrown || 257 || 309
|-
| Pct. || 39% || 17%
|}
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Welterweight Title''' (1st defense of Mayweather) 
*'''Referee:''' [[Joe Cortez]] 
*'''Judges scoring:''' [[Paul Smith]] (88-82), [[Dave Moretti]] (89-81), [[Burt Clements]] (89-81) - all for Mayweather at the time of stoppage 
*Weights: Mayweather 147 lbs, Hatton 145 lbs
*Time: 1:35
*Aired on: [[HBO]] Pay-Per-View
 
== Bout Summary ==
[[file:MayweatherHattonPoster.jpg|200px|right|Poster]]
Hatton was very aggressive early and controlled the tempo of the fight. Hatton had the upper-hand for the first few rounds, but Mayweather adjusted and started having success pot-shotting Hatton. Mayweather landed a right hand that opened a cut over Hatton's right eye in round three. Hatton had success in the first minute of round four as he continued to apply pressure, but Mayweather landed some clean shots that hurt Hatton as the round progressed. Hatton had a strong round five as he struck at Mayweather on the ropes, but Mayweather was able to use his forearms and elbows to frustrate Hatton's ability to score cleany enough. Mayweather's defensive ability prevened Hatton from scoring any power shots to the head or trademark hooks to the body.

In the next round, in a decision controversial with Hatton fans, referee [[Joe Cortez]] took a point from Hatton for hitting Mayweather on the back of the head. The punch did not strike the back of his head, though Hatton did clearly throw the shot at his head, despite it rebounding off the ropes. This upset the fans as Mayweather hit Hatton in the back of the head during the fight and was unpenalized, as well as ducking repeatedly below the waistline break Hatton's tempo. Hatton said after the fight that the point deduction lead him to think that he had to score the knockout or win every round. Instead of relying on head movement enough, Hatton came in flat footed and Mayweather was able to hit accurate shots to the head.

Mayweather had a big round eight landing many clean shots and continued to pull away by out boxing Hatton in the ninth round as Hatton began to wear down. Mayweather closed the show in round ten, starting when he caught Hatton coming in with a left hook that sent him crashing face first against the padding of the corner post before collapsing flat on his back and slamming hard into the canvas. Hatton got to his feet at the count of eight, and when he got up, Mayweather quickly came in and took advantage throwing in a couple of more shots to the face. At that moment, Joe Cortez called a halt to the action. Hatton, still dazed, took a step back and fell back down.
 

== Comments ==
[[file:Mayweather-Hatton.jpeg|250px|right|]]
*Mayweather continuing to fight despite announcing his retirement after the [[Oscar De La Hoya]] fight. Mayweather has now said he will retire for two years before making a comeback
*Both boxers came into the fight with undefeated records
*This was Ricky Hatton's second fight at welterweight
*Mandatory defense for Mayweather
[[Category:2007 Bouts|Mayweather vs. Hatton]]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton

2007-12-15T01:08:25Z

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<fight>1222103</fight>
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Compubox Punchstats''' [http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=compubox_floyd_mayweather_ricky_hatton]
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 129 || 63
|-
| Thrown || 329 || 372
|-
| Pct. || 39% || 17%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Jabs || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 29 || 11
|-
| Thrown || 72 || 63
|-
| Pct. || 40% || 17%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 100 || 52
|-
| Thrown || 257 || 309
|-
| Pct. || 39% || 17%
|}
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Welterweight Title''' (1st defense of Mayweather) 
*'''Referee:''' [[Joe Cortez]] 
*'''Judges scoring:''' [[Paul Smith]] (88-82), [[Dave Moretti]] (89-81), [[Burt Clements]] (89-81) - all for Mayweather at the time of stoppage 
*Weights: Mayweather 147 lbs, Hatton 145 lbs
*Time: 1:35
*Aired on: [[HBO]] Pay-Per-View
 
== Bout Summary ==
[[file:MayweatherHattonPoster.jpg|200px|right|Poster]]
Hatton was very aggressive early and controlled the tempo of the fight. Hatton had the upper-hand for the first few rounds, but Mayweather adjusted and started having success pot-shotting Hatton. Mayweather landed a right hand that opened a cut over Hatton's right eye in round three. Hatton had success in the first minute of round four as he continued to apply pressure, but Mayweather landed some clean shots that hurt Hatton as the round progressed. Hatton had a strong round five as he struck at Mayweather on the ropes, but Mayweather was able to use his forearms and elbows to frustrate Hatton's ability to score cleany enough. Mayweather's defensive ability prevened Hatton from scoring any power shots to the head or trademark hooks to the body.

