Glen Johnson vs. Roy Jones Jr.
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Glen Johnson 174 lbs beat Roy Jones Jr 175 lbs by KO at 0:48 in round 9 of 12
- Date: 2004-09-25
- Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Referee: Bill Clancy
- Judge: Fred Steinwinder III 77-75
- Judge: Dan McLellan 77-75
- Judge: Gerald Deming 78-74
- International Boxing Federation Light Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Johnson)
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- Jones was a 6-1 favorite.
- There was a crowd of about at 14,000 at the FedEx Forum.
- Jones earned $3 million and Johnson received $700,000.
- Johnson kept Jones against the ropes for most of the fight.
- Johnson put Jones down for the count with an overhand right to the side of the head. Jones remained down for several minutes before being helped up and placed on a stool. After about 15 minutes, he walked out of the ring with assistance from his trainers. Jones left the arena in an ambulance and was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.
- Johnson landed 118 of 437 punches (27%) and Jones connected on 75 of 270 (28%).
- The fight was named The Ring Upset of the Year for 2004.