Roy Jones Jr. vs. Bernard Hopkins (1st meeting)

From BoxRec
(Redirected from Fight:7247)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
JonesBHop96395008.jpg

Roy Jones Jr 159 lbs beat Bernard Hopkins 159 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

  • Date: 1993-05-22
  • Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Referee: Steve Smoger
  • Judge: Al DeVito 116-112
  • Judge: Henry Eugene Grant 116-112
    1
     9
    10
    		 2
    10
    9 
    		 3
    10
    9 
    		 4
    10
    9 
    		 5
    10
    9 
    		 6
     9
    10
    		 7
    10
    9 
    		 8
     9
    10
    		 9
    10
    9 
    		 10
    10
    9 
    		 11
     9
    10
    		 12
    10
    9 
     
  • Judge: Lynne Carter 116-112
    1
    10
    9 
    		 2
     9
    10
    		 3
    10
    9 
    		 4
    10
    9 
    		 5
    10
    9 
    		 6
     9
    10
    		 7
    10
    9 
    		 8
    10
    9 
    		 9
    10
    9 
    		 10
    10
    9 
    		 11
     9
    10
    		 12
     9
    10
     


Notes

  • This was the first world title fight for both boxers.
  • Hopkins was ranked #1 by the IBF and Jones was #2.
  • The IBF middleweight title became vacant after James Toney defeated Iran Barkley to win the IBF super middleweight title three months earlier.
  • Jones vs. Hopkins was on the undercard of Riddick Bowe's heavyweight title defense against Jesse Ferguson.
  • There was a crowd of 8,500.
  • Jones landed 206 of 594 punches (35%) and Hopkins connected on 153 of 670 (23%).
  • The Associated Press reported: "Jones was much too fast and much too strong for Bernard Hopkins."


Preceded by:
Toney vs. McCallum II 		IBF Middleweight Title Fight
# 22 		Succeeded by:
Jones Jr vs. Tate


Retrieved from "https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Roy_Jones_Jr._vs._Bernard_Hopkins_(1st_meeting)&oldid=505104"