In the next round, in a decision controversial with Hatton fans, referee [[Joe Cortez]] took a point from Hatton for hitting Mayweather on the back of the head. The punch did not strike the back of his head, though Hatton did clearly throw the shot at his head, despite it rebounding off the ropes. This upset the fans as Mayweather hit Hatton in the back of the head during the fight and was unpenalized, as well as ducking repeatedly below the waistline break Hatton's tempo. Hatton said after the fight that the point deduction lead him to think that he had to score the knockout or win every round. Instead of relying on head movement enough, Hatton came in flat footed and Mayweather was able to hit accurate shots to the head.

Mayweather had a big round eight landing many clean shots and continued to pull away by out boxing Hatton in the ninth round as Hatton began to wear down. Mayweather closed the show in round ten, starting when he caught Hatton coming in with a left hook that sent him crashing face first against the padding of the corner post before collapsing flat on his back and slamming hard into the canvas. Hatton got to his feet at the count of eight, and when he got up, Mayweather quickly came in and took advantage throwing in a couple of more shots to the face. At that moment, Joe Cortez called a halt to the action. Hatton, still dazed, took a step back and fell back down.
 

== Comments ==
[[file:Mayweather-Hatton.jpeg|250px|right|]]
*Mayweather continuing to fight despite announcing his retirement after the [[Oscar De La Hoya]] fight
*Both boxers came into the fight with undefeated records
*This was Ricky Hatton's second fight at welterweight
*Mandatory defense for Mayweather
[[Category:2007 Bouts|Mayweather vs. Hatton]]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton

2007-12-15T01:07:05Z

Sergelapelle: /* Bout Summary */

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{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Compubox Punchstats''' [http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=compubox_floyd_mayweather_ricky_hatton]
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 129 || 63
|-
| Thrown || 329 || 372
|-
| Pct. || 39% || 17%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Jabs || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 29 || 11
|-
| Thrown || 72 || 63
|-
| Pct. || 40% || 17%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Mayweather || Hatton
|-
| Landed || 100 || 52
|-
| Thrown || 257 || 309
|-
| Pct. || 39% || 17%
|}
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Welterweight Title''' (1st defense of Mayweather) 
*'''Referee:''' [[Joe Cortez]] 
*'''Judges scoring:''' [[Paul Smith]] (88-82), [[Dave Moretti]] (89-81), [[Burt Clements]] (89-81) - all for Mayweather at the time of stoppage 
*Weights: Mayweather 147 lbs, Hatton 145 lbs
*Time: 1:35
*Aired on: [[HBO]] Pay-Per-View
 
== Bout Summary ==
[[file:MayweatherHattonPoster.jpg|200px|right|Poster]]
Hatton was very aggressive early and controlled the tempo of the fight. Hatton had the upper-hand for the first few rounds, but Mayweather adjusted and started having success pot-shotting Hatton. Mayweather landed a right hand that opened a cut over Hatton's right eye in round three. Hatton had success in the first minute of round four as he continued to apply pressure, but Mayweather landed some clean shots that hurt Hatton as the round progressed. Hatton had a strong round five as he struck at Mayweather on the ropes, but Mayweather was able to use his forearms and elbows to frustrate Hatton's ability to score cleany enough. Mayweather's defensive ability prevened Hatton from scoring any power shots to the head or trademark hooks to the body.

In the next round, in a decision controversial with Hatton fans, referee [[Joe Cortez]] took a point from Hatton for hitting Mayweather on the back of the head. The punch did not strike the back of his head, though he remained down as if stunned. This upset the fans as Mayweather hit Hatton in the back of the head during the fight and was unpenalized, as well as ducking repeatedly below the waistline break Hatton's tempo. Hatton said after the fight that the point deduction lead him to think that he had to score the knockout or win every round. Instead of relying on head movement enough, Hatton came in flat footed and Mayweather was able to hit accurate shots to the head.

Mayweather had a big round eight landing many clean shots and continued to pull away by out boxing Hatton in the ninth round as Hatton began to wear down. Mayweather closed the show in round ten, starting when he caught Hatton coming in with a left hook that sent him crashing face first against the padding of the corner post before collapsing flat on his back and slamming hard into the canvas. Hatton got to his feet at the count of eight, and when he got up, Mayweather quickly came in and took advantage throwing in a couple of more shots to the face. At that moment, Joe Cortez called a halt to the action. Hatton, still dazed, took a step back and fell back down.
 

