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	~~<boxer>001758</boxer>~~
	~~'''Trainer''': [[Roy Jones, Sr.]] and [[Alton Merkerson]]<br>~~
	~~'''Manager''': [[Fred Levin]], [[Stanley Levin]], and himself<br>~~
	~~<br clear=all>~~

	*'''''Amateur Record 121-13'''''

	*1986 Golden Gloves National Champion - Jr. Welterweight
	*1987 Golden Gloves National Champion - Jr. 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. Jones was still named the games' outstanding fighter.

	*'''''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 [[Boxer:Virgil Hill:000479\|Virgil Hill]] was named [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]]
	*Named "Fighter of the Decade" by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 1999.
	*[[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year\|World Boxing Hall of Fame ''Fighter of the Year'' (2003)]]
	*Former [[Ring Magazine]] Light Heavyweight Champion of the World.

	~~{{start box}}~~
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[James Toney]]<br>Vacated\|~~
	~~title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Bernard Hopkins]]\|~~
	~~years=22 May 1993–18 Nov 1994<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[James Toney]]\|~~
	~~title=[[IBF Super Middleweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Charles Brewer]]\|~~
	~~years=18 Nov 1994–22 Nov 1996<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Fabrice Tiozzo]]<br>Vacated\|~~
	~~title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Montell Griffin]]\|~~
	~~years=22 Nov 1996– 21 Mar 1997<br>~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Montell Griffin]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~years=7 Aug 1997–1 Mar 2003<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Lou Del Valle]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~years=18 July 1998–15 May 2004~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Reggie Johnson]]\|~~
	~~title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~years=5 Jun 1999–1 Mar 2003<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[John Ruiz]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[John Ruiz]]\|~~
	~~years=1 Mar 2003–1 Mar 2003<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~years=8 Nov 2003–15 May 2004<br>~~
	}}
	~~{{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~~]]

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ROY JONES, JR

World Champion in Three Weight Classes

Born January 16, 1969 in Pensacola, Fla.

Height: 5� 11� Weight: Heavyweight

Record: 47-1, 38 KOs

Notable Amateur Results:

Record: Amateur: 134 fights; 121+, 13-
1986: Golden Gloves Juniorwelterweight: 1�
1986: Goodwill Games Moscow Juniorwelterweight: 3�
+ Gordon Joyce (Irl) points
- Igor Ruzhnikov (URSS) points
1987: Golden Gloves Juniormiddleweights: 1�
- Andy Liebing (Ger)
1988: Golden Gloves: 3�
- Gerald Mc Clellan points
1988: Olympic Trials Juniormiddleweights:
+ Frank Liles points
1988: Olympic Games Seoul Juniormiddleweights: 2�
+ Makalamba (Mal) ko 1
+ Michal Franek (Cz) points
+ Alexander Zaitsev (URSS) points
+ Richie Woodhall (UK) points
- Si-Hun Park (Kor) points

Diamonds may be a �girl�s best friend,� but in the world of pro boxing, world
championship belts are a boxer�s best friend, and the Pride of Pensacola
certainly has his share of them. The 33-year-old Jones drapes himself with no
less than six title belts in a publicity photo touting his rap c.d., Round
One, which is a hard scrabble depiction of how the flashy superstar perceives
his life, dazzling career and tumultuous criticism.

A superb athlete with an infectious, starburst personality, Jones� passion for
his kids, music and playing basketball outshine his perceived casual
indifference to fighting. But anyone who has watched Roy�s blurring, dizzying
display during training would understand and see firsthand that he enjoys life
to its fullest and he has a deep-seeded enthusiasm for the sport of boxing.

Fiercely independent and determined to blaze an alternative trail for others to
follow in pro boxing, Jones stays a step ahead of the crowd by quietly
advising other boxers to �never let them know what you�re thinking.� He is
self-managed and effectively has steered his remarkable 13-year pro career
without the aid of a promoter.

So when critics in the media, fans, so called Roy Jones experts and others in
boxing doubted and questioned Jones� heart, desire and wisdom in deciding to
challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz, they
discarded his word � which is his bond. Ruiz� manager, Norman Stone, heard
Roy�s animated campaign to meet Ruiz firsthand on his cell phone just days
before his latest light heavyweight title defense in Portland against Clinton
Woods.

