Roy Jones Jr. vs. Eric Harding

Roy Jones Jr 174 lbs beat Eric Harding 174 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 10 of 12

• Date: 2000-09-09
• Location: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Referee: John Femia
• Judge: Dick Flaherty 96-94

  1 10 9	2  9 10	3  9 10	4 10 9	5  9 10	6 10 9	7 10 9	8  9 10	9 10 9	10 10 9

• Judge: Kenny Saintes 98-92

  1 10 9	2 10 9	3  9 10	4 10 9	5 10 9	6 10 9	7 10 9	8  9 10	9 10 9	10 10 9

• Judge: Barry Orgeron 97-93

  1  9 10	2  9 10	3 10 9	4 10 9	5 10 9	6 10 9	7 10 9	8  9 10	9 10 9	10 10 9

• WBC World Light Heavyweight Title (7th defense by Jones)
• WBA World Light Heavyweight Title (6th defense by Jones)
• IBF World Light Heavyweight Title (3rd defense by Jones)
• IBO World Light Heavyweight Title (Vacant)

Notes

• Jones was a 30-1 favorite.
• Harding was ranked #1 by the IBF.
• There was a crowd of 13,000.
• Jones received between $15 and $17 for each pay-per-view buy, rather than a set purse. Harding earned $600,000.
• According to Gould Media, which tracks figures in the pay-per-view industry, the fight did between 125,000 and 140,000 buys.
• Harding tore his left bicep while throwing a punch in the second round. “I tried to hit him with an overhand left,” Harding said. “He blocked it with a right.” Harding's corner stopped the bout after the tenth round due to the injury.
• Jones landed 101 of 318 punches (32%) and Harding connected on 54 of 408 (13%).