== Comments ==
[[file:Mayweather-Hatton.jpeg|250px|right|]]
*Mayweather continuing to fight despite announcing his retirement after the [[Oscar De La Hoya]] fight
*Both boxers came into the fight with undefeated records
*This was Ricky Hatton's second fight at welterweight
*Mandatory defense for Mayweather
[[Category:2007 Bouts|Mayweather vs. Hatton]]

Roy Jones Jr.

2007-11-26T05:58:05Z

Sergelapelle: /* Amateur Record 121-13 */

[[file:Jones.roy.jpg|left|Roy Jones Jr.]]
<boxer>001758</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Roy Jones, Sr.]] and [[Alton Merkerson]] 
'''Managers:''' [[Fred Levin]], [[Stanley Levin]], and himself 
 

== Amateur Record 121-13 ==
*1986 Golden Gloves National Champion - junior welterweight
*1987 Golden Gloves National Champion - junior middleweight
*Won the light middleweight Silver Medal for the United States at the 1988 [[Olympics]] in Seoul, South Korea by way of a controversial decision. He had a descision loss of 2-3 to the South Korean Gold Medalist. This is thought to have been in revenge for the 1984 Los Angeles games wherin 36 of 37 judges descisions went to the United States. Jones was still named the Games' outstanding fighter.

'''Olympic Results'''
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[M'tendere Makalamba]] (Malawi) KO 1
*Defeated [[Michal Franek]] (Czechoslovakia) 5-0
*Defeated [[Evgeni Zaytsev]] (Soviet Union) 5-0
*Defeated [[Richie Woodhall]] (Great Britain) 5-0
*Lost to [[Park Si-Hun]] (South Korea) 3-2

== Professional Accomplishments ==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] (1994)
*Ranked as the #1 Pound-4-Pound Boxer of All-Time in the Nov./Dec. 1997 issue of International [[Boxing Digest]]
*Victory on April 25, 1998 over [[Virgil Hill]] was named [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]]
*Voted [[:Image:Jonesdecade.jpg|"Fighter of the Decade"]] for the 1990s by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].
*[[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|World Boxing Hall of Fame ''Fighter of the Year'']] (2003)
*Former [[Ring Magazine]] Light Heavyweight Champion of the World.

== Biography ==
Roy Jones Jr. is a man who defies definition. A five-time world champion boxer in four different weight classes; a world-class boxing promoter; a superb athlete in all arenas; a hit music performer and manager; and a television and motion picture actor; in short, Roy Jones Jr. is a renaissance man for his era and a legend for eras to come. Against a backdrop of battle-scarred mountains and Far East mysticism, Roy Jones Jr. first burst upon the world following a shockingly controversial defeat in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Until then, he was just the best amateur junior middleweight in the world, a 156-pound kid from Pensacola, Florida with great deal of promise but a limited recognition factor. Then, three judges mugged him.

After watching (via NBC television) Jones soundly defeat hometown favorite [[Si-Hun Park]] in the light middleweight final, the world was stunned when the South Korean boxer was given the Gold Medal by a score of 3-2. As one boxing expert moaned: "Those blind bums would have given Custer a Gold Medal after the Little Big Horn."

One judge immediately admitted the error of his ways; later, after a serious discussion with his superiors, he recanted. In an attempt to cover up the blatant crime, the Olympic officials exposed it further by awarding Jones the Val Barker Trophy, given to the Games' outstanding boxer. Logic is not an Olympic sport.

Undaunted, while Park took his tarnished Gold Medal and slipped into obscurity, Jones returned home to begin a brilliant professional campaign that would carry him to five world championships, including the most radiant of them all, the heavyweight title. Jones spent the better part of a decade regarded as the premier pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Jones was [[Ring Magazine|Ring Magazine's]] "Fighter of the Year" in 1994 and was voted the "Fighter of the Decade" in the 1990s by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]]. He's the former [[IBF]] middleweight champion, IBF super middleweight champion and former undisputed light heavyweight champion. He made eleven successful defenses in unifying the 175-pound division before moving up to heavyweight to fight [[John Ruiz]]. On March 1, 2003, Jones became the first former middleweight champion to win a World Heavyweight Title in over 100 years.

