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Friday night Bobby Gunn waged war against 5 division word champion Roy Jones Jr., and despite his best efforts, came up short against the slick and elusive Jones Jr.
Gunn came forward throughout the fight, and made Jones Jr. work every minute of each round. Bobby brought out the Roy Jones Jr. of the past, and expressed his gratitude for sharing the ring with a living legend.
By Jim Dower: Roy Jones Jr. (65-9, 47 KOs) looked sensational tonight in stopping Bobby Gunn (21-7-1, 18 KOs) at the start of the 8th round to win the vacant World Boxing Foundational World cruiserweight title at the Chase Center in Willington, Delaware. The fight was on pay-per-view.
By Jeff Aranow: Roy Jones Jr. (64-9, 46 KOs) and his opponent Bobby Gunn (21-6-1, 18 KOs) successfully weighed in on Thursday for their cruiserweight match-up this Friday on February 17 at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. The 48-year-old Jones weighed in at 199 pounds and looked in good shape for someone his age.
The 43-year-old Gunn weighed in at 197.4 pounds. Jones Jr. and Gunn will be fighting a 12 round fight for the vacant World Boxing Foundation World cruiserweight title.
By Nedu Obi: There has been little to no media coverage of Roy Jones Jr. and Bobby Gunn’s tussle for the vacant WBF cruiserweight title taking place this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at the Chase Center, Wilmington, Delaware.
But is there any wonder why?
On the one hand, you have Jones, arguably one of the greatest fighters to have ever stepped into a ring, and without a doubt, the best boxer of his era. At the height of his powers, Jones, who turned 48 a month ago, was untouchable. Throughout the early 90’s, and up until the early 2000’s, he was king of the hill.
Bare Knuckle Boxing Legend Bobby Gunn is ready for his opportunity of a lifetime, when he takes on all-time great Roy Jones, Jr in a bout scheduled for 12 rounds for the WBF Cruiserweight title that will take place on Friday night, February 17th at The Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. The bout can be seen LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW.
It’s no secret that the state of boxing is not what it once was. From a time where fighters simply displayed their skills to be the best in the world at their craft, to a time where social media and endorsements have become more influential than the prestige of being the champion, the original form of combat has lost some of the zest it once possessed.
As their showdown nears to determine the WBF cruiserweight title, Bobby Gunn boldly offered Roy Jones Jr. via twitter the opportunity to make their fight a winner take all bout.
Gunn wrote yesterday, “Happy Birthday Roy. Fair play to you. God bless you, look forward to seeing you on February 17. Do you fancy winner take all?”
In a recent video sent to his good friend Bobby Gunn, undefeated world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury shared that not only will he be sitting ringside as Gunn wages war against Roy Jones Jr. for the WBF Cruiserweight world title, but he confidently predicted that Gunn knocks Roy out to capture the title.
David Feldman Promotions will announce that former four-division champ and Boxing Legend Roy Jones, Jr. will square off against former world title challenger, and Bare-Knuckle Legend Bobby Gunn on Friday, February 17th 2017 for the Vacant WBF World Cruiserweight Championship.
The fight will be announced at the official press conference on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 2 PM at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Justison St, Wilmington, DE 19801.
By Patrick McHugh: Roy Jones Jr. pot-shotted his way to a dull 10 round unanimous decision over 40-year-old journeyman Rodney Moore (17-12-2, 7 KOs) last Saturday night at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida. Like in all of his fights, the 47-year-old Jones (64-9, 46 KOs) fought with his hands down by his sides and did a lot of showboating and taunting of the badly over-matched Moore.