Roy Jones Jr. Boxing News

Former IBA Cruiserweight Champion and current World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion Bobby Gunn has patiently waited for a response from Roy Jones Jr.’s team following Jones’ announcement last week on a live boxing radio show that he will fight Gunn next.

This past week there has been much discussion about a potential cruiserweight fight between former IBA World Cruiserweight champion Bobby Gunn and former world champion in multiple weight classes Roy Jones Jr.

By Davey Hogg: I’m sure that myself along with the millions of others in the 1990′s who bore witness to the meteoric rise of the stratospherically talented Roy Jones Jr, would have imagined his eventual legacy to be as accomplished as the very best to ever grace our sport.

By Dan Ambrose: Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. turned 43-years-old today, and he doesn’t appear to be slowing down with old age. Jones has lost three out of his last four bouts dating back to 2009 and been stopped in two of them.

Former IBA Cruiserweight champion and reigning world heavyweight bare knuckle boxing champion Bobby Gunn has recently discussed coming back into the squared ring and fighting one last time with the gloves on.

By Eric Thomas: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (55-8, 40 KO’s) could be fighting for a world title for the first time in over eight years if he agrees to fight World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight champion Krzystof Wlodarczyk (46-2-1, 33 KO’s) next year in March.

By Kasim Aslam: At his peak he was a force to be reckoned with, defeating Bernard Hopkins in May 1993, named fighter of the decade in 1990’s by boxing writers association of America and won the WBA heavyweight title in 2003. However, in recent years Jones has been on a decline that has seen him [...]

Roy Jones Jr. made the first step towards a world championship in his fifth weight class on Saturday night, when he won the vacant Universal Boxing Organization™ Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title with a clear unanimous decision over former ”Contender” participant Max Alexander at the Atlanta Civic Center.

By Jim Dower As was expected, 42-year-old former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr, (55-8, 40 KO’s) easily defeated journeyman Max Alexander (14-6-2, 2 KO’s) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Civic Center, in Atlanta, Georgia. The final judges’ scores were 100-90, 99-91, and 100-90, all for Jones.

By Allen Fox: 43-year-old former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) is hoping to end a three fight losing streak tonight against second tier opponent Max Alexander (14-5-2, 2 KO’s) at the Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

When Roy Jones Jr. and Max Alexander clash for the vacant Universal Boxing Organization™ Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title this Saturday at the Atlanta Civic Center, a lot more, and something more important, than a victory and the title will be at stake.

After months of negotiating, Ustream.TV will again throw its hat in the boxing ring on Dec. 10 in Atlanta, GA. This fight will feature the “Resurrection” of the Legendary 12 Time World Champion, Roy Jones, Jr. fighting Max Alexander for the UBO Inter-Continental Title. This fight will be shown Live on Internet Pay Per View [...]

Max Alexander understands his current place in the boxing world. Inactive for two years and without a win in his past six fights, few if any give him any chance at all of coming out on top in his December 10 showdown with the legendary Roy Jones Jr. at the Atlanta (GA) Civic Center.

Former four-division world champion, and one of the greatest boxers of all time, Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KOs) will take on Max Alexander (14-5-2, 4 KOs) for the vacant Universal Boxing Organization™ (UBO) Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title on December 10 in Atlanta, Georgia.

By Allen Fox: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) will be facing Max Alexander (14-5-2, 2 KO’s) on December 10th in a comeback fight for Jones at the AmericasMart Bldg 3, Atlanta, Georgia. Jones has lost his last three fight with two of them by knockout.

By Christopher Young: I’m one of Roy Jones biggest fan and had the pleasure to watch him fight live in Tampa back in 05”. To watch him dominate the 90’s and the early part of 2000’s with his speed and pure athleticism was just simply amazing, defeating former champions like Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, Montell [...]

World-Class Professional Boxing Returns to Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore PITTSBURGH—Former World Super Featherweight Champion, Monty Meza-Clay returns to Rivers Casino for a night of professional boxing by the river. “War on the Shore” presented by eight time world champion, Roy Jones Jr., will feature a full card of action-packed bouts with both local [...]

By Vann Dunn: There comes a period in every professional athlete’s life where it is time to look in the mirror and face the truth…the time when it is necessary to walk away from the sport where they have achieved remarkable success and fame. More often than not, that time comes when the athlete skills [...]

By Khuram Ahmed: The term pound for pound refers to the best, regardless of weight, to grace the sport. A purely subjective term with no final outright conclusion is based on legacy more than records. As a result, this topic is, as described by Bert Sugar, a bar argument. There are no set criteria that [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) has lost his last three fights with two of them ending in knockouts. While it may be clear to some that Jones needs to retire from the sport, it ultimately comes down to him whether he feels that its time. Thus far, Jones has been [...]

By Jay Ross: I got home from work on Thursday evening to an e-mail off my mate saying ‘Watch the Roy Jones Vs Dennis Lebedev fight from Saturday night’. So I logged onto Youtube and typed both fighters names in, as soon as I clicked it I saw ‘Jones Brutally knocked out’ and ‘Knock out [...]

By Peter Wells: Well it’s been quite a while now since my last post and plenty has happened. And already we’ve had some ups and downs to this year so far. Prospects Juan Manuel Lopez and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr where both given a harsh lesson while Manny Pacquiao sent us to sleep with his last [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. really looked his age tonight in getting stopped by Russian Denis Lebedev in a brutal 10th round knockout in a fight that took place in Russia.

By Scott Gilfoid: I just caught the Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) and Denis Lebedev (22-1, 17 KO’s) cruiserweight fight that took place tonight at the Sport Complex Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia. Jones ended up taken out in the last seconds of the 10th when Lebedev tagged him with a series of hard shots [...]

By Joe Gorman: A sad night for Roy Jones (54-8, 40KO’s) as he suffers another devastating 10 round TKO loss in Sport Complex Krylatskoe, Moscow, Russia against the up and coming curserweight contender Denis Lebedev (22-1, 17KO’s).

By Dan Ambrose: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) was once again knocked out, this time by number #1 ranked World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight contender Denis Lebedev (22-1, 17 KO’s) in the 10th round on Saturday night at the Sport Complex Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia.

By Dan Ambrose: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO’s) weighed in at a fat-looking 198.5 lbs for his bout on Saturday night against top cruiserweight contender Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KO’s) for a fight that will be taking place at the Sport Complex Krylatskoe, in Moscow, Russia. Lebedev looked a lot better at a [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It’s unknown what 42-year-old Roy Jones (54-7, 40 KO’s) was thinking when he signed up to fight southpaw cruiserweight contender Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KO’s) on May 21st at the Sport Complex Krylatskoe, in Moscow, Russia. Jones doesn’t have the power, the chin or the ability to defend against the hard shots [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO’s) isn’t a cruiserweight and has looked horrible in his last two fights, losing to light heavyweights Bernard Hopkins and Danny Green. On Saturday night, Jones will be moving up to the cruiserweight division to take on one of the best fighters in the division in [...]

By Eric Thomas: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO’s) is taking an incredibly dangerous fight for him against southpaw cruiserweight contender Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KO’s) this Saturday night on May 21st at the Sport Complex Krylatskoe, in Moscow, Russia. When you see Jones taking fights like this you got to feel sorry for [...]