His only loss during the '90s came stunningly and surprisingly. Jones was victimized by a controversial late hit in a [[WBC]] light heavyweight defense against [[Montell Griffin]] on March 21, 1997 in Atlantic City. Leading on all three scorecards and already having floored Griffin twice, Jones was anxious to finish him and had him in trouble near the end of the ninth round. Two glancing shots to an exhausted, kneeling Griffin as the bell sounded disqualified Jones.

Jones's character and sense of fair play triggered the following response to his lawyer/advisor Fred Levin after the fight. "Get me the rematch. Do it now. I want it to be my next fight. Give him anything he wants. I don't care what it costs."

Revenge was swift and devastating when Jones regained his WBC belt with a first round thrashing of Griffin, decking him twice before mercifully ending it at the 2:31 mark.

"Losing that first fight to Griffin was nearly as disappointing as losing the Olympic Gold Medal," Jones said. "When I fought him the first time, I was just trying to beat him. When we fought the second time, I would not argue if people suggest that there was more than just winning on my mind."

Jones gave a hint that he was embarking on a legendary fistic career in 1979, when, at the age of 10, he administered a sound beating to a 14-year-old who outweighed him by 16 pounds. It was Jones's first amateur fight; he weighed just 69 pounds. Before he was done fighting for cups and silver baubles, he would win two Golden Gloves junior welterweight titles and 121 of 134 bouts.

On May 6, 1989, fighting before a hometown crowd in Pensacola, Jones [[Fight:3427|stopped]] one [[Ricky Randall]] in the second round. This time when he stepped from the ring, instead of a trophy, they handed him a check. "I loved fighting," he remembers with a grin, "I just figured it was time I started getting paid to do it."

Quickly his record grew: four wins in 1989, seven in 1990, four more in 1991, and another five in 1992. Only one of his 20 victories went the distance. All but four of the wins came in Pensacola, a fact hammered by a small army of critics. Ignoring the cries for him to fight tougher opponents in larger arenas, Jones steadily honed the skills that would make him the most feared fighter in the world.

"I know where I am going and no one is going to hurry my getting there before I am ready," he told a small circle of friends. On the night of May 22, 1993, Jones began his assault of sitting world champions. By then he had tested his blurring combinations, the dazzling jab and the brilliant footwork against such as [[Jorge Vaca]] (49-8-1), [[Jorge Castro]] (70-3-2) and [[Glenn Thomas]] (24-0) and knew he was ready.

His opening target was [[Bernard Hopkins]], who boasted (often) of a 22-1 record. They met in Washington, D.C. The prize was the vacant IBF middleweight championship. When the last shot had been fired, all three judges voted for Jones.

Once out of the starting blocks, Jones moved quickly. A blurring left hook kayoed top contender [[Thomas Tate]] in the second round of his [[Fight:8394|first middleweight defense]] on May 27, 1994 before Jones's [[Roy Jones Jr. vs. James Toney|signature fight]] came against favored, unbeaten super middleweight champion [[James Toney]] on Nov. 18, 1994.

In a sensational display, Jones tormented Toney with a dominating performance that featured a taunting move by Jones that Toney tried to mimic, only to have the challenger land a solid blow that sent the champion reeling against the ropes in the third round. Jones got credit for a knockdown and went on to sweep all three judges scores to claim another title.

Ever looking upward, Jones scored a [[Roy Jones Jr. vs. Mike McCallum|12-round unanimous decision]] over [[Mike McCallum]] to win the interim WBC light heavyweight championship. Before he was done sowing havoc among the 175-pounders, Jones put the division tidily under one flag (WBC, [[WBA]] and IBF). In his wake, he left eleven challengers bent and bloodied.

On March 1, 2003, Jones left his mark firmly in boxing history by becoming the first former middleweight champ to win a heavyweight title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] turned the trick in 1897. Giving away almost 30 pounds to John Ruiz, Jones earned $10 million to score a remarkable easy [[Roy Jones Jr. vs. John Ruiz|12-round decision]]. He won eight rounds on one scorecard, nine on a second and an amazing ten on the third.

"I know what people are going to say, but there is nothing wrong with John Ruiz," said Jones. "Like a lot of other guys I fought, he was just slower than me. And I kind of out thought him."

"What's next?" a visitor asked the 34-year-old ruler of all the WBA heavyweights. "I'll think of something," said Jones with a wide grin.