Don King, who Roy says is one of the greatest promoters in history and
represents Ruiz, entertained a fiery plea from Jones in his Deerfield Beach,
Fla. office nearly a year before the fight was made. The fact is, Jones�
vision of challenging for the heavyweight title has burned inside him for
longer than he can stand. His mission to fight Ruiz has never wavered because
Ruiz represents two things Jones loves best about boxing � world title belts
and history.

Ruiz fought 36 grueling rounds with four-time heavyweight champion Evander
Holyfield and came out as the champion twice. He�s the first Latino
heavyweight champion in history and a victory by Jones over the 6�2� 240-pound
Ruiz would mark the first time since the 1890�s that a former middleweight
champion will be crowned heavyweight champion of the world. When asked what
his reaction will be if he beats Ruiz, Jones deadpanned, �I�ll pass out. This
will be the ultimate accomplishment.�

The consensus �pound-for-pound� best boxer in the world, Jones has defeated the
best fighters in three weight divisions. He has already staked his claim as
one of the greatest and most talented boxers in history. He has never been
licked in the ring, his only setback coming on a controversial
disqualification when he fired a glancing blow to Montell Griffin after he
crouched on one knee to avoid a patented Jones onslaught.

The bottom line is Jones is 21-1 in world championship fights. He was voted
the �Fighter of the Decade� in the 1990�s by the Boxing Writers Association of
America. He has made 11 successful defenses in unifying the 175-pound
division. He�s the former IBF super middleweight and middleweight world
champion and was Ring magazine�s �Fighter of the Year� in 1994.

While some question the caliber of Jones� opponents, those on his �hit list�
include a �Who�s Who� of current and former world champions, including Eric
Lucas, Reggie Johnson, Otis Grant, Lou Del Valle, Virgil Hill, Montell
Griffin, Mike McCallum, Vinny Pazienza, James �Lights Out� Toney, Bernard �The
Executioner� Hopkins, Jorge Castro and Jorge Vaca.

Jones� secret to his success defies his own description. &#x201CRoy Jones don�t
play that �You hit me and I�ll hit you,� he says in his familiar third-person
explanation. &#x201CI hit you and you don�t hit me back. I�ll fight toe-to
-toe, to the death if I have to, but only if I have to. So far I�ve never had
to.�

On his lightning fast hands, Jones says, �I�ve got bad hands. There�s a lot of
times where I get a guy in a pretty good situation and I�ve got to chill out.
My hands will be hurting me worse when I hit them than it hurt them. I could
knock out a lot of them, but then my hands would be broke up so bad, I
wouldn�t be able to fight no more. That�s why I stopped doing that. When I
need to, I will, but until I need to, I�m not. Why should I mess up my guns
and then get in a big fight and not have any bullets left?�

Jones was robbed of the Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea on
a judging scandal. America�s best bet to win a gold medal at 156 pounds, Jones
thrashed the competition in reaching the final, climactic bout against Korean
Si-hun Park. Despite a dominating performance he was incredibly denied the
gold medal on a 3-2 vote. It�s been called the most disgraceful and outrageous
judging blunder in Olympic Games history. Jones was presented the Val Barker
Cup as the Olympics� Most Outstanding Boxer, but it was small consolation for
Jones, who so badly wanted to win for his country.

Bursting onto the pro scene at age 20 on May 6, 1989, Jones ran roughshod
through his initial opponents, including impressive victories over former
World Boxing Council (WBC) world champion Jorge Vaca and Jorge Castro, who
went on to claim the WBA middleweight crown. \

With an injured and useless right hand, Jones outclassed and showed up Bernard
Hopkins over 12 rounds to claim the vacant IBF Middleweight Championship in
his first landmark fight on May 22, 1993.

A blurring left hook kayoed top contender Thomas Tate in the second round of
his first middleweight defense on May 27, 1994 before Jones� 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.

Jones steamrolled a number of other notable opponents, including a resounding
triumph over Vinny Pazienza when he was literally untouched by the
whirring �Pazmanian Devil� in one round before the one-sided bout was stopped
in the sixth.

