Roy Jones Jr. vs. Glenn Thomas

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Roy Jones Jr 163 lbs beat Glenn Thomas 157 lbs by TKO at 3:00 in round 8 of 10

Notes

  • Jones was ranked #3 by the WBC, #4 by the IBF, #6 by the WBA and #8 by the WBO.
  • This was Jones' first fight with Alton Merkerson as his trainer. Jones had been trained by his father, but the two had a falling out. Roy Jones Sr. refused to attend the Thomas fight.
  • Jones hurt Thomas late in the eighth round. Jones followed up with a flurry of punches and dropped Thomas with a left hook. Thomas got up at the count of seven and stumbled to the ropes. Referee Frank Santore Jr. stopped the fight.