Following the celebratory win over Ruiz, [[Antonio Tarver]] was seated, along with the media, in the post-fight press conference. "I want my shot at history, Roy." Roy eventually had heard enough and on November 8, 2003 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Jones met the unified light heavyweight champion, Antonio Tarver. Jones won a [[Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver (1st meeting)|12 round majority decision]]. It was Jones's first fight at light heavyweight since beating Ruiz. He had to drop over twenty-five pounds to make the weight and looked physically drained. Jones had to dig down deep, arguably the deepest in his career, to rally during the last two rounds to win.

The [[Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr. (2nd meeting)|Jones-Tarver rematch]] took place on May 15, 2004, again at Mandalay Bay. The action was just starting to warm up when Tarver scored a knockdown midway through the second round. He got up just after the referee reached the count of 10 and waved the fight over. After the fight, Roy said, "There ain't no excuses on my part. I come out and do what I do. Guys always get up to fight Roy Jones. It happens like that. I'm a warrior and I'm going to fight. It happens to the best of us."

Surprisingly, Jones returned to the ring almost immediately. Not for a tune-up fight, but to fight for a world title. Because that is the only thing Roy Jones knows what to do, fight for world titles. He fought [[Glen Johnson]] for the IBF light heavyweight title on September 25, 2004 in Memphis. For only the third time in fifty-two fights, the bout finished in Jones's opponent's favor.

Thinking of new ways to astonish his legions of followers had never been a problem for this superb athlete. One only has to go back to June 15, 1996 to find a stunning example of Jones's incredible athletic ability and stamina. A few hours before defending his IBF super middleweight championship against [[Eric Lucas]], Jones spent 15 grueling minutes playing for the Jacksonville Barracudas of the United States Basketball League. He scored six points.

Defeating Lucas took a little longer. "He was a bit stubborn," said Jones of the Canadian, who would go on to become a WBC super middleweight champion five years later. He [[Fight:10718|stopped Lucas in the 12th round]]. "That is the last time I do that. It was one long day."

Like basketball, fishing, hunting and raising his beloved fighting cocks, music is another of Jones's loves. Several of is own recordings, including the popular The Album: Round One, have been distributed under his own Body Heat Entertainment label. He also manages several talented groups.

A proven motion picture and television talent, Jones has had parts in The Sentinel, Living Single, Watcher, In Living Color, Married With Children, Dateline, Arliss, The Wayan Brothers and such films as The Devil's Advocate, New Jersey Turnpikes and the final two films of The Matrix trilogy, recently completed in Australia. Jones also appears on the new video game based on The Matrix. Jones's own video game Knock Out Kings, from EA Sports, makes its debut this fall.

With all of that, this energetic young superstar, a proud father of three sons, still finds the time to devote many hours speaking to America's youth on the value of education and the perils of drugs. He has also been an advocate of boxing reform, where he has testified at U.S. Senate hearings on behalf of his fellow boxers.

"When you have been blessed as I have been," said Jones, "you have to give something back. If some day I find that I have turned around the life of some troubled young man or woman, I will accept that as an award as great as any I have ever received."

== Comments ==
Jones became WBA super champion in the light heavyweight division while already holding three titles of the major sanctioning bodies. It seems that he was upgraded to "super champion" in late 2000 and stripped of his "regular title" only in 2001.

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{{Succession box|
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title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Bernard Hopkins]]|
years=22 May 1993 – 18 Nov 1994 '''Vacated'''
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after=[[Charles Brewer]]|
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Fabrice Tiozzo]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Montell Griffin]]|
years=Mar 1997 – 21 Mar 1997
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Montell Griffin]]|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Antonio Tarver]]|
years=7 Aug 1997 – 1 Mar 2003 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Lou Del Valle]]|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Bruno Girard]] Regular Champion|
years=18 Jul 1998 – 2001 '''Became Super Champion'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Reggie Johnson]]|
title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Antonio Tarver]]|
years=5 Jun 1999 – 1 Mar 2003 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Drake Thadzi]] Vacated|
title=[[IBO Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Antonio Tarver]]|
years=9 Sep 2000 – 15 May 2004
}}
{{Succession box|
before=First Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Antonio Tarver]] Super Champion|
years=2000 – 15 May 2004 '''Super Champion'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[John Ruiz]]|
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[John Ruiz]]|
years=1 Mar 2003 – 20 Feb 2004 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Antonio Tarver]]|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Antonio Tarver]]|
years=8 Nov 2003 – 15 May 2004
}}
{{end box}}