In an unusual test of Jones� athletic ability and endurance, he couldn�t let
his United States Basketball League Jacksonville Barracuda teammates down on\
June 15, 1996, playing 15 minutes in a game and scoring six points before
taking on Canadian Eric Lucas a few hours later. On a day that drew widespread
media attention, Jones finally subdued the stubborn Lucas in the 11th round.
Rolling his eyes after the fight against his gritty challenger, who would go
on to become a world champion in his own right, Jones heaved a heavy sigh and
said, �That�s the last time I�ll do that again. It�s been a long day.�

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� character and sense of fair play triggered the following response to his
lawyer/advisor Fred Levin after the fight. &#x201CGet 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 and demonstrating that the lone loss that would forever appear
on Roy�s record would be nothing but a fluke.

In 1999, Jones reached his goal of unifying the light heavyweight division for
the first time in 14 years by throttling IBF champion Reggie Johnson in a
unanimous decision. Triumphant defenses came against a series of top
contenders over the last three years.

Most recently, he overmatched Australian Glen Kelly on Feb. 2 in Miami, putting
his gloves behind his back and bobbing his head back and forth to avoid
Kelly�s punches before he cracked the challenger with a roundhouse right that
ended the fight in the seventh round.

Before a sellout crowd at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. on Sept. 7, Jones
dazzled the 16,229 patrons with a flashy music-thumping entrance and than
rocked No. 1 WBC contender Clinton Woods, of England over six punishing
rounds. Woods� corner tossed in the towel following a series of brutal blows
to the body and face that left the overmatched Woods defenseless.

Following the celebratory win over Woods, Jones saw mandatory challenger
Antonio Tarver in the crowd at the post-fight press conference. &#x201CYou�re
next,� he pointed out. &#x201CYou deserve your shot and you�ll get it.�

While everyone took that message to Tarver as meaning Jones was never serious
about vying for the world heavyweight title, Jones simply winked and
said, �Always keep them guessing.�

Tarver will be next. But first Jones and his faithful steady trainer Alton
Merkerson will try to make a little boxing history on March 1.

-30-

Source: http://www.mw2000.com/

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	~~[[file:Jones.roy.jpg\|left\|Roy Jones Jr.]]~~		#redirect [[Roy Jones, Jr.]]
	~~<boxer>001758</boxer>~~
	~~'''Trainer''': [[Roy Jones, Sr.]] and [[Alton Merkerson]]<br>~~
	~~'''Manager''': [[Fred Levin]], [[Stanley Levin]], and himself<br>~~
	~~<br clear=all>~~

	*'''''Amateur Record 121-13'''''

	*1986 Golden Gloves National Champion - Jr. Welterweight
	*1987 Golden Gloves National Champion - Jr. 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. Jones was still named the games' outstanding fighter.

	*'''''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 [[Boxer:Virgil Hill:000479\|Virgil Hill]] was named [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]]
	*Named "Fighter of the Decade" by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 1999.
	*[[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year\|World Boxing Hall of Fame ''Fighter of the Year'' (2003)]]
	*Former [[Ring Magazine]] Light Heavyweight Champion of the World.

	~~{{start box}}~~
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[James Toney]]<br>Vacated\|~~
	~~title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Bernard Hopkins]]\|~~
	~~years=22 May 1993–18 Nov 1994<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[James Toney]]\|~~
	~~title=[[IBF Super Middleweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Charles Brewer]]\|~~
	~~years=18 Nov 1994–22 Nov 1996<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Fabrice Tiozzo]]<br>Vacated\|~~
	~~title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Montell Griffin]]\|~~
	~~years=22 Nov 1996– 21 Mar 1997<br>~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Montell Griffin]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~years=7 Aug 1997–1 Mar 2003<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Lou Del Valle]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~years=18 July 1998–15 May 2004~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Reggie Johnson]]\|~~
	~~title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~years=5 Jun 1999–1 Mar 2003<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[John Ruiz]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[John Ruiz]]\|~~
	~~years=1 Mar 2003–1 Mar 2003<br>Vacated~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Antonio Tarver]]\|~~
	~~years=8 Nov 2003–15 May 2004<br>~~
	}}
	~~{{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~~]]

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