[[Category:1988 Olympians|Jones, Roy]]
[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists|Jones, Roy]]
[[Category:American Olympians|Jones, Roy]]
[[Category:African American Boxers|Jones]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions|Jones Jr., Roy]]
[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions|Jones Jr., Roy]]
[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions|Jones Jr., Roy]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions|Jones Jr., Roy]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Jones Jr., Roy]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions|Jones, Roy]]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton

2007-11-26T05:45:09Z

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<fight>1222103</fight>
*'''[[WBC]] Welterweight Title''' 
*'''Referee:''' TBA 
*'''Judges scoring:''' TBA 
*Weights: TBA
 
== Comment(s): ==
*Mayweather continuing to fight despite announcing his retirement after the [[Oscar De La Hoya]] fight
*Both boxers came into the fight with undefeaten records
*This is Ricky Hatton's second fight at welterweight
[[Category:2007 Bouts|Hatton vs. Mayweather]]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton

2007-11-26T05:42:19Z

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<fight>1222103</fight>
*'''[[WBC]] Welterweight Title''' 
*'''Referee:''' TBA 
*'''Judges scoring:''' TBA 
*Weights: TBA
 
== Comment(s): ==
- Mayweather continuing to fight despite announcing his retirement after the [[Oscar De La Hoya]] fight
- Both boxers came into the fight with undefeaten records
- This is Ricky Hatton's second fight at welterweight
[[Category:2007 Bouts|Hatton vs. Mayweather]]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton

2007-11-26T05:40:52Z

Sergelapelle: New page: <fight>1222103</fight> *'''WBC Welterweight Title''' *'''Referee:''' TBA *'''Judges scoring:''' TBA *Weights: TBA == Comment(s): == - Mayweather continuing t...

Fight:1222103

2007-11-26T05:40:21Z

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#REDIRECT [[Ricky Hatton vs. Floyd Mayweather]]

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Jorge Vaca

2007-10-30T14:57:24Z

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<fight>5799</fight>

*Referee: Luis Rivera
*Judges: Don Ackerman, Don Nodecker, Barbara Perez
*Time: 1:45

==Notes==
Jones weighed in 2lbs over the junior middleweight limit. Vaca was refusing to fight until 2 hours before it was scheduled, but Lou Duva convinced Vaca to fight. The knockout came when Jones had Vaca on the ropes; Vaca dropped his right hand every time he threw his left jab, and Jones used a fast, well time counter left hook. He landed strongly on the face of Vaca for the knockout.

Fight:5799

2007-10-30T14:57:16Z

Sergelapelle: Redirecting to Roy Jones Jr. Vs. Jorge Vaca

#REDIRECT [[Roy Jones Jr. Vs. Jorge Vaca]]

Fight:5799

2007-10-30T14:49:03Z

Fight:34995

2007-10-30T14:19:03Z

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<fight>34995</fight>

Carter knocked down by a left hook to the body in the first round, and then again a few seconds later. Carter was up before the count ended but the referee stopped the fight.

Ricky Hatton vs. Paul Salmon

2007-10-30T14:16:29Z

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<fight>34991</fight>

Salmon knocked down by a left hook to the chin in the first round, and then knocked out by a right hook to the body in the same round. Salmon was up before the end of the count but the referee stopped the fight.

[[category:1998 Bouts|Ricky Hatton vs. Paul Salmon]]

Ricky Hatton vs. Paul Salmon

2007-10-30T14:09:19Z

Sergelapelle: New page: <fight>34991</fight> Salmon knocked down by a left hook to the chin in the first round, and then knocked out by a right hook to the body in the same round. Salmon was up before the end of...

Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler

2007-10-30T13:50:41Z

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<fight>1225214</fight>
[[file:Calzaghe_kessler.jpg|200px|right|Poster]]
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Super Middleweight Title''' (21st defense of Calzaghe)
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Super Middleweight Title''' (5th defense of Kessler)
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Middleweight Title''' (2nd defense of Kessler)
*'''Referee:''' Mike Ortega

== Notes: ==
*Fight scheduled for 1am GMT.
 

[[category:2007 Bouts|Calzaghe vs. Kessler]]

Joe Calzaghe vs. Chris Eubank

2007-10-23T00:51:55Z

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<fight>12060</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Super Middleweight Title''' (Vacant title) 
*'''Referee:''' [[Joe Cortez]] 
*'''Judges scoring:''' [[Paul Thomas]] (116-111), [[Roy Francis]] (118-110), [[Dave Parris]] (118-109) 
*Weights: Calzaghe 167.25 lbs, Eubank 167.75 lbs
 
== Comment(s): ==
*Eubank knocked down in the 1st and 10th rounds.

[[category:1997 Bouts|Calzaghe vs. Eubank]]

Amir Khan vs. Willie Limond

2007-10-04T20:55:42Z

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<fight>1197000</fight>
* Khan down in round six
* Limond down in round seven
* Limond's corner stops the fight after round eight due to excessive cuts and swelling.
* Khan had broken Limond's jaw.

Mike Tyson vs. Julius Francis

2007-09-28T00:38:02Z

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<fight> 24198 </fight>

Mike Tyson made his debut in Europe, fighting journeyman Julius Francis. Despite the quality of opponent for Tyson, this bout was a huge success in England where a capacity crowd came to watch the fight. Frank Warren promoted the fight and attempted to entice Tyson into signing a promotional contract with him, even going as far to buy him a watch worth several hundred thousand pounds before the fight, while they were shopping in London.

Ricky Hatton vs. Jose Luis Castillo

2007-09-28T00:33:11Z

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<fight>1177406</fight>
{| align=right
| valign=top |
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Hatton || Castillo
|-
| Landed || 81 || 58
|-
| Thrown || 220 || 192
|-
| Pct. || 37% || 30%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Hatton || Castillo
|-
| Landed || 76 || 47
|-
| Thrown || 201 || 151
|-
| Pct. || 38% || 31%
|}
|
|}

*'''[[International Boxing Organization]] Light Welterweight Title''' (1st defense by Hatton)
*'''[[WBC]] International Super Lightweight Title''' (Vacant title)
*'''Referee:''' [[Joe Cortez]]
*'''Judges:''' [[Clark Sammartino]], [[Adalaide Byrd]], [[Duane Ford]]
*Weights: 140 lbs each
*Commission: [[Nevada State Athletic Commission]]
*Promoter: [[Top Rank]]
*Announcer: [[Michael Buffer]]
*Time: 2:16

== Notes: ==
[[file:Hattoncastillo poster.jpg|200px|right|Hatton vs. Castillo Poster]]

* Referee [[Joe Cortez]] paused action at 1:22 into Round 1 to warn both fighters for excessive clinching.
* Castillo was bleeding from the nose after Round 1.
* Hatton's left-eye was swollen after Round 3.
* Castillo warned twice in Round 3 for low blows.
* Cortez took a point from Castillo for a low blow during the fourth round.
* At 2:16 into Round 4, Castillo was hurt badly by a left hook to the body. He turned his back to Hatton and took a knee. Referee [[Joe Cortez]] reached the count of 10.
* Aired on [[HBO]]'s "World Championship Boxing"
* Hatton entered the ring as a 2-to-1 betting favorite.

== Comments: ==

* This was the first time in Castillo's career that he was knocked down.{{fact}}
* Hatton dedicated his performance to the late [[Diego Corrales]] and widow Michelle whom he hugged in the ring after the fight.
* [[HBO]] announcer [[Jim Lampley]] referred to the punch that dropped Castillo as "...the perfect liver shot."
* "There was more action in those four rounds than in Floyd Mayweather's last half dozen fights." - Ricky Hatton
* [[HBO]] boxing analyst [[Max Kellerman]] said of the fight, "It seems unfair to take a little credit away (from Hatton) but here it goes. Castillo did look like a shot fighter tonight, like he was showing up just kind of to see what this young guy had and when he saw what he had, he thought `It's too much for me.` and packed it in on a body shot". This body shot was revealed to have broken 4 of Castillo's ribs.

[[Category:2007 Bouts|Hatton vs. Castillo]]

Enzo Maccarinelli

2007-09-28T00:31:53Z

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[[file:Maccarinelli.Enzo.jpg|left|thumb|Enzo Maccarinelli]]
<boxer>009195</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' Charlie Pearson, Enzo Calzaghe 
'''Manager:''' Frank Warren
 

Enzo Maccarinelli became the WBO cruiserweight champion of the world after his interim title had been upgraded due to [[Johnny Nelson]]'s retirement. He also is the former WBU world cruiserweight champion. Enzo won that title by knocking out [[Bruce Scott]] in 2003. Maccarinelli has made seven successful defences of that world crown, the toughest defence coming against the Yorkshire man [[Mark Hobson]]. Maccarinelli won that fight but only just. Early on in his career when he was just 19 he took part in his fourth bout and was knocked out cleanly by [[Lee Swaby]] in the third. Hopefully Swaby will want to fight Maccarinelli again. But Swaby doesn't have the best of records, so a rematch will be up to the WBO and Maccarinelli's promoter.

Maccarinelli is now training with [[Enzo Calzaghe]], and is the regular sparring partner of [[Joe Calzaghe]]. He joined the Team Calzaghe gym after his Swansea trainer was ill and had to retire from training his boxers.

Maccarinelli has boxed many notable fighters like [[Bruce Scott]], [[Mark Hobson]], [[Marcelo Fabian Dominguez]].

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title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|
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[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions|Maccarinelli, Enzo]]
[[Category:Welsh World Champions|Maccarinelli, Enzo]]

Ricky Hatton vs. Jose Luis Castillo

2007-09-20T02:13:21Z

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<fight>1177406</fight>
{| align=right
| valign=top |
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Hatton || Castillo
|-
| Landed || 81 || 58
|-
| Thrown || 220 || 192
|-
| Pct. || 37% || 30%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Hatton || Castillo
|-
| Landed || 76 || 47
|-
| Thrown || 201 || 151
|-
| Pct. || 38% || 31%
|}
|
|}

*'''[[International Boxing Organization]] Light Welterweight Title''' (1st defense by Hatton)
*'''[[WBC]] International Super Lightweight Title''' (Vacant title)
*'''Referee:''' [[Joe Cortez]]
*'''Judges:''' [[Clark Sammartino]], [[Adalaide Byrd]], [[Duane Ford]]
*Weights: 140 lbs each
*Commission: [[Nevada State Athletic Commission]]
*Promoter: [[Top Rank]]
*Announcer: [[Michael Buffer]]
*Time: 2:16

== Notes: ==
[[file:Hattoncastillo poster.jpg|200px|right|Hatton vs. Castillo Poster]]

* Referee [[Joe Cortez]] paused action at 1:22 into Round 1 to warn both fighters for excessive clinching.
* Castillo was bleeding from the nose after Round 1.
* Hatton's left-eye was swollen after Round 3.
* Castillo warned twice in Round 3 for low blows.
* Cortez took a point from Castillo for a low blow during the fourth round.
* At 2:16 into Round 4, Castillo was hurt badly by a left hook to the body. He turned his back to Hatton and took a knee. Referee [[Joe Cortez]] reached the count of 10.
* Aired on [[HBO]]'s "World Championship Boxing"
* Hatton entered the ring as a 2-to-1 betting favorite.

== Comments: ==

* This was the first time in Castillo's career that he was knocked down.{{fact}}
* Hatton dedicated his performance to the late [[Diego Corrales]] and widow Michelle whom he hugged in the ring after the fight.
* [[HBO]] announcer [[Jim Lampley]] referred to the punch that dropped Castillo as "...the perfect liver shot."
* "There was more action in those four rounds than in Floyd Mayweather's last half dozen fights." - Ricky Hatton
* [[HBO]] boxing analyst [[Max Kellerman]] said of the fight, "It seems unfair to take a little credit away (from Hatton) but here it goes. Castillo did look like a shot fighter tonight, like he was showing up just kind of to see what this young guy had and when he saw what he had, he thought `It's too much for me.` and packed it in on a body shot." This body shot was revealed to have broken 4 of Castillo's ribs.

[[Category:2007 Bouts|Hatton vs. Castillo]]

Mike Tyson vs. Lou Savarese

2007-09-19T11:23:37Z

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<fight>24247</fight>
*'''Referee:''' [[John Coyle]] 
*Time: 0:38 
*Weights: Tyson 225 lbs, Savarese 241.25 lbs
 
== Comments ==
The fight was shown on tape delay by Showtime television to the United States. It was over in just thirty eight seconds. Tyson hurt Savarese with virtually every punch he landed during that span. Tyson scored a knockdown after fifteen seconds, from which Savarese recovered before pinning him in the corner. After 26 seconds of the fight the referee attempted to step in but Tyson continued to throw at Savarese, pulling referee John Coyle to the ground with one of his left hooks. Savarese rained in low blows in an attempt to stop Tyson, and Coyle was able to stop the fight, giving Tyson a knockout win in round one. Tyson later apologized to Coyle.

[[category:2000 Bouts|Tyson vs. Savarese]]